Shukubo Fudoin

🪷A night at Koyasan's quietest temple, eleven centuries old

Wakayama Koyasan · Shukubo Fudoin

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Founded in 906, an Old Temple in Koyasan's Western Valley

• 🏯A Shingon temple founded in 906, in the Engi era, by the monk Saiko
• 🔥The main image is a Fudo Myoo carved by Kobo Daishi
• 👑Family temple of the Yamashina princely house, where Emperor Toba's empress Bifukumon-in is buried
• 🌿Set apart from the bustle of central Koyasan, in its quietest corner

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Staying Over, Rooms and the Detached Suite

• 🛏️Neat Japanese tatami rooms, with solo travelers warmly welcomed
• ✨The renovated detached suite 'Zuiun'
• 📚A guests-only library holding several hundred Buddhist books

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Shojin Ryori, Vegetarian Food Hard to Believe

• 🍱Temple vegetarian cooking without meat, fish or the five pungent roots
• 🥢A table balanced by the five tastes, five methods and five colors
• 🍤Tempura fried only once you have taken your seat
• 🌙Dinner served with a lantern-lit garden in view

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Gongyo, the Dawn Service

• 🛕Join the morning service in the main hall as the sky begins to lighten
• 📿Unique on Koyasan: the Daihannyakyo tendoku rite
• 🔥Goma fire prayers, an esoteric rite of Shingon Buddhism

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Buddhist Practice

• ✍️Shakyo, copying out all 262 characters of the Heart Sutra
• 🧘Ajikan meditation, the Shingon school's own form of zen
• 🖼️Sliding-door paintings by Kaiho Yusho, plus folding screens and hanging scrolls held by the temple

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Rooms Steeped in History

• 🏛️The Azuchi-Momoyama era 'shoin', a designated prefectural cultural property
• 🌸A garden of April cherry blossoms, May rhododendrons and flowering crabapple, and autumn maples
• 🖌️Sliding-door paintings in the upper room tracing 1,100 years of Koyasan

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Getting There

• 🚃15 minutes by bus from Nankai Koyasan Station, off at Rengedani, 3 minutes on foot
• 🚗From Osaka via the Kinki and Keinawa Expressways, from Nara via the Keinawa Expressway, then Route 480

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Shojin Ryori, Vegetarian Food Hard to Believe

• 🍱Temple vegetarian cooking without meat, fish or the five pungent roots
• 🥢A table balanced by the five tastes, five methods and five colors
• 🍤Tempura fried only once you have taken your seat
• 🌙Dinner served with a lantern-lit garden in view

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Gongyo, the Dawn Service

• 🛕Join the morning service in the main hall as the sky begins to lighten
• 📿Unique on Koyasan: the Daihannyakyo tendoku rite
• 🔥Goma fire prayers, an esoteric rite of Shingon Buddhism

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No hot spring here, only the dawn bell and shojin ryori to fill the night. At Fudoin on Koyasan, you leave lighter than you came.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

체크인·체크아웃 · 체크인: 15:00 · 체크아웃: 10:00 · 최종 체크인: 18:00

* Translated from information supplied by the property; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Shukubo Fudoin?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Shukubo Fudoin located?

It is in Shirahama · Wakayama Ito-gun. Address: 456 Koyasan Koyacho.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩580,552 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.