It's pretty normal for temples to have vegetarian restaurants, but having a café that also serves alcohol inside the temple is kind of confusing to me.

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Tera café, Daikanyama
A cafe where you can detox your mind and body.
The café, with an open feeling, has a Buddhist painting and an authentic Buddhist statue inside. It's an unusual cafe where you can have a meal while chatting to a monk.
You can experience healthy Shojin Ryori (Japanese vegetarian temple cuisine) made from seasonal ingredients or wholesome Japanese cooking.
There are also plenty of delicious Japanese sweets on the menu, so vistors can spend a relaxing and healing time at the cafe.
In additional, every day The café also hold Buddhist activities such as lectures, sutra transcriptions and prayer bead making.
Highlights
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Healthy Food.
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Heal your tiredness in the lightly colored surroundings and soft lighting of the meditative café.
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The Buddha Bowl, with its changing ingredients, is very popular for lunch.
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Also serving a variety of alcohol.
Photos
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The Interior
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Let's talk with a monk!
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Morning porridge, a specialty of the Tera café
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The Buddha Bowl
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You can also experience sutra copying.
Reviews
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You need to make a reservation before visiting this place. Here, you can join all kinds of activities held every evening, like Buddhist lectures, sutra copying, and making prayer beads. It's a truly memorable experience.
Details
- Name in Japanese
- 寺カフェ 代官山
- Postal Code
- 150-0021
- Address
- 1F EN Daikanyama Building, 1-33-15, Ebisunishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Telephone
- 03-6455-3276
- Closed
- No holiday
- Business Hours
- Morning porridge business am 11:00 - pm12:00, regular business am11:00 - pm7:00 (L.O.pm 6:00) *Monks stay am11:00 - pm6:30
- Budget
- 1,000 - 3,000 yen
- Access
- About a 3-minute walk from the Tokyu Toyoko Line’s Daikanyama Station
- Smoking
- Prohibited
- Credit Cards
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Accepted (American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard, Visa)
* Credit cards are accepted from 1,000 yen and up - Official Website
- Official Website (Japanese)
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