[Horie, Osaka] Temple Café “Chaniwa” Pops Up Three Days a Week at Manpukuji — An Urban Oasis That Brings Temple Life Closer

A historic temple, Kofukuji, stands in the center of Horie, a fashionable town in Osaka. In that precinct, "Terafu-Cha Niwa" appears only for three days a week. We introduce a Japanese cafe where calm times flow as you forget to be in the middle of the city.

"Temple Cafe Chaniwa" is an oasis cafe located in the precincts of "Kofuku-ji" in Horie

"Temple Cafe Chaniwa" is a cafe operated in the precinct by "Kofuku-ji", which has a history of about 400 years and also appears in the Upper Rakugan. If you want the general public to be more familiar with the temple on a daily basis, it is open only for three days from Thursday to Saturday.

Passing through the mountain gate, which rises in the center of Horie, Osaka, the main hall stands, next to which the Japanese garden overflowing with greenery stretches.

The terrace using this Japanese garden and the waiting room of the "fukuji" are located in the cafe space. Speaking of Horie, an area where cutting-edge apparel shops, lifestyle shops and cafes gather, and the younger generation is crowded. The "temple cafe tea garden" has become a place for a wide range of generations, from young people to foreign tourists to business employees to the elderly in the area.

PATISHER's proud original Japanese sweets and drinks

In "Temple Cafe Tea Garden", you can taste original sweets and drinks devised by the pastry chef. The recommended "soba tea latte" uses the fruits of the domestic soba soba selected for the latte by the owner of the famous Kyoto store "Ryohira Soba". Because it is self-roasted, the scent of buckwheat is high, and it matches the gentle sweetness of milk with sugar. The milk form is fuffy, so taste it like eating it with a spoon.

Sweets include "tea and garden" with daily sweetness such as white bean bean paste, brown sugar walnut, and vanilla ice cream. There is also a great deal set with drinks.
In addition, there are plenty of menus where you can enjoy a little experience, such as tea in a teapot and shaved ice (summer only) that you can taste by serving yourself or syrup.

Also pay attention to "Cream Soda", which has emerged as a new menu; Schwa's refreshing soda, with round vanilla ice, and the appearance is a good match with the green of the garden.
In addition, the menu is abundantly standby, such as "Matcha Parfait" 980 yen, "Matcha Tiramisu" 700 yen, "Persimmon leaf tea" 750 yen, so you can enjoy it according to your mood.

The best location of healing where you can see the Japanese garden and the temple of the temple

"Temple Cafe Tea Garden" is also attractive in the location where you can take a break in the garden of the temple. In a quiet space that does not feel the hustle and bustle of the city, time seems to flow leisurely.

Under the eaves of the hall, it is also nice to spend tea time slowly calming.

The gardens are planted with hydrangeas and yusuraume, maple and sled trees and sala trees, and the plants and landscapes of the four seasons are pleasing to the eye.

You can also spend time in the store using the waiting room of the temple. There are tables and counter seats, so you can relax in a warm atmosphere.

Large glass windows are set up, so please relax and take in the garden through the windows.

In addition to Buddhist books, there are many books of modern Japanese literary writers such as Soseki Natsume and Junichiro Tanizaki, and you can read them freely. It is also good to feel free to pick them up and indulge in reading.

There is also a goods sales corner in one corner, and there are also cute buddha items such as socks featuring Nyorai and Maitreya. It is a product from a sock factory in Nara, and the craftsmen make it by hand, so it is comfortable to wear.

In addition, we also sell items such as delicate accessories using incense and the Japanese tradition, Mizuhiki, that can easily incorporate Japanese into everyday use.
In the store, there may be incense workshops and Pilates experiences (all of which must be reserved), and it is well received if you can feel the Japanese culture and temples in a casual manner.

There is a "temple cafe tea garden" in the middle of the fashionable area, Horie!

"Tera Cafe Chaba" is located a 5-minute walk from Yotsubashi Subway Station. It is also within walking distance of Shinsaibashi Subway Station, Namba Station, Nishi-Ohashi Station, and Sakuragawa Station.

Visit Horie Park on a landmark, in front of the mountain gate.

At the “temple cafe tea garden” in the opened temple “kofukuji”, why not feel free to touch the temple and Japanese culture while spending a blissful tea time loving the green of the garden.

■ Temple Cafe Tea Garden

Address: 1-14-23 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
TEL:06-6543-8125
Opening hours: 13:00 to 17:30 (Saturday, public holiday, Friday, 12:00 to 12:00)
Holidays: Sunday to Wednesday
Access: 5 minutes walk from Exit 6 of each subway line Yotsubashi Station

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