Black Restaurant known as Kurayami-gohan (a meal in the darkness) is an irregular event in which the non-profit organization ''SIEN'' (a cultural exchange group in
Japan
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since 1997) and Higan-ji (a virtual
Buddhist
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temple created by Japanese
monk
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s) cooperate at
Ryokusen-ji, a
temple
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in
Asakusa
is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as the location of the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as the .
History
The ...
. SIEN first introduced the concept of a “
blind restaurant,” which has since spread abroad (Blinde Kuh ), and is now known in Japan as “Black Restaurant”.
Information
Higan-ji(彼岸寺) & SIEN(彩の国国際交流ネットーワーク)
[http://sienjapan.web.fc2.com/]
■Location: Ryokusen-ji (緑泉寺), 1-8-5 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito ward,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
.
See also
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Dans le Noir
Dans Le Noir ? ( French for "in the dark") is a chain of restaurants where guests are served in total darkness, a concept called dark dining or blind dining. "Dans le Noir ?" also diversified its activities into shops and spas.
Dans Le Noir was f ...
References
Restaurants in Japan
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