Daitokuji



Daitokuji

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  • At Daitokuji Ikkyu, you’ll eat your way through the seasons, especially the possibilities inherent in plant and soy. You might have fresh gluten simmered in soy sauce, pickled turnip rolls with wasabi, a canola blossom salad tossed in a creamy mustard-spiked tofu dressing, vegetarian chawanmushi, or sesame tofu made with arrowroot and sesame.
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For great shojin ryori, look no further than Daitokuji Ikkyu. This Zen temple vegetarian restaurant is the oldest existing one of its kind in Kyoto – it’s over 500 years old!

Compared to other cities in Japan, Kyoto has a relatively greater number of vegetarian-friendly restaurants to choose from. Plus, there are some excellent shojin ryori (Buddhist temple vegetarian cuisine) places in town, which serve exquisitely prepared multi-course vegetarian meals. Who said that fine dining was only for omnivores here? One of our favourite restaurants in town is Daitokuji Ikkyu, located just outside the eponymous Daitokuji Temple.

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At Daitokuji Ikkyu, you’ll eat your way through the seasons, especially the possibilities inherent in plant and soy. You might have fresh gluten simmered in soy sauce, pickled turnip rolls with wasabi, a canola blossom salad tossed in a creamy mustard-spiked tofu dressing, vegetarian chawanmushi, or sesame tofu made with arrowroot and sesame. Their pickles deserve special mention! With the endless variety in tastes and texture, vegetarian eating has never been so vibrant and interesting.

Though most shojin ryori restaurants are lunch-only affairs, Daitokuji Ikkyu is one of the few that does a dinner service. This is great if you are, for example, vegan but looking for a special multi-course meal in the evening to finish your day, rather than at lunch. The dinner service is correspondingly more pricey, with courses beginning at JPY8000. (There’s a cheaper lunch set available at around JPY4000 per person.)

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Dooble web browser. There are a few important things to take note here. One is that reservations are required. Another is that they will accept customers entering for dinner only up till 6:00pm – you won’t be able to make a reservation for a start time of after 6:00pm. This does mean you’ll have a fairly early dinner. But, for a fine shojin ryori meal like this, it’s worth the hassle of making a reservation and travelling up this way.

For more Kyoto shojin ryori choices, see our Best Shojin Ryori (Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) page.

Daitokuji

External drive data recovery wizard. Name in English:
Daitokuji Ikkyu

Name in Japanese:
大徳寺一久

English address:
20 Murasakino-shimomonzen-cho, Kita-ku

Japanese address:
北区紫野下門前町20

Evernote 60mb. Opening hours:
noon-6pm (entering)

Price:

Non-smoking area: Yes

Nearest Transport:
2min walk from Daitokuji-mae Bus Stop, Kyoto City Bus 101 or 204 or 205 or 206 from Kitaoji Station, Karasuma subway line

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Reservations:
Necessary

Telephone: 493-0019

Website:
Official site (Japanese)

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Daitoku-ji Temple is also called 'Mt.Ryuho-zan' (Dragon Treasure Mountain), and is a living center for the transmission and practice of Zen Buddhism. It is a large complex of functioning Zen temples, almost like a small village. Each sub-temple has its own charms, and many are open to the public so that visitors can explore their graceful gardens, tea rooms, and other special treasures.
Founded in 1315, the original buildings of Daitoku-ji Temple were lost to fire during the Onin War in the 15th century. In later years the famous Zen priest Ikkyu, well-known for his poetry and eccentric style, began to restore the temple and received donations of land and buildings, causing the temple to prosper. This is demonstrated in its architecture: the imposing main gate, main lecture hall, and main worship hall are all Important Cultural Properties. Several sub-temples are famous for their spectacular gardens. Notable among these are Koto-in (famous for its maples in autumn) and Daisen-in Temple (please see our separate entry for the most famous of these sub-temples, Daisen-in Temple).
A famous incident involving the master of the tea ceremony, Sen-no-Rikyu, took place at Daitoku-ji Temple in 1591. According to one version of the story, Rikyu was involved in a dispute with his main patron, the warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi. He had a statue of himself placed on the main gate of Daitoku-ji Temple. When Hideyoshi entered the temple, he did so by passing under the statue of Rikyu (i.e. by lowering himself before Rikyu). On learning of this, Hideyoshi flew into a rage, and demanded that Rikyu commit suicide. Doing so was Rikyu's way to maintain his dignity while not yielding to his political master. Once per year, on the anniversary of his death, tea ceremonies are held throughout the temple complex. Kimono-clad women can also been seen throughout the grounds on this day.

Founded in 1315, the original buildings of Daitoku-ji Temple were lost to fire during the Onin War in the 15th century. In later years the famous Zen priest Ikkyu, well-known for his poetry and eccentric style, began to restore the temple and received donations of land and buildings, causing the temple to prosper. This is demonstrated in its architecture: the imposing main gate, main lecture hall, and main worship hall are all Important Cultural Properties. Several sub-temples are famous for their spectacular gardens. Notable among these are Koto-in (famous for its maples in autumn) and Daisen-in Temple (please see our separate entry for the most famous of these sub-temples, Daisen-in Temple).
A famous incident involving the master of the tea ceremony, Sen-no-Rikyu, took place at Daitoku-ji Temple in 1591. According to one version of the story, Rikyu was involved in a dispute with his main patron, the warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi. He had a statue of himself placed on the main gate of Daitoku-ji Temple. When Hideyoshi entered the temple, he did so by passing under the statue of Rikyu (i.e. by lowering himself before Rikyu). On learning of this, Hideyoshi flew into a rage, and demanded that Rikyu commit suicide. Doing so was Rikyu's way to maintain his dignity while not yielding to his political master. Once per year, on the anniversary of his death, tea ceremonies are held throughout the temple complex. Kimono-clad women can also been seen throughout the grounds on this day.

Daitokuji Temple

53 Murasakino Daitokuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, 603-8231
+81-75-491-0019
http://zen.rinnou.net/head_temples/07daitoku.html
Access: 5-minute walk from City Bus Stop Daitokujimae




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