The beds and pillows were tough- just a floor mat and basically a sack of beans- but honestly kind of added to the experience of staying in a temple. Would've been a little weird to be in an awesome bed

I'm normally a meat-eater, but the vegetarian meals were still tasty! Loved the tranquility and morning services

Stayed in May 2024

The meals were unique and delicious, the staff attentive and the whole property simply beautiful.

Stayed in April 2024

The property seems a little tired with worn carpet down our hall. It should be replaced. The ofuro did not have the hot water turned on and we wasted so much water thinking it would get hot. Finally called front desk and it was fixed. Another room preparation that was neglected left us sleeping in 34 degree temperature the entire night. No one had turned on the heat and we were not aware the remote was by the tv and we did not want to call anyone at 2:00 in the morning. The room was not prepared properly for guests. It was freezing cold!!! In the morning we asked for someone to check and the heat was turned on. At the very minimum it should be set at 60 degrees upon arrival. Also we were made to feel it was not the fault of the inn; however, we paid in good faith expecting a comfortable room.

We were greeted very cordially when we arrived and property is beautiful. We booked a private bath and the two rooms were very large. It was like a guest house separate from everyone else. The dining was very very good and we enjoyed the food and service.

Stayed in March 2024

The possibility of attending the morning ceremony with the monks

Stayed in April 2024

Meals, bath, cultural experience.

Stayed in March 2024

I have stayed in many shukubo in Koyasan but Souji-in is far the best shojin ryori in Koyasan. I love that the shukubo is enclosed, and not open to air and that has its own private toilet, so specially when it's cold (most of the year) you don't have to go out of the room

Stayed in March 2024

Incredible experience; the meal served by the monks was one of the best meals of our month long trip to Japan. Was invited to sit in on the morning ceremony which was a unique and memorable moment.

Stayed in March 2024

The food was amazing! And the onsen bath was great too, if you go right before or right after diner, there will be noone at all!

Stayed in March 2024

Beautifully placed in Koyasan near bus stops, major temples and facilities. Welcoming staff including the Priest.

Stayed in March 2024

Such an incredible experience for our family. The food was absolutely amazing, the Onsen was an evening favorite, the meditation was so very special. We will be back again. I cannot recommend this experience enough

Stayed in March 2024

An excellent experience staying at a Buddhist temple. The food was beautifully presented, the baths were great, the morning prayers and group discussion with the priest was inspirational.

Stayed in March 2024

This was an amazing experience, and we would recommend this to everyone. The temple stay was fantastic, the food is the best we have eaten on our trip so far. We joined the morning ceremony which was so special to be a part of, the head monk gave a little explanation at the end which we weren’t expecting. Wish we could stay longer!

Stayed in March 2024

The light of the AC/heater unit was very bright during the night, and the pillows were quite hard.

The dinner and breakfast were a lot bigger than I imagined. That being said, everything was delicious. The inside of the hotel building was very beautiful.

Stayed in January 2024

There was a 9/half 9 curfew which I didn't like as we wanted to explore the area in the dark. We also hoped to eat in our room but it wasn't possible.

The temple was very idyllic. It had a lovely, peaceful feel inside. We were served dinner and breakfast by the monks and the food (all vegan) was exceptionally good. Our room was very big and even had a TV (which we didn't use).

Stayed in February 2024

There was a bit of construction going on at the moment on the outside, but it was not loud and did not bother us, it was just difficult to locate because it looked different.

We absolutely loved the atmosphere, the food, and the accommodation itself.

Stayed in February 2024

The vegan temple meals we had for dinner and breakfast were fantastic....deserving a whole galaxy of Michelin stars :)

Stayed in February 2024

I missed an little sweet in the morning breakfast. But that is just me. The cementary is 20 a 30m away from the sleeping location. Nothing more to say about it. It was rwally relaxing and the comfort was amazing.

The onsen was amazing. Slept wel. Food was surberp! Also the cementary was soo zooo bug. Needed like 2 days to fully explore iit. Also the monks where super friendly and they even hired an english monk for the ceremony.

Stayed in January 2024

This was our first temple stay and we enjoyed the experience. It was a highlight of our trip.

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing. It was great.

Staff were so friendly

Stayed in January 2024

Missing the shower in the morning..

The property itself, the dinner, the morning ceremony, the kindness of the staff, the breakfast, everything was great!

Stayed in December 2023

We booked rooms from this site and also the other as we are a larger group and required many rooms. The explaination on booking.com was very clear that there is a private toilet in the room but the bathroom needs to be shared. But the other site offered another type of room signifying a private bathroom, more expensive, and was not clear on the sharing bath. We expected an in-room bathroom as with a bath & toilet also with the higher priced rooms in the other website, but no, the same rooms with different names. However, their shared bath rooms were nice, onsen- like, quiet and near all our rooms. The only bit inconvenience was they only open for use only pm, around until 10 pm and close in the morning.

The Shokubo is a unique experience! We all enjoyed our stay. The rooms are not large but clean, great sleep on futons. The monks and the staffs were all kind and very welcoming. Though we have booked rooms from two booking sites, they kindly arranged all of our 4 rooms in the same quarter, next to each other and we felt very private. Thank you so much. The Shojin Ryori vegetarian dinner and the breakfast were superb! They were perfectly crafted in a special traditional manner and all were delicious, served in a calm and cozy temple dining room. One of us joined the morning prayers and got to meet the abbott who also shared the history of Soji-in. They had an English interpreter for foreigners joining the session. The shared bathrooms were nice, clean and quiet at night, with facilities similar to a basic Japanese onsens, just that the water is not the natural mineral water. The location is very nice, quiet yet almost at the Center of the town in-between Kongobuji temple and Danjo Garan. In all, a lovely and special temple lodging we all very much enjoyed.

Stayed in November 2023

The food was amazing, the stuff where super nice.

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing really. Front gate was under renovation so under scaffolding…they were using leaf blowers to clean up the leaves!

Perfect temple stay and incredible food. Very friendly monks and beautiful morning service. Great hot bath.

Stayed in December 2023

Amazing on every level. The food was perfect, beautiful and delicious.

Stayed in November 2023