Room Features

• Exterior Tucked away in the backstreet of Hanamikoji Street lies a machiya house designed with brown earthen walls, and lattice windows and wooden details.
• Dining Room A spacious area where you can relax and enjoy a meal. The dining room is furnished with a large wooden dining table with Western-style seating.
  
  
• Kitchen Stay in for the evening and make use of the fully functional kitchen to make a home-cooked meal prepared with local ingredients.
• Living Room Adjacent to the kitchen and dining room is the living room. Sink into the sofa and overlook the Japanese garden. The ceiling of this room stretches up towards the second floor to create a bright and dimensional space.
• Bathroom A mix of sleek modern fixtures and traditional Japanese design elements. With a window that looks out onto the garden and a bathtub surrounded by wood, forget about time as you unwind after a day of exploring.
  
  A separate toilet space can be found on the 1st floor, and 2nd floor.
  
• Japanese-style Room (1st floor) A Japanese-style room complete with tatami flooring, washi (delicate Japanese paper) wallpaper and a skylight to allow natural light to pour into the space.
  ・Up to 3 futons can be set in this room.
  
• Western-style Room 2 twin-sized Western beds are available in this room for your comfort. Unique from the design details of the 1st floor, the walls of this room are a dark blue-grey color, which contrast the sandy colored wood planks of the ceiling.
  ・2 x Twin-sized Beds
  
• Japanese-Style Room The second Japanese-style room in lined with tatami flooring and shoji doors covering an entire length of a wall.
  ・Up to 3 x futon bedding can be set here.
  

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Local Information

A traditional machiya house that can be found in the heart of Gion, come and explore first-hand a neighborhood steeped in Kyoto’s rich history.

“Gion-Minami Banka” borrows its name from a 4-character Japanese idiom「千変万化」(sen-pen-ban-ka), an idiom which refers to “innumerable changes”. You will discover that the machiya house embodies this idea through its design and architecture. While the exterior of Gion-Minami Banka reflects the classic features of many machiya houses – lattice windows and doors, wooden features, ichimonji kawara roof tiles (roof tiles that resemble the kanji character "一"), and earthen walls – its interior showcases the different sides of Japanese culture.

Gion-Minami Banka is found in the ideal location for those who are looking to explore all of Kyoto -- from the famous Kiyomizu Temple to the lesser known Ebisu Jinja Shrine.

If you get an early start to your morning, round the corner towards Kenninji Temple and join a “zazen” experience -- the practice of seated meditation, or take a morning stroll towards Kiyomizu Temple.

In the evening, walk down towards Hanamikoji Street to witness the numerous machiya restaurants light up under the glow of red and white paper lanterns. Yasaka Shrine, which is a 5 minute walk away, offers the occasional outdoor food stall & festivals various times throughout the year.

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