Featured Hotels Near No.19 Tatsue Temple

Stay at Ryojō-ji Front Onsen Ryokan, just a 3-minute walk from the temple’s main gate. This family-run traditional inn features rooms with private balconies overlooking ancient trees and misty mountain views. Guests can join morning meditation sessions and enjoy locally sourced kaiseki meals. The ryokan provides complimentary shuttles to other pilgrimage sites, making it ideal for deep spiritual travelers.

Komasima Kōkan Ryokan is located directly across from Ryojō-ji’s main entrance, blending Edo-era wooden architecture with modern comfort. Its temple-facing garden rooms offer views of daily monk chants, while guests receive handmade prayer slips and lanterns. The on-site tea house serves matcha brewed with local spring water, creating a serene, contemplative environment perfect for pilgrims.

Furusato Machiya Yado "Kumo-Shadow" is a century-old farmhouse converted into a guesthouse, only 200 meters from the temple. It retains original timber framing and tatami rooms. A dedicated shuttle departs daily at 5:30 AM to deliver pilgrims directly to the temple gate. The inn displays historical maps of the Shikoku 88 Temples and hosts nightly storytelling sessions led by local elders about pilgrimage legends.

Yun'ei Guesthouse by Tachibana River is a renovated farmhouse with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the river, offering tranquil night sounds of flowing water and cicadas. Each room includes a private natural hot spring bath, and guests receive handcrafted pilgrimage kits with incense, stamp albums, and local salt cookies. The owner conducts a nightly purification ceremony in the garden, inviting guests to participate in a true rural spiritual practice.

Shikoku Pilgrimage Lodge "Jishin-an" is designed specifically for spiritual travelers, offering a three-day pilgrimage itinerary package including morning and evening ceremonies at Ryojō-ji, stamp collection guides, and guided explanations. Rooms feature traditional tatami flooring with soft night lighting and soundproof partitions. Weekly Friday evenings include a group chanting session hosted by the resident priest, deepening the spiritual connection.

Check into Seiran-so Guesthouse, located opposite the temple. Enjoy a curated one-day pilgrimage schedule: visit Ryojō-ji in the morning, then stroll along the nearby Shira-hama Coast to see ancient cliffside stone statues. Return to the inn for evening tea in the courtyard garden, followed by a sunset reflection ceremony led by the temple’s senior monk. The property also provides multilingual pilgrimage guidebooks with detailed directions and travel tips to the next site.