Kozan Andrew Norimasa Nishigaya
Kozan was born in Seattle to a Nichiren Buddhist priest and his wife. Surrounded by the Seattle Nichiren Buddhist Temple sangha, buddhism was a part of his life starting at a very young age. Moving to Alaska with his family when he was 3 years old, Kozan grew up enjoying the sun, snow, camping, hiking, fishing and all that Alaska had to offer.
Heading off to Oregon for university, Kozan spent five years pursuing a degree in Business Economics and Japanese. After University, Kozan headed off to have adventures in Japan for seven years, and then moved to California for another seven years before finally winding up in Victoria BC. Here he started to read more and more books on Zen and began a modest home practice. After a while, he decided that he should join a formal Zen group and became a member of the Victoria Zen Center.
Kozan currently participates on the Board of Directors, the Zendo Team, the Marketing Team, the Peer Support Team, and the Dana group.