宿坊 観音院 Temple Hotel Kannonin

It's a lovely place. Its so quiet, peaceful and serene. The dining area next to the garden is absolutely beautiful. The kitchen is well equipped and you practically don't need to leave the building with her right groceries. There's bicycles to use in the car park across the main gate. But even without it, it's only 20 mins walk to Kiryu station. There's a mega donki around there where you can get everything you need. Although there wasn't a regular check-in staff (of course as it's not a hotel), the monks were friendly and helpful when we had problems receiving our access code from *******. Overall it was a delight to stay here. Wake up at 6am to participate in the morning prayers. Do some sutra copying and calligraphy in mid morning. Soak in an outdoor tub mid noon. Chill out by the garden in the afternoon. Rinse and repeat, we wished we do this for longer. Our 3 nights felt way too short.

清晨的陽光照進來，靜靜地聽著鳥兒的鳴叫，我能在這裡度過一段愜意的時光。紅葉季節也很美。地板、室內裝飾、餐具和便利設施都很有品位，這是一個令人愉快的空間。床上用品柔軟乾淨。我想呆久一點，放鬆一下。我認為戶外浴缸有利有弊，但如果將水溫升高並儲存起來，淋浴前後都可以舒適地使用。冬天可能會很辛苦，不過這次我們用微波爐熱了早餐的魚飯盒，但鎮上有很多麵包店看起來很好吃，所以下次我們會用烤麵包機加熱麵包，然後在花園。我覺得邊看邊喝咖啡早餐會很不錯。