Nisonin temple stay (Yamaguchi)

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Nisonin

TEL :0837-34-1065
Address :3539 Yuyamukatsukushimo, Nagato, Yamaguchi
Access :JR Hitomaru Station > (bus) > Nisonin bus stop
Parking :There is a parking lot
Time :Check-in 14:00 Check-out 11:30
Room :2 guest rooms , Limited to one group per day

Shukubo stay
including 2 meals 16,500 ~ 21,500 yen
(2 people or more 13,000 ~ 18,000 yen)
including 2 meals 8,500 ~ 13,000 yen
(Junior high school students and younger)
including 2 meals 5,000 ~ 6,500 yen
(preschooler)
without meals 10,000 ~ 15,000 yen
without meals 5,000 ~ 10,000 yen
(Junior high school students and younger)
without meals 3,000 yen
(preschooler)
Zazen experience 2,500 yen(Free for guests)
shakyo , shabutsu experience 2,500 yen(Free for guests)
Waterfall training experience
2 people 12,000 yen
3 or more people, 1 person + 6000 yen
Elementary school students and under 3,500 yen

Introduction to Nisonin Temple

Nisonin Temple, located on the western edge of Honshu (the main island of Japan) , is a temple with 1,200 years of history. There is a legend that Yang Guifei fled from China, arrived here and ended her life here.

The principal images of the temple, Shaka Nyorai (Sakyamuni) and Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), are designated as Important Cultural Properties.

Shukubo (temple stay)

The first floor of the Shukubo is where the temple residents live, and the second floor is where the guest rooms are. The guest rooms are spacious, consisting of two adjacent 8-tatami Japanese-style rooms.

Meditation

I had a meditation session in the main hall. I set a scroll with an image of the moon in front of me and took a few slow, quiet breaths. The image is of the moon changing from a crescent moon to a half moon and then to a full moon. Although my mind wandered and it was hard to focus, I left the session feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

If you wish, you can also enjoy a variety of other Buddhist experiences, such as viewing the Buddha statue, which is an Important Cultural Property, or copying sutras.

Buddhist vegetarian cuisine

Dinner is buddhist vegetarian cuisine made with local ingredients. First, we offered words of thanks for the meal.

Afterwards, we had our meal. The menu includes rice, pickles, kenchinjiru soup, taro dumplings, tempura, salad, sesame-dressed parsley and stir-fried burdock, and hot tofu. It was delicious and filled me up.

Nisonin (Yamaguchi) Buddhist vegetarian cuisine

Drinking party with a monk

After the meal, we had time to chat with the head priest over some drinks.

I was taught about Buddhism and learned how to blow the conch shell (Trumpet-like shell).

And then, feeling pleasantly drunk, I fell asleep.

Morning service

The next morning, the service begins at 6:30 in the main hall. Here, we all chanted sutras together with the head priest.

The morning air was refreshing and it was worth getting up early.

Then we return to the shukubo for breakfast. The menu consisted of porridge, miso soup, sesame tofu, spinach dressed in sesame seeds, hijiki seaweed and radish sprouts, and pickles.

Cleaning training

At a temple, cleaning is also a form of training. Before checking out, I spent 10 minutes cleaning the room.

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