Temple Hotel Shoden-ji

Shoden-ji is a Nichiren-shu parish temple founded in 1602 in the Shiba district of Minato-ku, central Tokyo, with a recorded history of about 400 years and Bishamonten as its tutelary deity. In July 2019 the temple opened "Temple Hotel Shoden-ji", the first modern shukubo within Tokyo's 23 special wards and the first Nichiren-shu temple lodging in the Kanto region, in partnership with Sharewing Inc. (operator of the OTERA STAY brand). The accommodation occupies a two-storey detached guesthouse built in 2015 within the temple precincts adjacent to the main hall, configured as two independent 1LDK units (one per floor) with private bath, kitchenette, washing machine, work desk and free Wi-Fi. Each unit sleeps up to 6 guests (12 total across both floors), and the entire house can also be rented as a whole-house lockout — well suited to solo travelers, couples, families and small groups alike. The property is promoted as Japan's first fully-unmanned 24-hour "tera-tech" shukubo: instead of a conventional front desk, guests check in and out via a video-phone system that operates around the clock, which is especially convenient for late-night arrivals at Haneda Airport (about 25 minutes by Tokyo Monorail). Optional shakyo (sutra-copying) sessions of 30–60 minutes can be arranged with the temple for 3,000 yen per person, but unlike traditional rural shukubo there is no compulsory morning service, no shojin ryori meal plan and no curfew — reservations include the room only and meals are taken at the many restaurants in the surrounding Hamamatsucho / Daimon area. Tokyo Tower, Zojoji and the Imperial Palace are all within a 5-minute drive, making this a practical base for travelers who want a temple stay without leaving central Tokyo.