Kanto– category –

Nichiren, a founder of the Nichiren sect performed ascetic practices in this temple. Although the shukubo's building is modern reinforced concrete construction, it is located inside the precinct and commands a view of the main hall. The service in the morning is conducted in the main hall and the Soshido hall.

This is a shukubo of the Ohyama-Afuri shrine. I have copied down the shinto prayer. My heart has become so clear. Ohyama is famous for tofu. We ate tofu kaiseki (course dishes) for lunch. I am very fond of tofu including yuba (tofu skin) and iri-tofu. I fully tasted the thick flavor and the sweetness of soybeans.

This is a shukubo of the Ohyama-Afuri shrine. It is famous for tofu. It goes without saying that the dishes they serve are shojin cuisine and tofu kaiseki courses. cold tofu cut into cubes , soy milk hot pot , Raw yuba rolls etc. The guest room is a Japanese style room.

A giant temple of the Sodo sect opened in 1394. It worships a tengu (a legendary creature with a long nose). In this temple, Buddhism events at which many general people can attend are held. The Sunday zazen practice is held from 1:00 in the afternoon on the 2nd and the 4th Sunday.

This is a sacred place of mountain worship located at the top of Mount Mitsumine with an altitude of 1,100 m in the Chichibu mountain chain. The shukubo is an older reinforced concrete building that looks like a school dormitory. The hot spring is good for muscle aches, neuralgia, joint pains, and sensitivity to cold.

This is a temple located in the mountains with no people living within a 5km radius. It is designated as one of Chichibu's thirteen sacred places of Buddhism. They offer accommodation as a shukubo and zazen practice at the zen hall. They also serve shojin vegetarian cuisine.

This is a temple surrounded by abundant nature in the mountains. You are able to eat homemade shojin (vegetarian) food cooked under a nature-friendly policy. They also offer instructions on zazen practice and shakyo practice (copying sutra by hand).

Mount Mitake has been worshipped as a sacred mountain of Kanto and shukubo lodges have spread around the Musashi Mitake shrine. Among them, Komadori-Sanso is popular as a shukubo that offers takigyo (ascetic training of being hit by a waterfall) even to general people in Tokyo.

This is a shukubo located in front of the shrine town of Musashi-Mitake shrine. Here they offer instructions on takigyo, Sho performances, a kind of Japanese musical instrument, ascetic training and instructions on meditation and breathing methods.