1. A spacious restaurant perfect for gatherings.
2. Offers exquisite vegetarian packages.
3. Enjoy the beautiful courtyard view while dining.
Saiun at Arashiyama's Tenryu-ji Temple is a renowned restaurant specializing in authentic shojin ryori cuisine, where diners can enjoy meals while admiring the beautiful garden scenery.
Shojin ryori is a traditional Japanese temple cuisine served to guests, featuring no fish, meat, eggs, or pungent ingredients like onions, garlic, or leeks. It highlights the natural flavors of seasonal ingredients. This vegetarian restaurant is operated by Tenryu-ji Temple.
Specialty dishes at our restaurant include desserts, sesame tofu, Kamo eggplant with dengaku miso, fu manju (wheat gluten buns), chawanmushi (savory egg custard), maple leaf wagashi (Japanese sweets), persimmons, grapes, burdock root, bell peppers, sesame-dressed vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, grilled fresh yuba (tofu skin), fried dishes, vegetable tempura, sesame tofu, mushroom rice, and more.
