2026 Editors' Selection

The 5 Best Temple Stays in Yoshino

Hand-picked from 5 temples across Yoshino — ranked by editor curation, traveler reviews, and the depth of monastic experience.

PriceAll (5)Budget (2)Mid-Range (2)Luxury (1)

01Editor's Pick

Yoshino|Mid-Range

Yoshino-so Yukawaya

吉野荘湯川屋

A 300-year-old gate-front ryokan to Kinpusen-ji Zao-do, the closest lodging to the National Treasure hall, with Nara's first infinity open-air bath.

OnsenPrivate Onsen

from $130/night

Yoshino|Luxury

Chikurin-in Gunpoen

竹林院群芳園

Yoshino-yama's most prestigious shukubo-ryokan, founded by Prince Shotoku and centered on Gunpoen — a Sen no Rikyu garden listed among the Three Great Gardens of Yamato.

Vegetarian

from $110/night

Yoshino|Mid-Range

Sakuramotobo

井光山五臺寺櫻本坊

A Shugendo training-hall shukubo on UNESCO-listed Yoshino-yama, founded by an Emperor Tenmu vow and home to three Important Cultural Property Buddhas.

Vegetarian

from $80/night

Yoshino|Budget

Tonan-in

大峯山東南院

A 1,300-year-old shukubo founded by En no Gyoja southeast of Kinpusen-ji, with a famous tahoto pagoda and weeping cherry. Used by Retired Emperor Shirakawa and Matsuo Basho.

Vegetarian

from $60/night

Yoshino|Budget

Kizoin (Gohozan)

護法山喜蔵院

A Honzan Shugen-shu sub-temple of Kinpusen-ji and one of Mt. Omine's five guardian temples — the only Yoshino temple that runs both a shukubo and a youth hostel.

Vegetarian

from $50/night