Enryakuji Kaikan

good and clean Japanese style room with good view.

I would have said that we had a wonderful stay: loved the peaceful environment, the food, the morning service…. But then they started the morning with a team of workers going through the temple grounds with deafening leaf blowing machines! Why do they disturb the peace like this? The temple claims to be environmentally conscious, but these machines are noisy, irritating, wasteful and bad for the environment. It made me leave the place in a bed mood.

This restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel. Their hours are limited 11:30-2 pm and they only accept reservations for groups at this time. The vegetarian set I ordered was really delicious. There was a little hot pot with soft tofu and other veggies as well as several small side dishes and a soup. Everything tasted fresh and was well-seasoned. I was surprised by how full I was with this meal. The views from the restaurant are beautiful but it was quite foggy when we came. I still loved how serene it felt being on the mountain. *** Tip: take the train to Hieizan Sakamoto St., then take taxi to Sakamoto Cable Car Station or walk 25 minutes, then take cable car to the top. The cable car is the longest in Japan.

根本中堂の朝のお務めに参加するため前泊しました。宿坊と言ってもホテル並みの施設で大浴場もあり快適です。レストランからは琵琶湖が一望出来て眺望は抜群。食事は精進料理で体に優しく味も良くてお勧めです。部屋も琵琶湖側と山側とあり山側は鬱蒼とした古木が繁り紅葉もあいまって見所です。根本中堂迄は５分くらいで行かれます。JR湖西線の大津京から無料送迎車を利用出来ます。事前に予約が必要です。

極めてナンセンスかつ画一的、かつ無見識な理由で特別公開されている「延暦寺戒壇院」「延暦寺総持寺東塔」の施設報告について掲載拒否された。１００％納得も理解もしない、出来ない、よって当分の間、この唯我独尊的なサイトへの口コミ投稿を停止する。どうせ掲載されないので本音で投稿する。