See & Do
World Heritage To-ji Temple: Private viewing of special light-up with dinner
See & Do
World Heritage To-ji Temple: Private viewing of special light-up with dinner
Exclusively enjoy the special light-up at the UNESCO World Heritage Site: To-ji Temple.
The temple’s priest will lead you on a special tour of the five-story pagoda, a National Treasure that is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan, and the Buddhist sculptures placed in a three-dimensional mandala by Kobo-daishi Kukai, one of the most prominent priests in the history of Japan. You will experience copying the manuscript of a Buddhist sutra in the Shoin, which is normally closed to the public, and enjoy dinner at Kyakuden, the temple’s official reception hall, where Kyo-kaiseki cuisine by the restaurant Tankuma Kitamise will be served.
| Place | To-ji temple |
| Date&time | * Only This One Day!!* 14 July(Fri), 2023 6:00pm-9:30pm |
| Maximum allowed | Maximum 30 people |
| Dead line | Until 11 July(Tue), 2023 |
| Meeting time | 5:30pm to 6:00pm at Higashidaimon gate of To-ji temple |
| Ending time/point | 9:30 pm at Higashidaimon gate of To-ji temple |
| Meals | Kyo-kaiseki cuisine by the restaurant "Tankuma-kitamise" |
| Price | ¥200,000 /person |
| Booking | https://select-type.com/rsv/?id=ASk4dAzEbUw&c_id=295232&mode=1&ym=2023-07&l_no=1 |
Menu of experiences
【Schedule】5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Start registration at Higashidaimon gate of To-ji temple
6:00 pm Experience shakyo, sutra copying in the Shoin room
6:30 pm Dinner at Kyakuden, the temple’s reception hall
Kyo-kaiseki cuisine by the restaurant Tankuma Kitamise
8:05 pm Enjoy the beautiful light-up of To-ji temple
8:10 pm Special tour, guided by a priest
*Prayers with sutra chanting at Kondo Hall
*Special visit to the Kodo Hall
*The five-sotry pagoda, a National Treasure
Enjoy the music of bamboo flute
9:30 pm End of today’s program
【Note】
・Please refrain from participating with children below school age.
・We do not serve alcoholic beverages to minors.
・If you have any food allergies, please fill in the details on your reservation form. We will prepare alternative dishes as much as possible.
・In case of cancellation, please follow the procedure from this system at least 3 days in advance. Credit card payments will be processed after 3 days.
【About the participant survey/Survey request】
In order to implement this project as part of the Japan Tourism Agency's "Tourism Restart Project", we will conduct a web questionnaire for all participants.
The questionnaire will only take about one minute. Please be sure to answer the questionnaire. We deeply appreciate your feedback.
【Organizer】
Kyoto City Tourism Association
【Contact】
https://select-type.com/e/?id=eBgc9KPU3Qc
【Organizer】
Kyoto City Tourism Association
【Contact】
https://select-type.com/e/?id=eBgc9KPU3Qc