Immersion totale dans ce temple bouddhiste. Accueil aux petits soins et excellent repas. C’était magique :)

Bien que quelque peu difficile d'accès, c'était un lieu absolument magnifique, et c'est certainement le fait qu'il soit perdu sur le mont qui a rendu l'expérience d'autant plus agréable. Les moines étaient vraiment très gentils, les repas très bons, la chambre assez spacieuse, et une première expérience en bain publique (onsen) très agréable. Je recommande d'ailleurs une balade de nuit dans les alentours. Mais le plus chouette était la cérémonie du feu au lever du jour. L'atmosphère était incroyable !

What an amazing place! So peaceful, in the midst of nature, with mountains views. Everyone was so hospitable. The biggest room we’ve stayed in Japan, with delicious food. Onsen was relaxing too. The bus connection from Oji is great (twice an hour on Sunday!), and we also took cable car from Osaka’s side, which was an absolute treat.

Lovely surroundings in the temple and spacious room.

We felt we didn't get much interaction with the monks. We went there because we wanted to learn about their way of life and the only interaction we had was them showing us to our room and the fire ceremony. The meals were served and everyone was whispering so it created a bit of an awkward atmosphere where we felt we weren't allowed to talk. We travelled for a while to get to this place which is not that accessible on public transport and overall we did not feel that it was worth coming all that way for one night when we did not learn anything about their way of life there.