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Nara-stay
Shigisan Jyohukuin temple stay (Nara)
Shigisan Chogosonshi-ji temple is an old temple, which is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku (574 to 622). Jyohuku-in is located in the precinct mountain. You are free to participate in the services. They serve quasi-shojin cuisine in a kaiseki course style. -
Shiga-stay
Eigenji Kaikan temple stay (Shiga)
This is the head temple of the Eigen-ji school of the Rinzai sect. It is an old temple built in 1361. Eigen-ji temple is also deeply related to devil's tongue. The shojin vegetarian cuisine they serve at the shukubo is also full of devil's tongue jelly. -
Nara-stay
Kizoin temple stay (Nara)
This temple is located in Yoshino which prospered as a sacred place of Shugendo. This is a youth hostel, but I was able to have the room all to myself because there were not so many guests when I stayed there in the beginning of June. I had meals upstairs with the other guests. -
Shiga-stay
Hieizan EnryakujiKaikan temple stay (Shiga)
This temple was established by Saicho in 788 and has been called the Mother of Japanese Buddhism as it produced so many great priests. Shukubo Enryaku-ji Kaikan is located near the Konponchudo, which serves a central role in Mount Hiei. The morning services are conducted in the Konponchudo hall, a national treasure. -
Nara-stay
Tonanin temple stay (Nara)
This is a shukubo located near Kinpusen-ji Zao-do temple. I walked the Yoshino/Omine route. I participated in a Rengenyubu event (to enter Mount Omine with a religious purpose) sponsored by Kinpusen-ji temple, therefore it was training and not sightseeing. -
Shiga-stay
Ohmijingu OhmiKangakukan shrine stay (Shiga)
This is an accommodation facility located in the forest in the precinct of Ohmijingu shrine. As the first shrine with a clock in Japan. This shukubo does not offer religious experiences for guests, but you can freely participate in the various festivals and religious events. -
Nara-stay
Chikurinin temple stay (Nara)
This shukubo is located in Yoshino, which has been registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gunpoen garden is a kind of pond garden and is said to have been built by Sen-no-Rikyu. As for the meals, they serve kaiseki course meals including sweetfish, tofu and buckwheat noodles, etc. I was quite full after the dinner. -
Nara-stay
Sakuramotobo temple stay (Nara)
This is a shukubo in Yoshino where the history of Shugendo remains. Meetings of shakyo and shabutsu (copying of sutra and images of Buddha by hand) are held on the second Saturday of each month. They also schedule and conduct training at Okugake in Yoshino several times a year. -
Wakayama-stay
KumanoHonguTaisya Zuihoden shrine stay (Wakayama)
This is a shrine registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the center of Kumano worship lasting from the Heian period (794 to 1185). Zuihoden, the shukubo, is located beneath the stone stairs leading up to the main sanctuary of the Kumano-hongu Taisha. -
Wakayama-stay
Seigantoji Sonsyoin temple stay (Wakayama)
This is a grand ascetic training Mecca around the Nachi-no-Taki waterfall, with a drop of 133 meters. As a sacred place lasting more than 1,600 years, this temple is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The room I stayed in was a 6-tatami mat Japanese style room with a TV set, an electric fan and a yukata robe.