Eko-In Temple, our home for two nights, is one of the 51 temples in Koyasan Lodging. The rooms are simple and each night the staff make up futon beds. Vegan breakfast and dinner are delivered to your room on stacking trays and served with green tea. Most guests use shared bathrooms, although we had one of a few rooms with a private bathroom.
Guests are invited to attend temple rituals and services and the monks and novices were happy to talk about their backgrounds and day to day lives. We attended the 7am prayer service which was followed by the fire ritual and also the evening meditation. At the fire ceremony pieces of wood with wishes written on them are blessed and burned; for a fee guests can write their wishes on one or more.
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