Update: Relocation of Jodoshu North America

Jodoshu North America has been providing religious services for thirty years in the Little Tokyo area, since its ground-up construction at 442 E. 3rd Street in Los Angeles. However, the building’s location at the edge of Skid Row meant security of the temple and its congregation were always of utmost concern. Unfortunately, as the nearby homeless population increases at a rapid rate, our temple’s surrounding neighborhood has deteriorated year by year. We remain sympathetic to the needs of the unhoused community; however, drug use, sanitation concerns, graffiti, vandalism—and even fires and the potential for arson—are a daily reality for our temple. As a result, guaranteeing the safety of the building and our congregants has become a great challenge. Last spring, our temple took a long-awaited first step in this regard. In appreciation of the sanctuary where we united in our Pure Land practice of reciting “Namu Amida Butsu” together for the past 30 years, we observed Spring Higan Service with about 60 congregants on Sunday, March 26, 2023, as the last service at Little Tokyo location. After Spring Higan Service in March 2023, we moved to the temporary office in Torrance. Since then, we are searching for a new site for our future temple and observe our temple regular services at Torrance Cultural Arts Center.

Please refer to the following information for our temple contacts.

Jodoshu North America Buddhist Missions Contact Info

Address
PO BOX: PO Box 11068
Torrance, CA 90510-1068

Office: 3812 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 470
Torrance, CA 90505

Phone: (213) 346-9666

Email: info@jodoshuna.org

*For individual services, prayers and consultations, etc… please feel free to contact us. We are available for visiting you for individual Buddhist services. If a loved one is very ill or your family is in crisis such as bereavement, please contact us immediately.