# Temple lodgings Kyoto?

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**Category:** Japan Reizen&  Vakantie\
**Created:** [31 januari 2011 om 21:51 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/temple-lodgings-kyoto/83765 "2011-01-31T21:51:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![blackeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@blackeye](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/u/blackeye)\
**Post date:** [31 januari 2011 om 21:51 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/temple-lodgings-kyoto/83765/1 "2011-01-31T21:51:46Z")

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Hello, can you help me with a tricky question? I would like to stay at a temple lodging. We will be in Kyoto at the end of July, hot! We had thought of Koya san, but it takes around 3 hours to get there, plus it fits in our itinerary at the weekend. I have heard that Koyasan is very busy at the weekend. Is there a sutable alternaitef on the outskirts of kyoto, or something within 1 hour travelling with the train? We had also hoped that the altitude might give us a little bit of a cooler situation than the centre of kyoto. Any other tips are very welcome.

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**Author:** ![Nigo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.wereldwijzer.nl/nigo/32/9424_2.png) [@Nigo](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/u/Nigo)\
**Post date:** [1 februari 2011 om 08:34 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/temple-lodgings-kyoto/83765/2 "2011-02-01T08:34:35Z")

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Kibune is a mountain village about 30min from Kyoto. I don’t think they have temple lodging, mainly luxury ryokan. Temperatures are about 5 degrees lower than in Kyoto though. Try posting your question at japan-guide ([japan-guide.com forum - Questions -](http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quedisplay.html)) or tripadvisor and you might get the answer you are looking for.

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**Author:** ![Gejo01](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.wereldwijzer.nl/gejo01/32/5930_2.png) [@Gejo01](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/u/Gejo01)\
**Post date:** [1 februari 2011 om 13:15 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/temple-lodgings-kyoto/83765/3 "2011-02-01T13:15:34Z")

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Yes, it takes time to go there, but realise that it’s a very nice trip by train through the mountains to Koyasan finally wit a cable train up to the mountain. And there are many temple lodgins where the monks prepare very nice meals. It’s much more than a ryokan.

We rented the “Hanare” (guest house with own garden) in the temple Hoyoshin-inn. Absolutely feboulous and the best Japanes meal ever!

We visited one day in the end of July and it was not crowdy at all. I cannot imagine that there will be so many daytrippers also not in the weekend. It’s a small village with many temples a nice semetry and in one day you can see it all.

Succes!