Omuro, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto仁和寺 松林庵
Ninnaji Shorinan
Shorinan is a lodging inside Ninna-ji, the head temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism in north-west Kyoto, founded in 888. One group a day stays in the restored house of a family that served the temple, with the grounds closed to everyone else from 17:00 until 08:30, a monk's private tour, and dinner in the temple's palace arranged to order.
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About the property
- Rooms
- 1
- Bath in the room
- Every room
- Recognition
- JAXURY Award 2026, STAY category
- Owned by
- Ninna-ji; stays arranged by WEFT Hospitality
Rooms and suites
Shorinan (whole house)
159.97 sq m over two floors · private garden behind the house view · The ground-floor living room opens on to the garden · upstairs a small display room of temple treasures with imperial links and a small tea room reached by a bridge over the stairs. Furniture and small fittings are Japanese crafts.
Dining and wellness
Breakfast set on the veranda of the Shinden hall, over the palace garden
- Shinden, Ninna-ji Goten
- shojin ryori and Kyoto kaiseki · former head priest's palace · dinner
- Hitotei teahouse
- teahouse · breakfast
- Wellness
- One wood-finished Japanese bathroom in the house; no spa or hot spring.
Where it is
- Omuro-Ninnaji station
- 3 min on foot
- Hanazono station
- 5 min by taxi
- Kyoto station
- 30 min by bus
Kyoto
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