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“Gorgeous temple and rooms, mileage may vary on food ...” Apr 29, 2009 - azalie
“Good option” Oct 16, 2007 - Mountebank

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Rengejoin Temple
700Koyasan
Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211
Japan
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700Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211, Japan

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“Gorgeous temple and rooms, mileage may vary on food ...”
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4 of 5 stars
azalie 15 contributions
brooklyn, ny
Apr 29, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Stayed one night at Rengejoin, one of the largest shukubo lodgings in Koya-san, in a mid-level room. Temple facility is large and beautiful, with most rooms surrounding, and having a view of a big central garden. Our tatami room was enormous: enter into big foyer area where the closets for the futons are, past sliding doors into the central room... more

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Mountebank 10 contributions
London
Oct 16, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

We recently stayed at Renegjo-in for a couple of nights. The rooms are traditional style, with Tatami mat floors and paper screens. This means you are rather dependent upon your neighbours being considerate; luckily ours were. The food is, again, traditional and vegetarian. This can be a little challenging at breakfast... but it's all part of the experience. The highlight... more

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Paris, France
May 28, 2006
12/12 found this review helpful

I stayed one night in the Rengejoin Temple in Koya-san, and it was one of the highlights of my trip to Japan. Koya-san is a mountain south of Kyoto/Osaka, and is considered one of the holiest Buddhist shrines in Japan. There are over 100 Buddhist temples on Koya-san, and many of them accept tourists. I chose Rengejoin Temple because I... more

“Bien mais trop de touristes”
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TikalBruxelles 11 contributions
Bruxelles, Belgique
Aug 22, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway

J'ai séjourné à peu près 10 fois au rengejoin. La première fois, nous étions 8. Je n'oublierai jamais le retour... more

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700Koyasan, Koya-cho, Ito-gun 648-0211, Japan