- Yobanashi Tea Ceremony -


DATE:   Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 13 and March 12, 2006
Reception from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (reservation required)
PLACE:  

526 Koudai-ji Shimogawara-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

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.