京都府的一批佛教寺院于4月推出了一项无现金支付服务，该服务可隐匿访客所选择的寺院，旨在保护宗教自由。这项名为“Omairi Pay”的服务由京都佛教协会与Valuedesign公司联合推出。
由约1100座寺院组成的京都佛教协会长期以来对无现金支付持谨慎态度，认为宗教活动应独立于世俗商业之外。此次举措是在外国游客日益增多且偏好无现金交易的背景下推出的。
Omairi Pay使访客能够通过各寺院内的专用设备，使用信用卡、交通IC卡或电子货币支付门票费或购买护身符等物品。支付服务提供商无法获知具体的寺院或神社名称。
该服务于4月1日在永观堂禅林寺的一家商店正式启动，并计划扩展至金阁寺等其他京都寺院。该服务预计将于7月覆盖门票支付，未来还有可能扩展至功德箱捐款。
京都佛教协会执行理事佐分利宗纯表示：“我很高兴能推出这一基于我们理念的无现金支付服务。”他强调了保护信众个人信息和宗教活动隐私，防止第三方获取相关信息的重要性。
目前，部分寺院已在应用预先存在的无现金汇款服务，例如深受外国游客欢迎的东京增上寺。
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