Jogyesa Temple was founded by Buddhist monks during the Japanese colonial period for the purposes of preserving the autonomy of Joseon Buddhism and recovering the nation’s independence. The temple is known as the first temple ever to be built within the four main gates of the capital city. Since its foundation, the temple has continued to remain open to all people?practicing Buddhists, citizens enjoying the temple’s landscapes throughout the four seasons and partaking in the temple’s Buddhist festivals, foreign tourists hoping to experience the Buddhist culture of Korea, and even people using the temple as a shortcut on their way to somewhere else. Thanks to Jogyesa Temple, the deep-rooted Buddhist culture of Korea has remained near to the nation’s citizens without the need for them to go to the deep mountains to visit a temple. Jogyesa Temple, a highly accessible temple, has prepared an accommodation facility right in front of the Daeungjeon Hall in the precincts of the temple and operates three different templestays?a relaxation stay, an experiential stay, and a one-day stay. The Relaxation Templestay has been particularly popular this year. During the Relaxation Templestay, you can experience different programs and then kick back and relax the rest of the time. The lengths of the stays range from one to three nights. Since the temple is easily reachable even if you don’t have a car, many templestay participants are local college students in their twenties. The Experiential Templestay offers programs that allow participants to experience the daily life of a Buddhist ascetic for one night and two days. The programs enable participants to taste Korean temple cuisine and perform seon meditation together with the Buddhist monks, allowing participants to experience a sense of sacredness that may be difficult for them to feel in their everyday lives. The Experiential Templestay is run once a month, on the last Saturday and Sunday of the month.