Gesshinkyo Tokyo

We want to share another amazing meal with you. Chef Toshio Tanahashi cooks shojin ryori cuisine - based on the vegan meals eaten by Zen Buddhist monks. Each dish was amazing and the room we were served in was beautifully appointed with the pictured screen and a subtle ikebana. Before beginning the days food preparation Tanahashi completes "a set of morning rituals that consist of purifying oneself with water, presenting offerings to the Buddha, lighting incense, reciting the sutras, and cleaning the restaurant inside and out. When they are completed it is time for meditation on the wooden floor of the kitchen." Kateigaho International. All of this makes for some impressively delicious food :)