Reviews of 高野山 宿坊 大明王院 -Koyasan Shukubo Daimyououin- 3 stars

It was fantastic, room, garden, food, peaceful and beautiful. Many toilets, good onsen. Private dining spaces.

The calm and relaxing ambience, with spacious and beautiful rooms, is framed by an astonishing Japanese garden, in front of which you can sit and enjoy some sake.

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Is an amazing and relaxing experience being able to sleep in a place like this one. The mystic tranquility and history transmitted can’t be compared to other types of accommodations.

You have to be relatively prepared to the kind of place you’re staying. The baths are shared, sleep in a tatami futon, and the food is special. If you are aware of that then there isn’t a single problem.

The temple is very well placed, close to the old cemetery, there are some shops and restaurants around. The garden is amazing and our room had a postal-card view on it. All the facilities were extremely clean, the onsen was comfortable and not crowded ( the temple is very small). All the personnel serving us were very nice and always ready to help.

The meals got very unusual test and texture for the western travellers. Nevertheless it was incredibly beautifully served

An unforgettable experience at Daimyououin! Staying at this temple was truly special: the atmosphere is timeless, peaceful, calming, and serene. The room was beautiful, with a breathtaking view of one of the temple’s gardens. Both dinner and breakfast were not only delicious but also well presented. The priests were kind and spoke enough English to make us feel welcome. We also joined the morning prayer, which was a touching experience. I wholeheartedly recommend this Shukubo to anyone looking for a meaningful and authentic stay in Koyasan! すべてありがとうございました。 とてもすてきな たいざい になりました。

Nothing, everything was perfect :)

Great stay. This is a smaller monastery than ones we saw so maybe we had 5 or 6 small groups of 2 to 4 staying there the night we were there. The rooms were large with matts on the ground. Good warm blankets. We were there late April and it was chilly in the halls but they had the rooms warm for where we are and our room had a heater as well to turn on. The bathroom was large with 6 stalls very clean. The only shower is the onsen open in the evening. It was awesome. Small mostly private since there were not many people staying there. The picture online does not so it justice it was great. We could leave our luggage at the place before checkin just sitting in the hallway but it felt safe enough. The food was weird and wonderful. Most of it we didnt know what we were eating but it was fun and filling. We noticed another group didn't touch anything and went to a restaurant across the street so if ur a picky eater and don't like trying new weird but good food maybe don't pay for the food service part. our teenager ate the apple slice and strawberry and the rice. She ate one bite of everything else so she tried it but wasnt full lol. The service in the morning is about 30 minutes. With a monk omming out the sutras. It was really cool. The entrance and the coi fish pond in the back were stunning. The bus stop is right outside the monastery so easy access to that and the cemetery was a couple blocks down so very convenient. There are restaurants and coffee shops around. The souvenir shops were all the same mostly prayer Buddhism stuff. And the cookies cracker treats Japan loves.

Wonderful experience. Sleeping on futons, dining on the floor. The morning ceremony was lovely and nice onsen. Recommend!

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Atmospheric temple stay, wonderful food

A unique experience, staying in traditional Japanese rooms, incredible meals provided too. The snow made the place even more beautiful .

Cold when you left the room to use the bathroom etc!

Breakfast was traditional Japanese, tasty.

hallway not heated, as we were there during winter months and can become uncomfortable walking around.

Magical experience. Peaceful with wonderful food

This was a fantastic experience and a highlight of our trip. We had a private dinner and breakfast and the temple was not busy while we were there so had the opportunity to have what turned out to be a private onsen experience.

Incredible place. Really unique, relaxing experience

This is expected with a temple stay, but just so anyone reading is aware - the walls are very thin so you might need earplugs