2026 Editors' Selection

The 7 Best Temple Stays in Dewa Sanzan

Hand-picked from 12 temples across Dewa Sanzan — ranked by editor curation, traveler reviews, and the depth of monastic experience.

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Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Daisho-bo

大聖坊

A 400-year Touge yamabushi shukubo led by Master Hoshino Fumihiro, famous worldwide for its summer yamabushi training programmes.

English OKVegetarian

from $110/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Hagurosan Shozen-in (Arasawa-ji)

羽黒山荒澤寺正善院

The head temple of Haguro Shugen Hon-shu — a 1,400-year working Shugendo monastery preserving the Buddhist lineage of Haguro-san, with the National Important Cultural Property Koganedo.

Vegetarian

from $110/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Daishin-bo

宿坊大進坊

A yamabushi-run Toge shukubo with handmade shojin ryori, in-house goma fire prayers, and full English-friendly services.

English OKVegetarian

from $95/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Tamon-kan

出羽三山多聞館

300-year-old Toge shukubo built from Haguro sacred cedar, famous for sesame-tofu ankake and mountain-herb shojin ryori.

Vegetarian

from $90/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Saikan (Haguro-san Sanrosho)

羽黒山参籠所斎館

The only Edo-era shukubo still standing on the Haguro-san summit, run by Dewa Sanzan Jinja, with Michelin-listed mountain-herb shojin ryori.

Vegetarian

from $75/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Shukubo Kanbayashi Shokin

宿坊神林勝金

A rare thatched-roof Touge shukubo at the very foot of the Haguro-san stone steps and the National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda.

English OKVegetarian

from $95/night

Dewa Sanzan|Mid-Range

Sanada Enmei-in

出羽三山詣羽黒山宿坊真田延命院

A Touge shukubo six minutes from the Haguro-san cedar avenue, specialising in initial-pilgrimage prayers and three-mountain pilgrimage consultation.

Vegetarian

from $95/night

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