Founded by Zen master Eisai, Kenninji is one of the oldest Zen temples in Kyoto City. Eisai was buried on the temple grounds, and the anniversary of his death is commemorated in a ceremony in which the head of the Urasenke Tea School places tea offerings at the foot of Eisai’s statue. An ancient rite called the Yotsugashira Chakai is also held annually in commemoration of Eisai’s birth.