Family hotels and homes in Minobu

This is an authentic 550 year old temple. It was an incredible experience, I learnt so much about the Japanese culture. The people were amazing and the food was divine. We did the kimonos dress up and my kids did the calligraphy, which was at an additional cost but well worth it!

A wonderful atmospheric place with a beautiful garden. The rooms are spacious and clean, great bath and excellent food. I felt very good there and slept like a baby. I have good memories of my stay there and the wonderful care of the host, Mrs. Junko

This was an outstanding experience. The chief priest and his family are amazing. The rooms are big and spacious, the food is very good. Minobu as an area is so beautiful, with large mountains covered with green cedartrees and nestled in between are all the important temples. The chief priest did an astounishing work in introducing us to the buddhist practices. The walk to the morning prayer, 04:45 in the morning is very very rewarding.

The hospitality was so good that I couldn't believe it was the temple lodging. Good traditional and modern dinner. The decorations inside the lodging are fun.

Amazing atmosphere, super clean and spacious rooms. We learned a lot about Buddhism and the chief monk Ken and his family were so very nice and welcoming. They explained a lot about history, Buddhism and gave us great recommendations about walking around - definitely the highlight of our trip in Japan so far! Food was super authentic too. An advice - take a taxi from the station, it’s not expensive and the road is super steep. Also go to the morning prayer.

We had an amazing two nights at Habanobo. Ken and his family made us feel so welcome and learning about Buddhism from Ken was very interesting. Minobu is a beautiful and peaceful area and Ken gave us some excellent tips on walks in the area. The temple is very well kept, and our room was very large with lovely views. The breakfast and dinner was excellent and very carefully prepared and presented. Would love to go back one day!

As others have said, the food is amazing, the hospitality is excellent, and the whole experience is just wonderful. Highly recommended. We are a family of five (all vegan) and we loved our visit to Kakurinbo.

Everything!! It was amazing and fun. The staff was very kind and respectful. Would recommend 10/10

Staff were very friendly and willing to help in anyway. It felt like staying with family. They took the time to recommend what to do in the area, the 3 main attractions in the area are amazing and the reason for coming to this location. This will be one of the most special parts of our trip to Japan.

An absolutely lovely stay with friendly people, amazing food and a great garden. Not only that, the surrounding area is stunning and staff do their absolute best to give you recommendations. We also got a surprise mini "matsuri" (Japanse festival) experience, which was a ton of fun and made our stay all the more special. And as someone with tattoos it was great that we could use the public bath without any trouble. A lot of places in Japan still refuse those with tattoos, but it wasn't a problem here. Very thankful for this!