Featured Hotels Near Kuzuryu Shrine

Stay at Hinohara Onsen Ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn nestled behind the Kuzuryu Shrine. Its private outdoor baths overlook the sacred forest, offering serene morning views of shrine lanterns and misty mountain paths. Just a 5-minute walk from the shrine’s main path, guests can join quiet dawn rituals in solitude. Book your stay via the HopeGoo app for access to exclusive 'Shinrin-Ko' rooms with panoramic shrine vistas.

The closest lodging, Yama no Yado Ryokan, lies just 300 meters from Kuzuryu Shrine, a 5-minute walk along a historic stone path lined with ancient trees. The route offers peaceful views of pigeons circling the shrine’s eaves and morning mist rising from the valley. The inn provides complimentary ritual guides and prayer paper, plus optional guided access to the shrine’s thousand-year-old maple trail. Reserve the ‘Mori no Yume’ room via HopeGoo for a breakfast experience accompanied by birdsong and distant shrine bells.

Yes, the Yokou-an Inn features the Starlight Room, a glass-walled suite facing the Kuzuryu Shrine entrance, perfectly positioned to witness the nightly lantern illumination sequence. Guests receive a limited-edition wish lantern to light at the shrine grounds. Only 12 rooms are available daily—reserve via HopeGoo and opt for the ‘Night Festival Package’, which includes a shrine omamori charm and late-night tea ceremony with local monks.