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Discover the best Temple lodgings in Kinki including Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji, Ekoin Temple, Koyasan, Koyasan Fudoin Temple, Yochiin, Saizen-in, Enryakuji Kaikan, Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji, Mt.Koya Kumagaiji, Souji-in, Sekishoin.
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1. Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Temple Hotel WAQOO Horyuji: This unparalleled lodging site will help you realize where you have come from, and where you are going. National Treasures and World Heritage beyond imagination, laid out before your eyes. Seat yourself in an S-class seat for the historical show of a lifetime. 1.From Kansai International Airport (Osaka): JR Airport Express HARUKA-Kansai Airport Station → Tennoji Station→JR Horyuji Station→Walk→WAQOO HOryuji(Approx. 90 mins) 2. From Osaka: Umeda Station → Tennnoji Station → JR Horyuji Station → Walk → WAQOO Horyuji(Approx. 60 mins) 3. From Kyoto: JR Kyoto Station→JR Nara Station→JR Horyuji Station→Walk→WAQOO Horyuji(Approx. 90 mins)
法隆寺の宿 Horyuji Temple
Reviewed By MASAYUKIOHASHIまた行きたいです！ お部屋はひろびろとして畳の良い香りと清潔なベッド、備え付けのお風呂もきれいで、シャワーヘッドはミラブルです。使ってみたかったのでとてもうれしかったです。アメニティーにも細かな心配りが随所に見られ、MIKIMOTOコスメティックス、シャンプー、ボディソープに心おどります。歯ブラシやヘアゴムひとつとっても包装がかわいいです。また、館内の自動販売機の柿の葉茶、湯上がりに購入した奈良県の素材を生かしたアイスクリーム(シャーベットに近い)、はくせになるおいしさです。お部屋のドリップコーヒーも奈良県の珈琲焙煎所のものが置かれており、奈良県の魅力がたっぷりと詰まったラグジュアリーな空間です。 前置きが長くなりましたが、食事！絶品です！「特別門前懐石」を頂きました。神田川さんが監修されているとのことですが、目も舌も楽しませていただき、地ビールや地酒とも絶妙にマッチしており夢心地でした。スタッフの方も皆さん笑顔でとても親切にどの方も応対くださり、配膳のタイミングもとてもよく居心地がよかったです。月ごとに献立が変わるとのことで次回が楽しみでなりません。 最後に、法隆寺案内最高でした。中江さんありがとうございます。今回17時の講義にまにあわなかったため次回拝聴したいです。 他にも大浴場やお土産売り場他にもたくさん書ききれない魅力がたくさんの門前宿です。 I want to go back! The room was spacious with a nice smell of tatami mats, a clean bed, and a clean bath with a Miraburu shower head. The room was spacious with a nice smell of tatami mats, clean bed, clean bath, and the shower head was Miraburu, which I was very happy to use. The bathroom was clean and the shower head was miraculous. The packaging of the toothbrushes and hair elastics was very cute. In addition, the persimmon leaf tea from the vending machine in the hotel and the ice cream (almost like sorbet) made with ingredients from Nara Prefecture, which I bought after taking a hot bath, are delicious. The drip coffee in the room is also from a coffee roaster in Nara Prefecture, making it a luxurious space full of the charm of Nara Prefecture. I'm sorry for the long preamble, but the food! It's superb! We had the "Special Monzen Kaiseki". I was told that it was supervised by Mr. Kandagawa, and it was a feast for the eyes and the palate, perfectly matched with the local beer and sake. The staff were all very friendly and helpful with smiles, and the timing of the food delivery was very good, making us feel very comfortable. The menu changes every month, so I am looking forward to the next one. Lastly, the Horyuji tour was excellent. Thank you, Mr. Nakae. I couldn't make it to the 5:00 p.m. lecture this time, so I would like to attend the next one. The inn also has a large bathhouse, souvenir shop, and many other attractions that I can't even begin to describe.
2. Ekoin Temple, Koyasan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 608 reviews
【History of Ekoin】A 1000 year-old Buddhist temple, Shukubo Koya-san Eko-in offers Japanese-style accommodation, a beautiful garden, and free Wi-Fi. Guests are free to attend Buddhist morning services, the Goma fire ritual and meditation.【Rooms&Facilities】Rooms feature tatami-mat floors, traditional futon beds and paper sliding screens. They are fitted with an LCD TV and a safe. Bathroom facilities are shared, and the public baths are open only from 4 pm-10 pm daily.【Meals】Meals are served at the guest room at scheduled times and feature Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. Groups of more than 4 people dine at the Japanese-style dining room, where chairs can be provided upon advance request.【Surroundings】Shukubo Temple is close to other ancient Buddhist buildings such as Kongobu-ji Temple, which is a 10 minute walk. The Ichi-no-Hashi entrance to the ancient Okuno-In Temple is a 3 minute walk away.*Guests can experience group meditation, and they can write Buddhist texts with a brush and ink on scrolls at their room. They can also go hiking in the scenic surroundings of Koya-san Eko-in. The temple has a lounge with a computer corner.
Good Shukubo experience
Reviewed By ramadurair2016First time staying in this type of facility but really enjoyed it. Good proximity to other temples in Koyasan. Enjoyed their vegan meals and fire ritual. Staff, who are monks themselves, are very good. Limited facilitiesand most of them are sharing type. Thought price per person was a bit on the high side
3. Koyasan Fudoin Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 183 reviews
Fudoin is a temple based on the teaching of Fudomyo-o (a saint who is the symbol of determination), founded as one of the twelve temples by Saiko, a high monk, in Nishitani in 906 and located in the southern part of the centre of the mountain, which a very convenient area for a visit. The temple is also known as the main temple for the Yamashinas (an Imperial family branch) and is called "Yamashina Betsuin". Bifukumonin, the Emperess of Emperor Toba, was a devout follower of Kobodaishi and buried here at Fudoin, just as she wished in her will, in respect for her life-time contributions to the temple, such as donating Konshi-Kindei Amida-kyo and three Amida statues. At this temple, you can enjoy your meals with a great view of our relaxing and beautiful garden, attend the morning devotional service and read and transcribe scriptures in a quiet environment, far away from traffic. This will be your "ultimate healing experience", which only this historic temple can offer.
Sigh. My favorite part of Japan.
Reviewed By bufflingI actually stayed here around 2016. I loved Koyasan and loved this stay, even more! I’d go back to Japan just to stay here, again. The monks singing is magical and I got THE BEST SLEEP I’VE EVER HAD on their tatami beds! And I am a notoriously picky sleeper. They had these amazingly soft comforters, which you could layer, and it felt like sleeping in a cloud! I’ve been searching for them since and have never figured out how to replicate them. And our room was huge and the dinner was, literally, the only good food I had in all of Japan! Probably bc it was vegan, so there were no worms (that look like French fries) or “vegetarian” surprises, like snail eggs or ink gushing squid, etc. Love Koyasan, and this was the best!!!!
4. Yochiin
Overall Ratings
4 based on 108 reviews
A night & morning prayers in a monastery
Reviewed By epicure49We arrived a little later than we should have... but the young moms who greeted us were charming and very hospitable. Our room was clean and the futons on the tatami floor were perfectly comfortable although we surprised that the beds had been prepared facing the wall. Showers and baths were to be taken only until 4.30pm and not in the mornings... so we enjoyed the wonderful huge 'jacuzzi' bath before an early-is night. We'd eaten earlier and had missed any chance of supper. We were woken at 6am and shown into the temple area for prayers. Other than the same young monk from the night before, only visitors were present... which was pity as we would have preferred to be amongst the monks in order to observe their behaviour. In turn, we each knelt, prayed and put pinches of incense into the embers. The monk chanted and recited for over an hour... very impressive if a little wearing on those unaccustomed to kneeling or crouching for so long. Overall, a good experience and one we were pleased to undergone.
5. Saizen-in
Overall Ratings
4 based on 105 reviews
A temple with a rich history, Saizen-in was opened by Jakumyu Ajari during the Heian Period above the valley near Danjo Garan shorty after Kobo Daishi founded Koyasan. Kakuban Shonin, the founder of the Shingi Shingon sect, which is responsible for popularizing within Japan the ritual of chanting to the Amida Buddha, came to Koyasan to be trained under Jakumyu Ajari. Later on, Shinran Shonin visited Koyasan, where it is said he devoted himself to studying the Amida chant.
Affordable temple experience
Reviewed By 498oliverdMy rating is given in relation to my expectation. The price per night at this temple is lower than at most of the other temples. You still get the entire experience, traditional rooms, quietude, very friendly staff, hot bath and a good dinner, which is Buddhist vegetarian. The food is beautifully arranged, however it might be slightly better at some of the other more expensive temples, but it was still excellent. If you want to experience the temple stay, without spending a fortune, this is the place. And it is located just next to the great pagoda
6. Enryakuji Kaikan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 73 reviews
Great views but stay down in town if you don’t want to waste time or money.
Reviewed By mikeytbcSome good things but mostly bad. Was here for the Mt Hiei international trail run. Place is fully booked for the weekend and the restaurant wasn’t open for more than three hours on Friday and not at all on Saturday. There’s no place to eat on the mountain so you have to go to town. The last cable car down is at 7:30 and the gate closed for the road at seven or so, therefore you can’t wven get a taxi to town. Luckily there was a vending machine that sold over priced instant noodles and you can get hot water from your room. So now on race day...I’m done the race and waiting for my friend to finish. The restaurant is closed, so I figure I would just eat instant noodles again and get hot water from the coffee shop. Well, they wouldn’t give me hot water so I offered to buy two cups of hot tea, but with no tea. Again, no dice. So now I’m laying on the floor waiting and eating crappy salty vending machine snacks, dying for a hot meal.
7. Temple Town Hotel WAQOO Horyuji
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Temple Hotel WAQOO Horyuji: This unparalleled lodging site will help you realize where you have come from, and where you are going. National Treasures and World Heritage beyond imagination, laid out before your eyes. Seat yourself in an S-class seat for the historical show of a lifetime. 1.From Kansai International Airport (Osaka): JR Airport Express HARUKA-Kansai Airport Station → Tennoji Station→JR Horyuji Station→Walk→WAQOO HOryuji(Approx. 90 mins) 2. From Osaka: Umeda Station → Tennnoji Station → JR Horyuji Station → Walk → WAQOO Horyuji(Approx. 60 mins) 3. From Kyoto: JR Kyoto Station→JR Nara Station→JR Horyuji Station→Walk→WAQOO Horyuji(Approx. 90 mins)
法隆寺の宿 Horyuji Temple
Reviewed By MASAYUKIOHASHIまた行きたいです！ お部屋はひろびろとして畳の良い香りと清潔なベッド、備え付けのお風呂もきれいで、シャワーヘッドはミラブルです。使ってみたかったのでとてもうれしかったです。アメニティーにも細かな心配りが随所に見られ、MIKIMOTOコスメティックス、シャンプー、ボディソープに心おどります。歯ブラシやヘアゴムひとつとっても包装がかわいいです。また、館内の自動販売機の柿の葉茶、湯上がりに購入した奈良県の素材を生かしたアイスクリーム(シャーベットに近い)、はくせになるおいしさです。お部屋のドリップコーヒーも奈良県の珈琲焙煎所のものが置かれており、奈良県の魅力がたっぷりと詰まったラグジュアリーな空間です。 前置きが長くなりましたが、食事！絶品です！「特別門前懐石」を頂きました。神田川さんが監修されているとのことですが、目も舌も楽しませていただき、地ビールや地酒とも絶妙にマッチしており夢心地でした。スタッフの方も皆さん笑顔でとても親切にどの方も応対くださり、配膳のタイミングもとてもよく居心地がよかったです。月ごとに献立が変わるとのことで次回が楽しみでなりません。 最後に、法隆寺案内最高でした。中江さんありがとうございます。今回17時の講義にまにあわなかったため次回拝聴したいです。 他にも大浴場やお土産売り場他にもたくさん書ききれない魅力がたくさんの門前宿です。 I want to go back! The room was spacious with a nice smell of tatami mats, a clean bed, and a clean bath with a Miraburu shower head. The room was spacious with a nice smell of tatami mats, clean bed, clean bath, and the shower head was Miraburu, which I was very happy to use. The bathroom was clean and the shower head was miraculous. The packaging of the toothbrushes and hair elastics was very cute. In addition, the persimmon leaf tea from the vending machine in the hotel and the ice cream (almost like sorbet) made with ingredients from Nara Prefecture, which I bought after taking a hot bath, are delicious. The drip coffee in the room is also from a coffee roaster in Nara Prefecture, making it a luxurious space full of the charm of Nara Prefecture. I'm sorry for the long preamble, but the food! It's superb! We had the "Special Monzen Kaiseki". I was told that it was supervised by Mr. Kandagawa, and it was a feast for the eyes and the palate, perfectly matched with the local beer and sake. The staff were all very friendly and helpful with smiles, and the timing of the food delivery was very good, making us feel very comfortable. The menu changes every month, so I am looking forward to the next one. Lastly, the Horyuji tour was excellent. Thank you, Mr. Nakae. I couldn't make it to the 5:00 p.m. lecture this time, so I would like to attend the next one. The inn also has a large bathhouse, souvenir shop, and many other attractions that I can't even begin to describe.
8. Mt.Koya Kumagaiji
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 94 reviews
Interesting experience at a temple
Reviewed By KomatorKumagaiji is a temple where you can stay. You sleep in a very spacious Ryokan-style room. Bathrooms and onsen are shared, but very clean. You share your dinner and breakfast with the rest of the tourists, eating the typical (vegetarian) meals that the monks eat. You can also attend the religious ceremony they do early in the morning (6am). The temple is next to the cemetery (a must-see!) And as it is a small town you can walk everywhere. I was hoping it would be a less "touristy" mink. It is not so much a temple where tourists are integrated with the monks, it is a temple turned into a tourist hotel. You eat in a dining room where there are only tourists. Religious activity is aimed at the tourists.
9. Souji-in
Overall Ratings
4 based on 86 reviews
Something special
Reviewed By 582rebekahmI stayed here for two days and I think I may have been the only guest. I was upgraded to the suite, which was a lovely large room, private bath, and a pretty seating area with a garden view. The food was absolutely amazing....beautifully presented and incredibly tasty (and you can order alcohol, which was a nice surprise). The location is great. The temple areas across the road were serene and lovely and when you go early in the morning (after breakfast) you are there before the tourists. While English wasn't spoken by many of the people there, we managed to muddle through due to the kindness of the people who are working there.
10. Sekishoin
Overall Ratings
3 based on 157 reviews
Sekisho-in is one of the remaining 157 Shingon temples that make up Mount. Koya. Koyasan has a 1200 year history. It is the birthplace of Shingon Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. Sekisho-in is one of only 53 temples in Koyasan that offer temple lodging to guests. 10 years ago Koyasan became World Heritage. Due to that change there has been an abrupt influx of western tourists and rapid decline of pilgrims. We hope that visiting guests understand basic Shukubo etiquette before they bless us with there stay here.
A great experience
Reviewed By fuumiyatanifI loved this place, the food, the views, the overall spirit! I plan on returning at least once a year for several years in the future if possible. I live in Osaka so it is only 1.5 hrs for me to get there. My wife read some of the bad reviews from the past and was concerned. I was traveling alone and having lived on a boat and done camping and as a student of Zen, I figured I could adapt. There was no need. The People ( staff/monks/Abbot) were very nice, the room was clean and comfortable. The dinner was very tasty and filling. The garden was excellent, the room heater was hot ( I was there in Nov.) Go and enjoy, However, follow the rules and keep in mind this is not a modern upscale hotel. You are visiting someone's home and place of worship.
