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Last Updated on January 11, 2026
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A Quiet Pilgrims’ Inn Along the Path: A Welcoming Zenkon-Yado
Junrei-san no Oyado is a welcoming Zenkon-Yado (pilgrims’ lodging) designed to gently support weary walkers along the Shikoku pilgrimage. Located in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, between Maegamiji and Sankakuji, the inn offers free accommodation to pilgrims who meet certain conditions: walking the pilgrimage, wearing the traditional white robe, and carrying an osamefuda (pilgrim’s name slip). With six rooms available, guests have access to essentials like a washing machine, bath, kotatsu, and hot water pot—simple amenities that make it easier to rest and reset both body and mind. Established in spring 2021, this modest inn provides a serene pause in the rugged landscape, quietly helping pilgrims regain the strength to keep walking.
Basic information
| Address | 56 Funaki Sekinoto, Niihama-shi, Ehime |
| Phone number | 090-7575-2035 0897-66-9601 |
| Parking | About 3 cars (free) |
| Number of room(s) | 6 rooms |
| Price | free |
| Website | — |
| Check-in | — |
| Check-out | — |
| Wi-Fi | ✕ Not available |
| Laundry | Washing machine: ✓ Available (details unknown) Dryer: ✕ Not available |
| payment | — |
Supplementary information
【Accommodation Conditions】Walking pilgrims + white robe (Byakue) + votive card(Osamefuda)
- Opening April 1, 2021
- Bath, kettle, kotatsu, power supply
- I will bring you food
- No specific check-in/check-out times
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A Message from the Host
From April 2021, we opened an inn for pilgrims.
Accommodation is free, so please feel free to use it.
The mobile number is 090-7575-2035 and the landline is 0897-66-9601.
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ccording to the master, “I’m going to make this place the best inn in Japan!”
It was my first time staying at a Zenkonyado, but it was a lot more comfortable than a bad guest house or guest house!
I was told that we are not a pilgrim’s inn for tourists because we are a real pilgrim’s inn. I applaud you for running a free accommodation facility by yourself, but I think it’s a problem for the manager who distinguishes pilgrims by their own standards and calls them fakes. I don’t want you to call yourself Zenkonyado.
I think there is no problem because it is business. Because there are such things in luxury hotels and French. Don’t treat your actions as special. The owner is thinking about where the feeling of being a pilgrim is.
The owner’s knowledge is deep, and there are many people who agree. It is very active as an inn for pilgrims.
A relative of mine came back after going on a pilgrimage to Shikoku and was able to see after being on the verge of going blind.
This is a good old-fashioned lodge for pilgrims who walk.
The conditions for staying here are to be a pilgrim who walks, to have a white robe for pilgrims, a walking staff, a straw hat, and a stamp.
Foreigners are also welcome as long as they meet these conditions.
