苔寺 Kokedera

A dark color theme for Visual Studio Code, inspired by the moss temple garden in Kyoto.

kokedera.style — visit the website for a full visual walkthrough of the palette, syntax highlighting, and icons.

About

Kokedera (苔寺, Temple of Moss) is a meditative dark theme inspired by Saihō-ji — the ancient moss garden in Kyoto. The palette grows from a single source: the patient green of moss, accented by lantern amber, cedar teal, and stone gray.

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Kokedera"
4. Click Install
5. Open command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
6. Search for "Preferences: Color Theme"
7. Select Kokedera

Pair with the icon pack

• Kokedera Icons — 128+ matching file & folder icons

Also available for

• JetBrains IDEs
• Zed

License

MIT