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50 Local Hip Temple Stays Nationwide

Includes 16 customized temple stays tailored to each MBTI type.
The Korean Buddhist Cultural Foundation has released recommended temple stay programs.

Travel journalist Shin Ik-su, who captured the hearts of readers with his unique diction and witty writing style, has returned.
This time, it is temple stay that is attracting attention as a ‘hip’ healing travel destination.
The time spent at temples for relaxation and experiences is once again gaining popularity, especially among the MZ generation.
This book carefully selects 50 unique and popular temple stay programs from over 150 temples nationwide.
From super-fast temple stays that take just 2 hours to cat stays with temple cats, dog stays where you can run around with your dog on a wide lawn, temple stays in the heart of Hongdae, and solo escape temple stays where you go alone and come back as a couple.
It contains the main points and features of each temple's program, basic information (location, price, reservation method, precautions, etc.), and many related photos.
Additionally, a travel journalist who has been writing about various temples for a long time while making pilgrimages to them thoroughly explained the history and chronology of each temple.
Beyond simply experiencing it physically, you can also enjoy the intellectual pleasure of understanding culture and history.
Temple etiquette and a map of temple stays nationwide at a glance are provided as an appendix.
While traveling is great for its abundance of things to see, eat, and enjoy, it's also a good idea to occasionally take some time to relax in a quiet mountain temple.
Because travel is something that can only be filled after being emptied.

These are amazing hot places that even the MZ generation is enjoying an open run thanks to the new monk who became popular with the title 'Buddha is handsome'.
We have summarized and selected about 40 of the 150 temples that operate temple stay programs.
You can think of it as a 'hip-hop stay bible'.
Not only Gyeongju's 'Golgulsa Temple', which is called the Korean version of Shaolin Temple, but also the mecca of dangplesstay 'Hongbeopsa Temple' and the cat-stay 'Myojeoksa Temple' are just a few examples.
The Hip-Hop Stay Dream Team is out in force, from the diet temple 'Yukjijangsa' to 'Hwaeomsa', which earns foreign currency with temple burgers and temple kimbap, and 'Yongmunsa', which has a ginkgo tree worth 1.6 trillion won.
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Do you remember Anmok Beach in Gangneung?
This is the street that swept the entire country with coffee.
Gangneung, which is known for its coffee hotspot, is home to a famous temple stay with a monk who is as good as a barista.
Gangneung is also called ‘Hyeondeoksa Temple’.
This temple stay tea house is special.
Unlike in regular temples, you don't drink local specialty tea.
We drink hand-drip coffee from Monk Hyeonjong and share stories about life while enjoying the subtle aroma of coffee.
Programs such as creating short sentences and 108 repetitions are bonuses.
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A two-day temple stay is out of the question.
Attention, even the day-long ones, those who find it too long.
There is a super easy temple stay that takes just 2 hours and 3 minutes, like a cup of ramen.
It is the shortest course in the country, taking only 2 hours.
This is a temple stay at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Even in the city center.
You can get there super fast by taking the subway.
It is just a stone's throw away from Jonggak Station on Seoul Subway Line 1.
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The most common course is a 1-night, 2-day experiential course.
There is a course where you can experience temple food firsthand at the Temple Food Experience Center, and a 'Sharing Tea' program that focuses on tea conversation.
As the saying goes, “Drinking tea and practicing Zen are no different,” it is a meaningful time to experience the fragrance of Zen through a cup of clear tea and face your true self.
A program that foreigners and children are particularly excited about is the Taegeuk Seonmudo program in the forest.
This course is designed to help you find health and healing through gentle movements.
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A place RM often visits to shed his persona is a temple.
‘Hyangil-am’, located on Geumosan Mountain in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, is one of them.
Come to think of it, the name is exquisite.
A place that embraces the sun.
Hyangil-am Temple Stay is even more special because you can embrace the sun.
Naturally, the key event that amplified this specialness was RM's visit.
Its popularity goes without saying, as it is nicknamed 'Namhae's Wish Site' and is also called 'BTS' Wish Site'.
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The signature course is a near-death experience.
It is time to learn the insight of 'Memento mori (Remember death)'.
Near-death experiencers who have experienced a death-like situation are said to experience a spiritual level that is nine times higher than normal, just like people on the verge of death.
That's when you meet your true self.
The memento mori effect is amazing.
Psychologists emphasize that experiencing death allows us to fill each remaining day with greater depth and richness.
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How about a temple stay at the filming location of the Netflix drama “The Glory”?
There is nothing to see.
If you are a fan, this is the temple you must visit: Yonghwasa Temple in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province.
The drama scene is like this.
While Choi Hye-jeong (played by Cha Joo-young) is meeting her future mother-in-law, she is startled by Moon Dong-eun (played by Song Hye-kyo) and goes behind the temple, kneeling down and apologizing for her mistakes during her school days.
Although Yonghwasa Temple is used as a cold space in dramas where school violence is condemned, the actual Yonghwasa Temple is warm.
Spring days in particular are the golden time.
Yonghwasa Temple, the final stop of the Cheongju Cherry Blossom Festival, is gaining popularity as a cultural hot spot for relaxation, with events such as the Chilbul Cultural Festival and temple food demonstrations.
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What do you think?
What if you could experience a temple stay while walking on a red carpet? What if that red carpet were actually a cluster of rhododendrons, the signature of the Red Wave? In South Jeolla Province, home to the largest rhododendron colony in the country, there's a temple that radiates a red glow every September.
Yeonggwang is 'Bulgapsa Temple'.
The autumn of glory is unique.
It starts off red before turning into a vibrant array of autumn colors.
It is thanks to the flower baskets of Bulgapsan Mountain that sway and emit a sorrowful red wave every early autumn.
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The irregular experiential temple stay is practically the signature of this place.
Surprisingly, the one that comes out on top is stargazing.
Isn't it incredible that there's a program that can hit stars?
There are also stargazing temple stays for the hearing impaired as well as the general public.
The temple stay program, which features astronomical observations with social enterprises, is receiving favorable reviews as it allows the hearing impaired to experience the tranquility of nature.
Participants will observe stars through a telescope and take astronomical photographs using their mobile phones.
I also have time to find peace of mind through tea conversations with monks.
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Baekyangsa Temple Stay became popular thanks to its unique program.
One of them is the summer-only pool temple stay, ‘Lotus Child.’
You might be surprised by the word "pool," but there is actually a water park on site.
All the kids do is play.
Of course, the Buddha's teachings and Buddhist culture are acquired naturally.
After playing in the mini pool on the premises, it's time to indulge in some snacks.
Make unforgettable memories with your friends while tasting prepared snacks such as tteokbokki and watermelon.
The Lotus Kids program, which is conducted in the form of camping, continues with various programs such as swimming in the pool, moon walking, and sound and movement mirror meditation.
But adults can't.
Only elementary school students can apply.
The children's reaction is enthusiastic.
It is truly amazing to see a temple, which was once thought to be rigid, transformed into a water park.
Most of them even express their intention to return by saying, "I'll tell my parents and come back next year."
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A temple stay with your dog? It sounds ridiculous, but it's a huge hit.
The popularity of the monk New Jin, who shouts 'Buddha Handsome', is on par with that of the monk.
After making its bold debut at Mireuksa Temple in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province in May 2024, the second program in June sold out in just 30 seconds after registration began.
This is the first time in history that a temple stay program in a temple deep in the forest has sold out in seconds.
Amidst its immense popularity, Dangplestay is held once a month.

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