Mokumoku Meetup #59

Summary

On July 25, 2026, Miyako de IT held Mokumoku Meetup #59 with Digital Nomad Kyoto at Butsugenji in central Kyoto. About 10 people, ranging from a middle school student to participants in their 50s, worked independently and connected with one another in the temple's main hall.

The in-person session ran from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and was co-hosted with Digital Nomad Kyoto. The original event listing and registration record are available on connpass.

Mokumoku Meetup #61 and the summer social held at the same temple on August 23, together with the rooftop meetup two days earlier, are documented in the three-event report for August 21 and 23. This article remains the record of Meetup #59 specifically.

Event overview

Working independently in a temple hall

A mokumoku meetup is a self-directed working session. Participants bring a laptop, a book, or another project and work at their own pace. At this session, tables were arranged inside Butsugenji's main hall, allowing focused work and informal conversation to take place in the same room.

For a practical introduction to this format, see our Kyoto mokumoku meetup guide and first-time participant guide.

A shared workspace spanning middle school to the 50s

About 10 people joined this session, with an age range extending from a middle school student to participants in their 50s. People of different ages and experience levels worked on their own themes in the same hall. Participation was not limited to a particular technology field or level of professional experience.

This report records only the aggregate age range and attendance figure. Individual ages, names, and project details are not identified.

Continuing Kyoto mokumoku meetups at Butsugenji

Butsugenji is a Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha temple in the Rokkaku Aburanokoji area of central Kyoto. Miyako de IT has continued holding events at the temple since 2024, creating a place where people can work on and learn about technology inside a traditional Kyoto venue.

This article is the single-session record for Meetup #59 on July 25, 2026. For the canonical account of the continuing venue relationship since April 2024—including roles, verified activities, and outcomes—see the Butsugenji venue-collaboration case study.

An earlier co-hosted event with Digital Nomad Kyoto is documented in the Mokumoku Meetup #56 report. Our longer-running work with the venue is recorded in the temple-based IT meetup case study.

Thank you for joining us

Thank you to everyone who participated, to the people at Butsugenji for providing the venue, and to Digital Nomad Kyoto for co-hosting the session.

Miyako de IT will continue holding mokumoku meetups, technical study sessions, and networking events in Kyoto. Upcoming dates are listed on the event page and the Miyako de IT connpass group. First-time and solo participants are welcome.