Featured Hotels Near Hongaji Temple

Near Hongo-ji Temple in Lake West City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Jingxin Zen Stay is a serene boutique accommodation housed within a renovated temple complex. Its traditional Japanese garden-view rooms offer quiet mornings with temple bell echoes, and guests can join daily meditation sessions. Just a 5-minute walk to the temple’s main gate, the inn features a tea ceremony workshop and minimalist tatami interiors. For exclusive access, book through the HopeGoo app.

Just a 3-minute walk from Hongo-ji Temple, the Lake West Old Street offers Edo-era stone pathways lined with traditional tea houses serving freshly brewed Shizuoka matcha desserts. A 10-minute stroll leads to the Lakeside Meditation Plaza, where guided morning nature walks and breathwork sessions are held daily at 9 AM by local elders. Nearby, visitors can join a handmade lantern-making workshop at the temple grounds, crafting personalized paper lanterns to hang over the temple pond—glowing softly at night. These immersive experiences require no extra transit and enrich any mindful visit.

Yes, Jingxin Zen Stay offers sunrise garden-view rooms facing the temple’s dry landscape garden, where morning light filters through bamboo groves onto tatami floors, creating ever-changing natural patterns. Sliding shoji doors open to private mini balconies perfect for quiet contemplation or joining early-morning aromatherapy meditation sessions. Limited availability ensures a tranquil retreat experience—book directly via the HopeGoo app to secure your preferred room type.