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Shukubo Fudoin
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Shirahama · Wakayama onsen ryokan — A night at Koyasan's quietest temple, eleven centuries old
★ 3.0TrustYou 96/100 · 493 reviews|Ito-gunFrom ₩633,838 / night (2 adults)
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About this ryokan
🪷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
- 👑The Yamashina imperial family temple, honoring Empress Bifukumon-in
- 🌿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
- 🖼️Temple-held Buddhist art, including a Kaihoku Yusho folding screen
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Rooms Steeped in History
- 🏛️The Azuchi-Momoyama era 'shoin', a designated prefectural cultural property
- 🌸A garden of spring cherry, May azalea and apple blossom, and autumn maple
- 🖌️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
- 🚗Reachable from Osaka and Nara via the Kinki Expressway
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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Property Description The Shukubo Fudoin is a Buddhist temple in the Koya Mountains of Wakayama. It is located conveniently near the main street, but offers peace and quiet among the natural scenery that changes with the seasons. Visitors can participate in morning meditation, experience sutra reading and copying, and see special events like the Star Festival in February. Guests can also dine on fr…Read more ↓
Property Description The Shukubo Fudoin is a Buddhist temple in the Koya Mountains of Wakayama. It is located conveniently near the main street, but offers peace and quiet among the natural scenery that changes with the seasons. Visitors can participate in morning meditation, experience sutra reading and copying, and see special events like the Star Festival in February. Guests can also dine on freshly prepare Buddhist vegetarian cuisine while enjoying a view of the beautiful garden. WiFi is available in the guest rooms. Property Access 3 minutes on foot from Rengedani bus stop after 15 minute ride on Nankai Rinkan bus from Koyasan station of Nankai electric railway
* This description is the property's own text, in English.
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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00
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FAQ
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- 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 ₩633,838 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.