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One of the guest room at Senju-in

Location: Shigisan, Rural Nara

Welcome to Senju-in. This traditional Buddhist Temple welcome guests since the Edo period, about 120 years ago. The Senju-in is located on the East side of the Ikoma mountain, between Osaka and Nara. There are 14 guest rooms available, none of the guest rooms have private baths or toilets. The Senju-in has two buildings, the Honkan which is a 2 story building and the Shinkan which is a 4 story building. From the Honkan guests will enjoy the garden view while from the Shinkan guest rooms have a mountain view. In this temple guest are served "Shojin-Ryori" (vegetarian Kaiseki) in the dining room. There is a morning prayer that starts at 6:00 am, the fire ceremony has been hold for more than 1100 years every morning at the Senju-in. As guests of the Senju-in you are invited to attend the prayer services. The prayer service is about 40 minutes long.

Buddhist Temple

Directions: It is a 15 minute train ride from the JR Nara train station to the JR Oji train station. It is also a 30 minute train ride from the JR Osaka train station to the JR Oji train station. From the JR Oji train station it is a 10 minute taxi ride, it costs about 2,000 yen.