Temples turn to lodgings for overseas tourists in bid to survive

"The setting was very nice with the sounds of the rain," said Norwegian resident Viral Shah, 31, who meditated at a temple lodging on Mt.
However, only about 300 temple lodgings are available across the country.
Since September 2016, the Kyoto temples of Shinnyoji, Kaihoji, Eimei-in, Daijiin and Kounji have offered lodgings to visitors for about 150,000 yen ($1,410) per night.
Additionally, Ninnaji and the five other Kyoto temples plan to allot part of the accommodation fees to the restoration of disaster-stricken cultural assets.
(Shorin-an at Ninnaji)[Photo courtesy of Nippon Foundation]"Terahaku," a website catering to temple lodgings, also opened last summer.