Aki Kokubunji Shukubou

The staff was very friendly and helpful. It was just me and my son and felt welcomed the minute we arrived. The site was an outdoor museum with lots of history and the morning service was enlightening to watch and be apart of. I enjoyed my son learning other about cultures he even like some of the vegan food :)

Nothing really.

奈良時代の国分寺跡にあるお寺に宿泊できることと酒蔵通りまで歩いて数分と酒蔵回りには絶好のロケーション。西条の街は古い街並みや通りの雰囲気が残っていて観光客もそれほど多く無く落ち着いて過ごすことができます。 The most wonderful thing is that you can stay at a temple located on the site of a Nara-era ( 8th century ) provincial temple, and it's just a few minutes' walk to Sakagura-dori ( street of Japanese Sake breweries), making it a perfect location for visiting Sake breweries. The town of Saijō retains its old streets and traditional atmosphere, and since there aren’t too many tourists, you can enjoy a peaceful and relaxing stay.

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The monks are extremely friendly and helpful! Excel facilities and location!

The originality of staying on site at a temple is very attractive, and the cleanliness of the whole area is very high. It is definitely a stay away from distraction and is very calm. The traditional breakfast is very good, and more than generous. Easily accessible from the train station, roughly a 5 minute walk. The monk was very nice, and accommodating.

The stay doesn't represent value for money, and does feel quite touristy in the welcome and attitude of the staff. The additional options - meditation and calligraphy - are not lessons at all, but simply the chance to participate, with no particular instructions or explanations given, nor chance to understand reasons behind what is being executed. They are also very expensive, and do not represent good value. No evening meal is available, and the nearest places to eat are a couple of kilometres away.