Featured Hotels Near Kumano Shrine

Stay at Matsukaze-Tei Ryokan, just a 3-minute walk from Kumano Shrine. This traditional wooden inn features tatami rooms with garden views, morning bird songs, and free foot baths. Enjoy an exclusive Shinto ritual workshop and a handmade omamori-making session through the HopeGoo app

Koyu Mountain View Inn offers panoramic views of Kumano Shrine’s lanterns and surrounding hills from its cantilevered observation rooms. Guests can join nightly stargazing sessions led by local astronomers, learning about constellations linked to shrine festivals. Each room includes a kotatsu and cozy blankets for winter stays

Yes, Koyu Shrine Friend's Guesthouse partners with the shrine to provide certified guides who lead immersive tours covering the shrine’s founding myths, rituals, and seasonal ceremonies. Book in advance via the HopeGoo platform to include a shrine stone carving demonstration and a short kagura dance performance in the guesthouse courtyard

At Sakuragumo-no-Yado, a restored 100-year-old farmhouse, guests experience authentic Koyu village life through daily tea ceremony sessions and local ingredient cooking classes. The inn hosts community dinner gatherings where travelers share meals with residents, creating meaningful connections rooted in tradition

Koyu Hillside Onsen Lodge features private onsen baths with mountain and shrine views. Its glass-roofed rooms allow you to gaze at stars while soaking. The lodge also offers forest meditation walks and traditional sake tasting events hosted by local artisans. Reserve early via HopeGoo for seasonal packages

Yes, Koyu Old Kitchen Inn serves farm-to-table dishes made with ingredients gathered from shrine grounds. Guests may attend hands-on workshops to prepare three traditional rice balls used in shrine festivals, followed by a communal ritual meal in the garden, fostering deep cultural connection