Japan: Temple Lodging at Mount Koya (or Koyasan 高野山)
Updated on 11/06/2020: Bookings can be made on the Terahaku website and via Rakuten LIFULL STAY, Vacation STAY and other hotel booking services inside and outside Japan starting from August 1, 2018. In 2004, UNESCO designated Mt. Kōya (or Koyasan ) along with two other locations on the Kii Peninsula , as " Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ." [1] Koyasan is also one of the best places in Japan to experience a night at a temple, with more than 50 temples in town serving as shukubo / 宿坊 / temple lodging —you can watch this video for a feeling of it. [2] Temple Lodging You can find out some temple lodging reviews on japanican.com . For example, Daienin ( 大円院 ) More details here Eko-in ( 恵光院 ) Rengejo-in 蓮華定院 Fudou-in 不動院 (15,200 yen; Check-in: 3pm; Check-out: 10am) Henjoko-in ( 遍照光院 ) Ichijoin ( 乗院 ) Kum...