Top 7 Temple lodgings in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Kakurinbo is a historic Buddhist temple ryokan, or "shukubo," housed within Gyogakuin temple. It was established some 550 years ago to accommodate visiting priests and novice monks. Today, Kakurinbo offers a place of relaxation for visitors and worshipers alike while maintaining an authentic environment. Kakurinbo is one of the oldest shukubo in the Minobusan area and one of the very few to have retained its traditional structure and décor. All rooms are separated by fusuma, a style of sliding door, and guests sleep on futon mattresses laid onto tatami-matted floors. Minobu is famous for its yuba tofu, an essential part of the Buddhist vegetarian diet, and the locally grown Akebono soybeans. At Kakurinbo, we take pride in the generous use of local ingredients in our cuisine. Our lovingly crafted dinners combine the elegance and variety of kaiseki ryori with the wholesomeness of shojin Buddhist cuisine, allowing diners to enjoy the rich flavors of Japan’s four seasons. At Kakurinbo, we are ever striving to provide opportunities for our guests to learn more about the local culture, which is deeply entwined with the practice of Buddhism. To this end, we offer a number of "experiences." These include trying on any one of our 13 authentic wedding kimonos for memorable photo ops, shakyo, or sutra-copying, classes in English, morning yoga at Kakurinbo and morning prayers at Kuonji, and nightly performances of mando that offer a taste of Minobusan's exciting Oeshiki festival.

Authentic mindfulness experience with BOGETSU-an. BOGETSU-an gives you special environment where you can deeply think of yourself and find the essence of life through Japanese ZAZEN. You will be experiencing ZAZEN lead by Japanese monk, traditional tea ceremony, Japanese vegetarian food to release your mind and to detox your body. We renovates old temple for Zen&Bed BOGETSU-an.

Yogyoin Shimanobo is the oldest Shukubo among them, also which has the longest history, turning 742 years in this year(2017). Shimanobo is located in East area, You can easily access to shopping area. Shimanobo greets you by many varieties of trees, flowers and plants so that you would enjoy seasonal surrounding. Sakura tree in front of temple gate is one of our specialty.