Shojokein Temple

Tea ceremony (with Tea offering and chanting ritual) and Betsuji Nenbutsu Chanting (Japanese speaker only) Experience

Walk to the north from Kawaramachi Marutamachi junction, go past the Kyoto Prefectural Hospital and on your left hand side (the west) you will find a passage leading to the back entrance of the temple with a stone pillar with the temple’s name carved on it.

A recommendation from monk Join

There are many places offering Tea ceremony experience to inbound tourists but this is the place which teaches you the origin of the tea ceremony. A bowl of tea will be offered to the principle deity statue while the priests chant and then attendees of the ritual will be served tea. The chanting is solemn and magical, so people with different beliefs can also enjoy the atmosphere.

Location

〒602-0852
95 Kitanobecho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto.
10 minute walk from Kyoto city bus stop “Kawaramachi Imadegawa”
5 minute walk from Kyoto city bus stop “Furitsu Idai Byoin Mae”