Daienin Reviews

Super nice breakfast with a beautiful private room, budget stay in this area with nice facilities. Morning Buddhist talk for guests.

The place is clean & comfortable and their food is very good.

The temple is really beautiful with stunning paintings in the dining room. There is a morning worship service you can join in which starts at 6am, but you can join any time as well as leave the service. Food is really delicious, I didn’t expect much from vegetarian dishes, but they were great. The amount of food is pretty decent, I didn’t feel hungry by the morning even tho I had dinner at 5pm. I traveled alone but I believe this room is specious enough for a couple. The convent location of the temple allows to walk to the main tramples and tourist office (where I got the night tour to the cemetery booked) as well as to the Eko-in temple from where that tour sets off.

Well maintained temple/ryokan. Took a long time to check in. Everything is very clean and punctual. You get what can be expected.

Very friendly temple abbot and staff, a unforgettable experience.

Recommended for anyone visiting Koya-san and looking to experience a peaceful temple lodging. The resident monk welcomed us on arrival and proceeded with the check-in without much delay. The facilities, morning service and curfew was explained very clearly upon registration and we were given with a slip of paper for reference. This lodging is very well maintained and you would be welcomed with a sakura tree at the entrance garden after stepping into the lodging during spring. We are very pleaseed with the overall stay, meals and little souveniers from this temple lodging.

Comfortable and tranquil

Very nice & relaxing staying inside the temple. Enjoy the morning session. Both the meals for dinner & breakfast are very nice & delicious. Location is very near to the bus stop.

A very recommended temple, simple and elegant. Very comfortable stay for two nights. The price/performance ratio is high, and it is completely sufficient if you want to experience shukubo. I will definitely book again if I go there next time.

Great experience in a temple in the heart of Koyasan. The rules of life within the temple are to be taken into consideration for the traveler tempted by this type of accommodation. In particular, access closes at 9.00 in the evening and no shower possible in the morning or after 21.00.

This small town is really nice, with many temples. Very clean and peaceful. The residents are very enthusiastic and even if they don’t communicate fluently in language, they are still willing to help foreign tourists. There are many foreigners among the tourists, and most of them are pious and friendly. Most of the morning classes in this shukubo are Japanese and there is no English translation. You can go to other temples to take care of the temples and do meditation. The location is very good, but the young monk who served us didn't talk much. The room is generally warm, and although it is a public toilet, it is very clean. Breakfast? Just treat it as an experience.

A very good experience, the rooms are clean and the service is friendly, and the morning classes are great! The transportation location here is very good, there are many shops and restaurants nearby, and it is very convenient to eat and buy things!

The food was more delicious than I expected. Since it was a lodging lodge, it felt clean. However, I feel that the other lodgings were better overall.

The toilet was kept very clean and felt nice. This time, there were 6 of us in 3 rooms, but the rooms were just separated by sliding doors, so even though we were relatives, we didn't have enough privacy, so I was a little worried. The width of the shower in the bathroom for one person is narrow, and some people use the shower while standing without paying attention to those around them, so it was supposed to be able to accommodate 5 people, but one spot couldn't be used, making it difficult to wash off and get out. I am troubled. I was very satisfied with the meal. I realized that I was living a luxurious life every day because I only had the bare necessities. It was a very valuable experience.