Taikoji Shukubo Hostel

山の薫りや木々のざわめきが感じられる。親戚のおばあちゃんの家に泊まったかのような懐かしさ。侘び寂びを感じる中庭。全て良い。

オーナーさん（ご住職？）のお気遣いがとんでもなく素晴らしく、本当に最高でした。 チェックインの予定が二転三転したものの、とても丁寧に対応してくださり、感激しきりでした。 宿泊前、雨で延期になった近所の花火大会が宿泊日にあるとお知らせくださり、予定を変更して観覧しましたが、それもまた素晴らしく、素敵な思い出になりました。 我々の行動にすべて先回りして心遣いをしてくださり、友人たちも大喜びでした。 また二見へ行くことがあれば、ぜひお世話になりたいです。

チェックアウトが10:00だったので、9:30にシャワーを浴びて準備しようとしたら、お掃除中で使えなかったこと。 チェックアウト後に始めてほしかったですが、お寺さんがご厚意で開かれている宿坊だと感じているので、まったく文句はありません。 ただ、事前にわかっていると助かりますので、使用可能時間を明記されているとよろしいかと存じます。

Charming and beautiful traditional lodge by an old shrine. Comfortable and full of character, being surrounded by nature made this a truly incredible place to say.

This is a hostel inside the precinct of Taiko-ji temple. The price is very reasonable for a tatami room. There is also a kitchen you can use in addition to the bathtub, which I appreciate a lot because I was really cold. The (chief?) priest was very friendly and he can speak English well. The temple is right next to Ise Sea Paradise and Futamiokitama Shrine and is very close to Hinjitsu-kan, which is a must-go! So I hope you'd choose to stay here. I was told I can stay until whenever I want so it's great that I can sleep in.

Everything in the place was positive surprise for me. This is an old hostel style accommodation so you cannot compare it to the hotels/resorts/etc. However, the successive night my accommodation is a popular chain hotel in Japan but I miss the Taikoji hostel in which I spend the previous night:) the hostel is an old house made of wood with leaky windows and thick paper-made walls. I was the only guest that night and it was an excellent experience.

Nothing. However, staying alone in an empty old house might be somehow scary for some people.

The hostel is located inside Taikoji Temple, near Meoto Iwa and near the bus stops going to Toba and Ise Jingu. The temple is an evacuation site, there are signs instructing how to get there, thus very easy to find the way. The price is very cheap, the rooms are separated and the bathroom, toilet and dining room are shared.

Just a suggestion but it might be hard to find the hostel if you arrive in the evening so I suggest going there during daylight. Also around the area there is no restaurant or combini so if you want to have a decent dinner/breakfast you should prepare it before going to the hostel.

Staying in a gorgeous and old temple is just unique. It will remain one of the best places I ever stayed, not just in Japan but anywhere. (and I've been around for a while ;))