Stayed here 1 night and enjoyed my experience. I am not a fan of the vegan food, but you know that is what you get, so it's ok. Two meals and there are morning prayers. The room is a bit old, with some stains, but on the other hand you get a big room with a toilet, shower and a... More

I have stayed at Koya-san close to 10 times. It's one of my favorite places in Japan and I wanted to spend a couple days hiking and writing. The only problem with Koya-san is there are no budget options. There is a youth hostel, but it is currently closed. Most temples charge about 12,000 yen and I've gotten pretty uniform... More

We stayed at this place for one night in October of 2011, we arrived earlier than check in time, and still got in the room, we even got upgraded to a room with a bathroom and a shower (we only paid for a Japanese style room with shared facilities), we were greeted warmly with fresh tea, the room has a... More

Sekisho-in seems to entertain large day-time parties of visitors, but was very quiet at night when I was there - I think there was only one other person staying. My room was a large traditional Japanese space, with separate en-suite bathroom. The room had everything I needed and was very comfortable. The gardens were beautiful, nice to look at from... More

Very clean and cosy room. The room was traditional but seems to have been recently rennovated. Good location. The food was wonderful. I attended the morning prayer service, which was interesting. Slight language barrier with the staff but I should know more Japanese!

The Sekishoin Monastery was a great experience! The monks were friendly, but you don't see a lot of them as they have their own "jobs" to tend to. Taking part in morning services at 6am was very interesting (we are not Buddhists). The dinner and breakfast were delicious; we were served a full shojin ryori dinner, with everything being made... More

The Sekishoin Monastery was wonderful! Staff were very friendly and did their best to include us - taking part in morning services at 6am was a bit tough due to jet lag, but was a once-in-a-lifetime, amazing experience! The food was nothing short of incredible; we were served a full shojin ryori meal, with everything being made right there at... More