Jokiin

“Utterly delightful experience”

An exquisite, calming and soul enriching experience. This Buddhist temple offers various types of traditional rooms where you sleep on futon mattresses on the floor. I was a little apprehensive about how comfortable this would be but to my surprise I had a delightful nights sleep and woke up feelin… more

An exquisite, calming and soul enriching experience. This Buddhist temple offers various types of traditional rooms where you sleep on futon mattresses on the floor. I was a little apprehensive about how comfortable this would be but to my surprise I had a delightful nights sleep and woke up feeling very refreshed. This could have been due to the Buddhist vegetarian dinner (served in our room) which was utterly delicious, or the serene nature of the temple itself or both! Early morning prayers with the monks was really special as was the traditional breakfast served in the dining room. We stayed in the Garden room as it offered an en-suite, all other rooms have shared facilities. The stay was expensive but this in our view was an utterly delightful experience.

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“Bucket list experience - impeccably clean, attentive staff, breakfast and dinner included”

As an overall experience this was 5/5. The room was spacious with both AC and a kerosene heater (which we needed) as it was freezing. Safe in the room as they are not able to be locked. The staff are very attentive and the facilities are very clean. Dinner was vegetarian and buffet style which was… more

As an overall experience this was 5/5. The room was spacious with both AC and a kerosene heater (which we needed) as it was freezing. Safe in the room as they are not able to be locked. The staff are very attentive and the facilities are very clean. Dinner was vegetarian and buffet style which was served in your room. It was great to experience all of the Japanese foods. Futon mattresses were made on the floor by the staff and had warm doonas and blankets. Shared bathroom was a bit of an issue if you had to get up at night and walk to the bathroom in the cold. The monk who did the morning prayers was such a warm person making us feel very welcomed. Loved the chanting, ritual and symbols used the prayer ceremony. This was followed by a buffet breakfast served in the community dining room. They accommodated for the older ones of us with chairs if you could not sit on the floor to eat breakfast. Again, vegetarian traditional Japanese food. The Zen garden was peaceful but not attended to like some of the other gardens we had seen. A definite bucket list experience.

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“Basic Ryokan”

A very basic Ryokan. No en-suite. Just Japanese food with no other choice. The rooms were basic with futons and heaters which were needed. It is a great position for Koyasan.

“Not worth it. ”

I stayed at this temple accommodation to immerse myself in the culture of Japan. It was fine but not worth the expense. It was quite a lot of money for one night and even though the traditional room was fine, unfortunately, the food was a disappointment. I expected to try unfamiliar foods but it wa… more

I stayed at this temple accommodation to immerse myself in the culture of Japan. It was fine but not worth the expense. It was quite a lot of money for one night and even though the traditional room was fine, unfortunately, the food was a disappointment. I expected to try unfamiliar foods but it was just ok. I stayed at a ryokan elsewhere for half the price and the food was a higher standard. The morning prayers were ok but in retrospect probably not really my thing. A day trip to Koyasan would have suited me better. The best thing about the place was the kind lady that greeted us. She was lovely and kind.

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