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Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin offers authentic temple lodging in a historic district. Relax in the indoor public bath after exploring the peaceful garden. Enjoy practical amenities like free self-parking and in-room WiFi for a comfortable stay.

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Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

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  • 16 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Futons
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  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Koya, Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin is in the historical district and in the mountains. Misato Observatory and Aragi-jima Island Rice Terraces are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Koya-Ryujin Quasi-National Park and Kongo-Ikoma Quasi-National Park. Kyoryu Land and Jison-in are also worth visiting. Visit our Koya travel guide
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339 Koyasan, Koya, Ito, Wakayama, 648-0211

What's nearby

  • Koyasan Daishi Kyokai
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Koyasan Reihokan Museum
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Koyasan University
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Kongobuji Temple
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Muryokoin Temple
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Gokurakubashi station
    13 min drive
  • Kansai Intl. Airport (KIX)
    82 min drive

Restaurants

  • 胡麻豆腐濱田屋
    9 min walk
  • 角濱ごまとうふ総本舗
    6 min walk
  • 和風らーめん みやま
    2 min drive
  • つくも
    8 min walk
  • 天風てらす
    2 min drive

About this property

Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin

Ryokan in the historical district
Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin provides amenities like an indoor public bath (no minerals) and a garden. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin feature comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
Extra amenities include:
  • Separate tubs/showers, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains

Spa

  • Public bath open from 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Public indoor bath (no minerals)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

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  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Slippers
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Tatami (woven mat) flooring

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 9:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Please note: This property serves only 2 types of dinners for half board bookings, which rotate each night. Requests to change the dinner menu cannot be accommodated.
Guests booked in Half Board rates must check-in by 5 PM to receive dinner.
Meals are not included in the Breakfast and Half Board rates for children under 6 years old. Meals for children are available by reservation only and must be requested 1 day in advance of arrival.
The entrance to the property closes between 9 PM and 6 AM. Guests are not permitted to enter or leave the property during this time.
Guests with dietary restrictions or food allergies should contact this property in advance.
Requests for food allergies or dietary restrictions including vegan and gluten-free diets cannot be accommodated.

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from April 6 2026 to April 30 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: This property serves only 2 types of dinners, which rotate each night. Requests to change the dinner menu cannot be accommodated.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin Inn
Syukubo Zofukuin Inn
Syukubo Zofukuin
Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin Koya
Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin Ryokan
Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin Ryokan Koya

Frequently asked questions

Is Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin?

Check-out is at 9:00 AM.

Where is Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin located?

Situated in the historical district, this ryokan is steps from Koyasan Daishi Kyokai, Koyasan Reihokan Museum, and Jokiin. Konpon Daito Pagoda and Danjo Garan Temple are just steps away.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Koyasan Syukubo Zofukuin Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.8

Cleanliness

8.8

Location

8.2

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 57 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s worth noting that this is not a normal hotel but a traditional pilgrim’s lodging, so it is expected that you sleep on a mat on the floor and the facilities are relatively basic. You are staying here for the experience. The property was clean with onsen (hot bath) provided and our room had its own toilet/sink. Our only complaint is that they no longer serve food and we were not notified of this despite this being part of our booking, however we found a restaurant for dinner walking distance away and had a delicious meal.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
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8/10 Good

Silvia

Very practical temple. Bus stop and parking in front of it, in the middle of Koyasan. Futons are convenient and the room has its own bathroom. The Onsen are clean and proper. Check in between 3 and 5 pm. Monks would wait for your evening excursions. No dining or breakfast. Only negative point is that the pillows are made of wood or seeds, very tough…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
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8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cool experience to stay in these lodgings. There is a heater in the room but the halls and bathrooms are pretty cold when it’s not warm out. The bath is amazing, so hot and relaxing. The morning prayers were very cool to experience. You do sleep on traditional futons and pillows, so if you’re picky about your pillow you might want to bring your own. The garden in the middle of the temple is beautiful as is the front garden. The check-in window is pretty small so I’d recommend working this into your trip when you’re coming from somewhere close. We came from Lake Ashi and it was very stressful trying to travel from that far away and make the check-in time. Overall I would definitely recommend staying here!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
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4/10 Poor

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I stayed at two temples in Koyasan and this one was much inferior to the first one. They do not serve any meals. The staff was not very welcoming and cordial. They only offer one option to bath at night and nothing the morning. They also only offer one temple experience in the AM at 6:30. They were not helpful to assist visitors to determine where to sit and how to participate in the service. Would suggest you do your research in choosing a temple. The price was very good and I guess one gets value for what was the price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
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8/10 Good

Vicente

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good

Olga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place, the only cons - no in room bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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8/10 Good

Pieter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Experience 10/10. Hotel stay 8/10.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
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8/10 Good

susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This location is so quiet and serene. It was a privilege to watch the monks morning prayers. Rooms were large. Location was walkable to the various sights. I misunderstood the webpage when I booked and thought that dinner and breakfast were included but no meals are served here. I’m not sure if it is the time of year or whether it is always the same but local restaurants seemed to only be open from 9 to 4.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
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8/10 Good

Yee Ting

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is not a hotel, but accommodation inside of a temple. There is basically no service. I stayed in one of the room inside the temple, which is quite a walk from the entrance and on the second floor. There is no toilet or sink in our room. There are rooms in a new building beside the entrance which has toilets and sinks. All rooms have no bathroom, there is a public bath which is opened from 4-10pm. They dont provide meals anymore. There is morning prayer you can watch at 6:30am. I will recommend staying for one night if you want the experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Maki

Disliked: Amenities
チェックインした時お湯のポットが廊下にあったのですが、夕方なくなり．翌朝ポットを頼んだら、やっていませんと断られました。 お湯だけでよいので、準備して欲しかったです。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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6/10 Okay

Cesar

Olía demasiado a humedad
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

エリ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
綺麗なお風呂と清潔な和室で、ゆっくりと過ごすことができました。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Lorène

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super experience dans cette chambre
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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6/10 Okay

Juliane

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Eine preisgünstige Tempel Übernachtung mitten in koyasan. Alle wichtigen Sehenswürdigkeitrn sind fussnah oder mit dem Bus zu erreichen. Die Haltestelle ist direkt vor der Tür. Die Zimmer sind typisch japanisch. Wobei das einfach nicht meins ist. Ein futon auf dem Boden ist für mich zum Schlafen einfach zu hart. Das Kissen war auch sehr unbequem. Aber das ist persönliches empfinden. Die gemeinschaftsbäder waren sauber. Insgesamt war es im ganzen Tempel sehr kalt. Im Zimmer gab es eine Klima, die ich die ganze Nacht durchlaufen lassen musste, weil es doch sehr kalt war (trotz Mai).
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastisk

Det var en fantastisk oplevelse. Min kæreste og jeg forstår slet ikke nogle af de dårlige anmeldelser. Det var autentisk og roligt. Vi sov rigtig godt og havde alt vi skulle bruge. Badet var højdepunktet for os, hvor vi kunne hoppe i hot tubbet efter en lang dag. Fællesbadet er delt op i mænd og kvinder, og har rigtig fint og de gange vi benyttede det var der blot en enkelt person eller vi havde hele badet for os selv. Vi er helt oppe at køre over en dejlig oplevelse i Koyasan, og vi kan klart anbefale det!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
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4/10 Poor

Maria

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No hay buena atención, no brindan agua caliente para beber un té a pesar del frío. Al momento de irnos llovía, hacia frío, pero no nos ofrecieron llamar a un taxi. Decepcionada.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
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8/10 Good

Takeo

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
コロナの関係か、しばらく食事の提供はされていないとの事。その事は事前に確認もしてあったし承諾済みだったが・・・、まさか多くの飲食店が16:00に閉店するとは‼️ ちょっとリサーチ不足を痛感。コンビニが近いので問題は無いですが、お店で食べるならお早めに。 朝のお勤めも新鮮な感じで良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
お部屋が新しくてとてもきれいで快適に過ごさせていただきました。お風呂もきれいで、他の方と一緒にならない工夫もしてくれていて、よかったです。 確認不足でコロナ禍で食事がでないことを当日知ったので、精進料理を楽しみにしていたのにコンビニの食事になってしまったのは残念でした。 それがあっても、お部屋のきれいさと快適さは勝ります。 朝のお勤めに参加できたのもよかったです。 場所も壇上伽藍と金剛峰寺に近く、夜散歩に行けたのもいい思い出になりました。
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Exactly as advertised and expected!

We were here for the temple stay experience which was in our bucket list, so had accepted the high cost for the nights stay as one of those things. Accommodation is sparkling clean and new, but very very basic. Public bath is small and very basic. There is no shower available in the morning at all. Food was good at dinner and breakfast - all Japanese. Service was very good. The prayer ceremony started bang on time, and was just about half an hour. It was as expected, something to experience. Property is in a fantastic location so close to all attractions of Koya making it possible to stay one night and see everything. Although curfew after 9pm is noted in the website, they must have succumbed to the pressures of tourists, we were told the small gate is open all night. During our stay, we noticed that there was not one Japanese tourist... They were happy to let us leave our car until check in time as well as a couple of hours after check out. The staff were perfectly efficient and helpful, if a bit stiff - as can be expected of monks...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
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4/10 Poor

Koji

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

雨の日も気持ちの良い宿坊。

当然のことだが古い寺院。だが、部屋や洗面所やトイレは増築、改装されていて清潔に保たれていて快適だった。とりわけ風呂は新しく改装されていて浴槽も大きく、気持ちが良かった。2泊し、どの日も雨が降ったが、雨降る日本庭園を鑑賞していると時間が経つのを忘れた。宿泊手続きも、英語が堪能なスタッフにより要領よく行われた。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Unique cultural experience

We had a good garden view, and the temple provided everything needed. Everything is maintained and cleaned well. Morning prayer was a unique experience definitely worth joining. Hot bath is nice. However, the food will not suit everyone's taste.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Want to come back again and again Staff are so kind Perfect location and good service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Lolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Expérience très intéressante, je ne peux que conseiller !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Interessante Erfahrung im Kloster einzuziehen, an der Morgenzeremonie teilzunehmen und das buddhistische Essen zu genießen. Im November war es schon realtiv kalt, aber da die Zimmer mit Heizlüfter und Heizdecken ausgestattet sind, wird einem nicht kalt. Der Mönch war sehr bemüht uns eine Führung auf Deutsch zu geben (er lernte grade Deutsch) und alles zu erklären. Alles in allem ein tolles Erlebnis.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Shukubo authentique pour découvrir KoyaSan

Très bonne expérience dans un shukubo qui fait l'objet d'une rénovation récente, tout en gardant son authenticité. Tatamis récents, futons de bonne qualité pour un shukubo, chauffage suffisant pour la chambre, vue sur un petit jardin traditionnel en intérieur (érable, carpes). Très silencieux. Accueil chaleureux par un des moines bouddhistes qui manifestait une envie de communiquer et de bien recevoir ses invités. Bien faire attention aux contraintes horaires (en particulier d'arrivée, où il est plus qu'impératif de faire le check in avant 5h si l'on souhaite dîner le soir-même à 17h30). Le dîner servi dans la salle commune est de bonne qualité, avec des mets bien préparés, en quantité juste nécessaire (pas d'excès). En revanche, bien garder à l'esprit pour ceux que ça peut gêner que le petit déjeuner correspond aux traditions du lieu et du Japon, à savoir une quantité assez modeste et évidemment tourné sur le salé. Proximité du centre de Koyasan, face à l'arrêt de bus, à une distance modérée à pied du cimetière. Cérémonie bouddhiste matinale intimiste, permettant d'avoir un aperçu de leur engagement religieux.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018