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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.

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.

This temple offers full-fledged zen ascetic training experiences. Training of various periods from one night training on Saturday and Sunday to the short training program for three nights four days, as well as the long term training programs of 1 month or longer, are available at request.

I took a taxi cab from Oji Station. It took about 15 minutes to the parking place below Gyokuzo-in. It was a clean and modern facility and the shukubo staff welcomed me politely. The morning religious service starts from 3:00 in the Yokuyu-do followed by the Goma prayer from a little past five in the morning.

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.

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.

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.

I felt pleased to see that everything here was well cleaned. There was a religious service in the morning. It was a standard service, but I was able to see the principal image of the main hall and the statue of Kobo-Daishi in the Daishi Hall.

This is a shukubo of Sanbutsuji which is famous for Nageire-do, a special construction which is said to have been thrown into a cliff by a practitioner and stuck there. The Mitoku tofu, which is also called Bijo (beautiful lady) tofu, is especially famous.

The principal image is “Yaoi-no-Jizo” (a statue of a Jizo hit by an arrow) which is said to have been carved by Kobo-Daishi. It is designated as an important cultural asset in Japan. The shukubo is a reinforced concrete building.