Tourism Osaka: multi-storey hotel built over ancient temple

The Candeo Hotels Osaka Shinsaibashi is set to open on the site of the temple on Nov. 26, 2023. It is planned to be a 15-story building, plus three underground floors. The 180-room hotel will occupy the fourth floor up, and there will be a spa featuring a sauna and open-air bath on the top floor. The exterior of the completed Candeo Hotels Osaka Shinsaibashi is seen in this mockup image provided by Candeo Hotels. The temple's main hall will fit snugly within the building's first three floors, becoming an unprecedented sight along Osaka's Mido-suji Avenue. Hotel guests will reach the lobby via a route that goes past the temple's main building. There are plans to let visitors experience temple practices such as morning prayers, meditation, and "eshakyo," or contemplation through the transcription of Buddhist sutras and images of Buddha. Teruaki Hozumi, president of Candeo Hospitality Management Inc., enthused, "This is a competitive area for hotels, but I want the prospect of experiencing (the temple's) religion to be a way for ours to stand out."

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