Sankō-in

Sanko-in is very interesting

If you are a Japanese food enthusiast or have read and liked the book “Good Food from a Japanese Temple” by Soie Yonoda, you will like the meal at Sanko-in. I loved it! Note that they do not ser...

Zen cuisine experience

You can try what kind of food the monks and nuns in japan eat, we call it Shoujin-ryouri. If you wanna try to cook and eat them, you need to book in advance, They have the activity on limited days.

You can enjoy a special experience at the nunnery.

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　Invite work people and foreign friends to visit. I had a good time with the explanation of the food in a quiet atmosphere. I heard that it would take two hours for lunch, but it was not at all sloppy and it was enough for men. I misunderstood it as a training monk's meal, but it is said that Sankoin's meal has developed among princesses and court nobles who entered the temple from the imperial family. I was saved because I was able to explain why it was different from the general shojin cuisine, such as the flowers that cannot be eaten on the plate. ...

Bu Laomen

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A temple of the Rinzai sect in Koganei Honmachi. I visited during a walk in Koganei, but the magnificent mountain gate (Furomon) was closed. The garden in the precincts is beautiful.

The waves are in turmoil

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Have shojin ryori here. Before waiting for the food, I will look through several books written by the chef. It seems to be quite famous. The chef returned to Japan while suffering from malnutrition from China at the age of one. At the age of 16, she went to France by boat and opened a French restaurant in the first place in Tokyo, and she changed to shojin ryori, and became the chief priest of this temple. Shojin cuisine, which is riding in a turbulent life, has a weight.