Watching four Zenkoji temple lodgings (shukubo) for the once-every-seven-years Gokaicho, Apr 4 – Jun 19, 2027.
Watched nights: Apr 10. Base: Zenkoji Temple. This event is watched on demand: tap resume on the page to start it, and the instant a highly-rated hotel frees up (a cancellation), Aki alerts you with a one-click Rakuten Travel booking link.
The last Gokaicho drew 6.36 million pilgrims over its run. City hotels remain bookable — but the temple-gate shukubo, where guests join the dawn service, number only a few dozen, and just a handful sell on Rakuten Travel. Saturdays and Golden Week within the 2027 term already show full.
Shukubo allotments fill the moment they open, but itinerary changes free rooms until late. While the shukubo run full, Nagano Station hotels are the practical fallback.
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