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Temple Lodging in Kyoto INFO & FAQS
Kyoto Recommendation : Kyoto Three Most Famous Temples Relaxing Day Tour
If you are tired of staying in traditional inns, hotels or ryokans when travelling in Japan, luckily there is another accommodation option which is temple lodging, also called Shukubo in Japanese. Temple lodging is very popular among travellers to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. What's more, the cost of temple lodging in Kyoto is about half of a ryokan suprisingly.
What is the Experience in a Tample Lodging
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Kyoto Recommendation : Kyoto Three Most Famous Temples Relaxing Day Tour
This a great chance to experience a slice of the monks’lifestyle firsthand. See how they live, eat what they eat and listen to their chants.
Kyoto Temple Lodging Recommendations
Shunkoin Temple, located within the Myoshin-ji temple complex in northwest Kyoto, is the most recommended temple lodging in Kyoto. It is one of the temples among thousands temples in ktoyo, provides temple stay. However it is the only one temple stay in Kyoto which offers its services and Zen meditation class in English. It has simple rooms, tours in English, meditation classes and free bicycle hire.
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Kyoto Top Temples Price & Booking|One-day Tour Package
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Recommended Reading
Golden Pavilion or Shunkoin Temple Stay Which Is the Best in Kyoto
Kyoto Top Temples Price & Booking|One-day Tour Package
Kyoto Best Temples & Shrines Recommed
If you are tired of staying in traditional inns, hotels or ryokans when travelling in Japan, luckily there is another accommodation option which is temple lodging, also called Shukubo in Japanese. Temple lodging is very popular among travellers to Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. What's more, the cost of temple lodging in Kyoto is about half of a ryokan suprisingly.
What is the Experience in a Tample Lodging
Some people may find it incrediby appealing to stay in a temple which is located in and around exquisite Japanese gardens and temples.
Firstly, you should get to know the matters needing attention. There is little English spoken in temples and it is best if you know basic Japanese etiquette, such as eating with chopsticks, sitting on the floor, and bowing when and where appropriate.
There is not any room service, you have to make your own bed, you are expected to check in and out early, and some have set schedules for bathing and dinner. You are not obliged to attend the morning prayer, preformed at dawn, but it is good form to do so.
Most shukubo are not geared to mass tourism because they only have a few rooms. Sleeping on traditional tatami mats with only paper-wooden screens for privacy, lodgers can take contemplative morning walks through fiery Japanese maples before the hordes of day trippers arrive.
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Kyoto Recommendation : Kyoto Three Most Famous Temples Relaxing Day Tour
This a great chance to experience a slice of the monks’lifestyle firsthand. See how they live, eat what they eat and listen to their chants.
Kyoto Temple Lodging List
| Myoren-ji | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Horikawa-Teranouchi bus stop > 3 minutes walk |
| Hiden-in | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Sennyu-ji-michi bus stop > 15 minutes walk. |
| Rokuo-in | JR Kyoto station > JR Sagaarashiyama station > 6 minutes walk |
| Myoshin-ji Daishin-in | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Myoshin-ji-Mae bus stop > 7 minutes walk |
| Kosyo-ji Kosyo-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Shichijyo-Horikawa bus stop > 1 minute walk |
| Hokyo-in | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Sagasyakado-mae bus stop > 3 minutes walk |
| Chion-in Wajun-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Chion-in-mae bus stop > 6 minutes walk |
| Nanzen-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Eikando-mae bus stop > 10 minutes walk |
| Ninna-ji Omuro-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Omuro Ninna-ji bus stop > 1 minute walk |
| Chisyaku-in Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Higashiyama-Shichijyo bus stop > 4 minutes walk |
| Jyorengein | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Oohara bus stop > 10 minutes walk |
| Hongan-ji Monpo-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Nishi-Hongan-ji-mae bus stop > 3 minutes walk |
| Myoshin-ji Hanazono-Kaikan | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Myoshin-ji-Mae bus stop > 7 minutes walk |
| Cyoraku-ji Yugyo-an | JR Kyoto station > (bus) > Gion bus stop > 1 minute walk |
Shunkoin Temple, located within the Myoshin-ji temple complex in northwest Kyoto, is the most recommended temple lodging in Kyoto. It is one of the temples among thousands temples in ktoyo, provides temple stay. However it is the only one temple stay in Kyoto which offers its services and Zen meditation class in English. It has simple rooms, tours in English, meditation classes and free bicycle hire.
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Kyoto Top Temples Price & Booking|One-day Tour Package
Kyoto Best Temples & Shrines Recommed
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Kyoto Recommendation : Kyoto Three Most Famous Temples Relaxing Day Tour
Kyoto Temple Lodging Reviews
Kyoto Recommendation : Kyoto Three Most Famous Temples Relaxing Day Tour
Kyoto Temple Lodging Reviews
"I went to Koya-san 2 years ago and it was absolutely amazing. We stayed at the Haryou-in. My only regret is not paying a bit more for some of the nicer temples in the area. The Haryou-in cost Y6500 (+81-736-56-2702) including 2 meals. Most other temples have fixed their prices at Y9000. Morning prayers were optional."
"Check out Shunkoin. It's a Zen Temple in the Northwest of Kyoto (in MyoshinJi complex, near RyoanJi) and the vice abbott speaks excellent English. I stayed there for 5 nights in September and it was amazing. No meditation required and no curfew. 1 minute walk to bus or 8 minute walk to Hanazono (Japan Rail) train station."
"Our one-night stay at Daishin-in was our favorite part of our 10 day trip in Tokyo and Kyoto. The Myoshin-ji complex and Daishin-in temple are beautiful and very peaceful. It was a great way to experience Japanese culture and also take time to relax. It was a really easy walk from Hanazono station."
"Our Japanese friends took us to Myoshinji Daishin-in, and it was a truly memorable stay. It is very Japanese, a little bit like a homestay, with futon on tatami and the shoji, the sliding doors. It is very quiet, romantic and spirituel. Take a taxi to get there, and don't miss to walk around the whole temple complex."
Kyoto Temple Lodging FAQS
Q: Hi, what are the room types available? We are a group of three, do we share room with others?
A: There are 10 guest room , max 50 people. However, the bath and the lavatory are shared.
Q: Hi, anyone can advise how we could make a booking from oversea?
A: Generally, you can make a reservation by telephone. Phone numbers can be obtained in the above temple lodging list.
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