| DATE: | Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 13 and March 12, 2006
Reception from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (reservation required) |
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| PLACE: | 526 Koudai-ji Shimogawara-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | 10-minute walk from the Keihan Line at Shijo station | |
| TEL: | 81-75-561-9966 | |
| ADMISSION: | 5,500 yen (Yuba meal, tea, coffee, and admission fee included) | |
| TEXT: | Koudai-ji Temple was founded in 1606 by Kitano Mandokoro Nene, who dedicated it to her husband Hideyoshi Toyotomi after his death. Yobanashi is a tea ceremony having tea only with candle-light, which you can feel very special atmosphere under such circumstance. Visitors can also enjoy a Yuba (bean curd skin) meal. |