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1918 Founded in Taisho 7

About Ikoma Seiyoin

A place to simply rest —
in these mountains
for over 100 years.

Ikoma Seiyoin is one of Japan's oldest fasting retreat centers, founded in 1918. For three generations, this place has welcomed countless people seeking to restore their body and mind.

We are now bringing this historic space back to life — combining the weight of a 100-year-old building with the modern need for stillness and subtraction. A retreat unlike any other.

The Three Subtractions

Subtraction is the ultimate luxury.

Fast

Give your digestive system a rest. Free up the energy spent on processing food, and rediscover the quiet clarity of an empty stomach.

Disconnect

No notifications. No feeds. In the silence that remains, you will find your own thoughts waiting for you.

Unschedule

Here, doing nothing is the right answer. When did you last spend time without knowing what comes next?

Courses & Pricing

Choose your retreat

Course 01

Digital Detox Retreat

デジタルデトックスコース

Optionally hand in your smartphone and spend time fully cut off from notifications, news, and the pull of the screen. Days are unstructured by design — meals, optional workshops, finally getting to that book you've been meaning to read, and nothing you have to do. Most guests arrive feeling depleted and leave noticeably lighter.

1 night / 2 days from ¥15,400

2 nights / 3 days from ¥30,800

3 nights / 4 days from ¥46,200

Comfort Room (7-tatami) — 1 guest ¥15,400 / night

Comfort Room (7-tatami) — 2 guests ¥4,400 off / person

Tax included / We recommend 2+ nights to fully feel the effect
※ Stays of 5+ nights available
Check-in on any date — choose your dates from the programme calendar below.
※ Smaller room option (4.5-tatami) also available — ¥4,400 off

Course 02

Traditional Fasting Retreat

伝統的断食コース

A program to rest the digestive system and restore balance from within. Meal plans are designed individually in consultation with Director Terai.

4 nights / 5 days from ¥61,600

5 nights / 6 days from ¥77,000

6 nights / 7 days from ¥92,400

Comfort Room (7-tatami) — 1 guest ¥15,400 / night

Comfort Room (7-tatami) — 2 guests ¥4,400 off / person

Tax included / Stays of 7+ nights available
※ Smaller room option (4.5-tatami) also available — ¥4,400 off

A Day at Seiyoin

A day in the retreat

Everything is optional. Doing nothing is always the right answer.

Morning

Seated Meditation · Sutra Copying · Mindfulness optional

Sit quietly, or take up a brush and trace the sutras

8:00

Breakfast

Digital Detox: light, restorative meals
Fasting: meal plan decided with Director Terai

Forenoon

Morning Workshops optional

Life inventory · Goal setting — all voluntary

12:00

Lunch

Meal content varies by course

Afternoon

Completely free time

Walk · Read · Self-serve café · Nap · Do nothing — all of these are correct

18:00

Dinner

Meal content varies by course

Evening

Bonfire optional

Held occasionally. Gather around the fire — speak, or simply watch the flames.

— Only check-in, meals, and check-out are fixed. Everything else is entirely up to you. —

100+ Years of history

3 Generations

40min From Osaka

1918 Year founded

History

Over a century of fasting retreat in these mountains.

Founded in 1918, Ikoma Seiyoin is one of Japan's oldest fasting retreat centers. For three generations, it has welcomed those seeking to restore body and mind.

We are bringing this space back to life — pairing the weight of a 100-year-old building with the modern need for digital detox and quiet restoration.

Café

Three cafés
on the mountain.

Just a cup of tea, and time to forget the clock.
Sunrise, sky, and bonfire — each one moves at its own pace.

☀ Sunrise Cafe Sunrise Café

Before dawn, one quiet cup.
The morning light over Mt. Ikoma.

◇ Sky Cafe Sky Café

On the terrace above the plain.
Watching clouds drift by.

∿ Bonfire Cafe Bonfire Café

Flames in the dark, city lights below.
Thoughts dissolve into the fire.

Explore the Cafés

Crowdfunding

Help us carry this building into the next century.

We are running a crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE to fund shower facilities, toilet and plumbing repairs.
Supporters receive the following returns:

¥3,000

Thank-you message A handwritten digital message from the 3rd generation director.

¥10,000

Name in the Guest Booklet Your name listed in our welcome booklet given to all guests.

¥30,000

Booklet listing + 50% discount voucher Name & message in the booklet, plus a 50% discount on up to 4 nights.

¥300,000

Exclusive venue use Booklet listing plus exclusive use of the facility for 1 night / 2 days (dates to be arranged).

Rest from eating.Rest from scrolling.

A place to simply rest —in these mountainsfor over 100 years.