“Everything you want from a temple stay”

The people were very welcome and friendly, and the property gives you the Japanese experience you want

“Authentic Temple Hôtel in Minobu woods.”

In an authentic setting, the temple is located in a small village in the middle of the Minobu woods. The meal was perfect. The room and the bath too, thank you for your hospitality.

“Beautiful room and nice stay”

A beautiful room overlooking the garden created a unique atmosphere. I enjoyed spending time there. The meals were delicious and well presented. Thank you very much for your kind hospitality, care and communication in English.

“Spiritual stay in a beautiful room and town”

Wonderful stay at this temple, outside of time. My room was spacious and very beautiful, right next to the prayer room of the temple. The futon was comfortable and the food really good both at dinner and breakfast. The priest welcomed me and walked me to the tomb of the master of Minobu, and also helped me to explain how to participate in the morning prayers at the main hall. I wish I could have stayed there for a few days.

“Would give 11 out 10 if I could. Many thanks to the hosts.”

Everything. Very beautiful and serene temple stay.

“A very nice traditional Japanese experience in the heart of the Budhist temples from Minobusan.”

The hotel is a local temple headed by a monk with accommodation facilities. We stayed 2 nights. Ryokan style, futon beds and mattresses on tatami. Japanese style room. We booked a large room for 4 and had the separation walls that we used to split in two. All very traditional with some local experiences offered by the hosting monk - prayers, sutra copying, bracelet making, yoga. The hosts spoke basic English and did their best to make our stay pleasant. Highly recommend the morning prayer at Kuonji temple nearby - 15 min by foot incl climbing the 287 steps - an authentic experience. From there you could take the cable car to Mt Minobu where you can have a nice view of Mt Fuji when is clear. Traditional breakfast and dinner. Reaching the place is relatively smooth but requires careful planning. We took the Shinkansen to Shizuoka, then the local train to Minobu station and finally the taxi to the hotel in Minobusan which was convenient and cheap for 4 pax. We used for all trains the JR pass. Need to be careful there is one train every 2 hours that connects until Minobu. However there are some other trains which stop in Fuji and you need to change which we wanted to avoid due to luggage etc.