Saijyoinari Genmyokaku
TEL : 086-287-3706(9:00~16:30)Address : Takamatsuinari, Kita Ward, OkayamaAccess : JR Bittyu-takamatsu station > 10 minutes walkParking : There is a parking lotTime : Check-in 16:00 Check-out 9:30Room : 5 guest room, max 28 people
Introduction to Saijyoinari Temple
This is a shukubo of Saijyoinari, one of the three largest Inari shrines in Japan. Internet reservations are available seven days in advance. After that, telephone reservations are required. You don’t have to stay there to enjoy the kaiseki course or shojin cuisine at lunch time.
This is Inarishrine, but in fact, it is a temple. The formal name is Saijyoinari-kyo Sohonzan Myokyo-ji temple. On the occasion of the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji period, the mixed worshipping style of Shinto and Buddhism was allowed here. So, the temple has a rare structure having a torii gate and shimenawa as well as the main hall of a shrine.
Shukubo (temple stay)
The room I stayed in was a 10 tatami Japanese-style room. There is a TV and air conditioning. Yukata, towels, and toothbrushes are provided.
On the third floor, I was free to pray to the Buddha.
Dinner was a delicious kaiseki bento box with rice and soup. The rice was refillable and the portion was very filling.
Services begin at 6am at the main shrine of Saijyoinari. About 10 monks chanted sutras. It was a solemn performance lasting about 30 minutes, with the beating of large drums.
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