gistfile1.pl

#/usr/bin/env perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use utf8;
use 5.12.0;
use Text::Xslate;

my $templates = {
    'index' => <<'EOF'
<foo>ほげ<: $bar :></foo>
EOF
};

my $tx = Text::Xslate->new(
    path => [ $templates ],
);
say $Text::Xslate::VERSION;
say $tx->render('index', { bar => 'ふが' } )

__END__
$ perl /tmp/xslate.pl
1.1002
Wide character in subroutine entry at /Users/.../perls/perl-5.12.2/lib/site_perl/5.12.2/darwin-2level/Text/Xslate.pm line 458.