Room Features

• Garden A charming tsuboniwa (a small interior garden) features rocks and greenery typically found in Japanese gardens. Slide open the screen door and enjoy the atmosphere from inside.
• Living Room A spacious sitting room with a plasma television, and enough seating for 10 guests. The large windows and shoji doors offer plenty of natural light.
  ・Floor-heating available
  
• Kitchen Prepare a light meal using the fully functional kitchen equipped with all of the basic kitchen necessities.
• Bathroom A luxurious washroom lined with Japanese cypress and a separate toilet (washlet) area located on the 1st floor. Soak in the spacious bathtub while looking out onto the garden. In addition to this, you will find a shower room adjacent for your convenience.
  
• Private Toilets and 2F Shower Room Because this machiya house was made to accommodate both small and large groups, 2 private toilets and a second shower area is available on the 2nd floor.
  
• Japanese-style Bedroom ① This Japanese-style room features wooden beams, reminiscent of the Taisho Era, which stretch across the high ceilings typically found in Kyo-machiya. The room’s plastered earthen walls complement the design of the wooden beams.
  ・3 x futon bedding can be set in this room
  
• Western-style Bedroom Relax in the western-style room that offers a tranquil atmosphere, decorated with soft “Japanese washi” paper and an exposed wooden beam.
  ・1 x semi-double bed will be set
  
  
• Japanese-style Bedroom ② The walls of this Japanese-style tatami-lined room are beautifully designed with wagashi (delicate Japanese paper). Relax in this room as you enjoy the traditional bedding and reflect upon your day’s travels.
  ・2 x futon bedding can be set in this room
  

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Local Information

A machiya house that has stood since the Taisho Period – this particular machiya holds a history as a former porcelain doll shop.

Renovated with plastered earthen walls and “washi” (delicately-made, thin Japanese paper), over 100 years of history radiates throughout this authentic Kyoto house.

Gojo-zaka ・Chawanzaka – both of these areas are known as the birthplace of “Kiyomizu-yaki” (pottery and porcelain that have been exquisitely designed by skilled craftsmen). You can also discover “Nishijin” silk fabrics, Kyoto “sensu” (Japanese folding fan), and Kyoto-inspired Japanese “wagashi” treats — this neighborhood is brimming with culture and history that is waiting to be explored.

Despite this machiya house being located in the center of a popular and bustling Kyoto neighborhood, “Choya Chawanzaka” will offer you a serene hideaway during your holiday in Kyoto. Push aside the first floor shoji doors (paper-sliding doors), to reveal a spacious room in which you can unwind.

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