Last month, “Kiyomori Chaya (CAFÉ Kiyomori)” opened! The café is
open on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays in four places: The temples
Nofuku-ji, Shinko-ji and Yakusen-ji as well as Wada Shrine in Hyogo Ward, Kobe City .
Each of these four places has a deep connection with Taira no Kiyomori (see the
last three articles about Taira no Kiyomori).
Visitors can make themselves comfortable while enjoying the unique
atmosphere of a typical Japanese Chaya
(café).
At “Kiyomori
Chaya (CAFÉ Kiyomori)” in Nofukuji-temple.
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At “Kiyomori
Chaya (CAFÉ Kiyomori)” in Nofukuji-temple.
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A Chaya is an open-air café
where guests sit on a bench covered with a red felt carpet and have tea and
refreshments under a traditional Japanese parasol made of coarse red oilpaper.
The four cafes feature a set menu called “Kiyomori Gozen” (\500).
The set includes “Karigane-cha” or a kind of traditional Japanese tea produced
in Kobe and
three kinds of refreshments that can be selected from eight options.
The Kiyomori Gozen (\500): from left,
traditionally-cooked sea weed, salmon and sand eels.
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“Kiyomori Chaya, Ossettai (CAFÉ Kiyomori’s hospitality team) puts on
an open-air performance at Nofuku-ji
Temple . The performers of
the team put on Heian-period style costumes and give performances including a
mini-drama involving Kiyomori twice a day, at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm.
“Kiyomori
Chaya, Osettai”
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“Kiyomori
Chaya, Osettai”
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A round trip service by a pedicab called “Rin-taku Kiyomori-go”
operates a tour starting at Nofuku-ji Temple before visiting Shinko-ji Temple,
Kiyomorizuka (a tower in memory of Kiyomori), “Canal Promenade” (a walking
trail along the Hyogo Canal) finishing up at Nofuku-ji Temple or at the “Taira
no Kiyomori” Historical Museum.
Tourists can hire this two-seater pedicab and can enjoy visiting
sightseeing spots comfortably as if sat on a couch. Why not try a tour with
Rin-taku Kiyomori-go ?
“Rin-taku Kiyomori-go ” starts out from |
Enjoy a tour with great scenery |
Drop in at the café when you come to Kobe . The staff are ready and waiting for
your visit to the Kiyomori Chaya!
“We are really looking forward to seeing you!” |
Kiyomori
Chaya (CAFE Kiyomori)
Open
date: Saturday, Sunday and national holidays
Time:
10:00 – 16:00
Admission
free!
Main
venue: Nofuku-ji Temple (the Great Buddha of Hyogo)
Kita-Sakasegawa-cho, Hyogo Ward, Kobe
Access:
10 minute walk from JR Hyogo Stn., or a 7 minute walk from Chuoichibamae
Stn., Municipal Subway Kaigan Line
“Rin-taku
Kiyomori-go ”
Round
trip starts out from Nofuku-ji
Temple .
Operation:
Saturday, Sunday and national holidays
Fare: A
30 minute tour costs \1,500, and \500 will be added for every additional 10
minutes.
*Advanced reservations available. Call
the office of “Rintaku Kiyomori-go” on 080-2227-0466
Hyogo Tourism Blog 【Taira no
Kiyomori Series】(English)
Vol. What’s Taira no Kiyomori?:
Vol. 2 The new exhibition pavilion for
“Taira no Kiyomori”:
Vol. 3 “Taira no Kiyomori” the Historical
Museum:
“Yomigaeru Hyogo-no-Tsu” (A revival project
of the old port
of Kobe in Hyogo Ward)
Facebook:
Walking Map for Hyogo-no-Tsu:
A new 【Spring Flower Series】 will start on next issue and the first one will cover Awaji
Hanasajiki (Awaji Flower Garden).
Soo(Hyogo Tourism Association)