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Loved the vibe of this place. It felt very traditional and was a super unique experience. The included dinner and breakfast were alright, not quite my speed but I enjoyed it for the most part. The morning ceremony at 6:45am was cool, and we were given a quick tour and history lesson after. The room was warm and clean, even after it snowed quite a bit overnight. The bath was great too. I’d definitely stay here again.

Als Hotel betrachtet, kann man den Aufenthalt als interessant und angenehm bezeichnen. Wer sich aber einen tieferen Einblick in den esoterischen bzw. Shingon-Buddhismus erwartet, wird enttäuscht sein. Natürlich sind die Abend/ Morgenrituale und das vegan Essen interessant bzw sogar spektakulär, aber es wird praktisch kaum etwas erklärt und es gibt auch keine Möglichkeit für Gespräche oder sonstigen Kontakt mit den Mönchen. Da die Anreise/ Abreise selbst aus/nach Osaka mindestens 3.5 Stunden dauert, sollte man unbedingt 2 Nächte in Koyasan einplanen, um die Sehenswürdigkeiten ohne Hetze besichtigen zu können.  Mein Eindruck war, dass der Aufenthalt primär zur Finanzierung der Tempel dient, aber nicht, um den Besuchern die Lehre des Shingon-Buddhismus bzw die Lebensweise der Mönche näher zu bringen. Für diesen kleinen Einblick würde ich nicht nochmals in so ein abgelegenes Gebiet reisen.

It wasn't the most pleasant experience considering that the males n females had to share toilets and that some other rooms had private toilets n bath instead. And also the fact that the walls are super thin hence whomever is connected to your room if their loud or they don't like your voice volume than you might get kicked to the curb. It's a very frustrating experience for sure since it tests one's patience n ability to let go. It's training for the customers n monks alike. I met a Japanese friend here whom shared with me how rude the monks and the staff were to one another n I think that shows the quality of this place however we were pretty lucky as there was a male who spoke mandarin n a male who spoke English both quite well in this place n though the mandarin speaker was quite condescending towards the other monks, the English speaker was really nice n patient overall. He helped me out a lot since we couldn't communicate with the others n seemed to be the only customers that spoke English whom booked this place by ourselves, the others around seemed to have a guide n were usually in groups. It's a unique experience n I recommend just staying for one night or going to the other temples. I went for the ajikan meditation at eko in temple n the service n cleanliness was on another level for sure. The food here was also really simple. Also a must see are the tomb area n the walk to kobold daishi temple. As a sensitive person, I felt the overwhelming love n presence and the cleanse of my heart of this amazing soul over there. To me, that was worth it. Remember to clean yourself with the water out front before going in.... and of course to the amazing fateful friendship that occurred for us with the jap-taiwanese couple we met. It was the next fav of mine after the time spent in nara visitor center. That was truly magickal n how I wished we stayed longer there. But all was good cause the way I planned this trip made it so that we would have this fateful encounter to the end of our trip.