Room Features

• Early Showa Period machiya This traditional house has been beautifully restored. Notice such classic features as the wooden ‘bengara-goushi’ lattice windows and the white ‘mushiko’ vertical windows of the 2nd floor.
• Living room The low table with a sunken floor allows you to relax while being able to stretch your legs out. In the winter, it becomes a ‘kotatsu’ heated table. Enjoy the beautiful patterned ceiling.
  ・Up to 2 x Japanese futon bedding
  ・TV
• ‘Tsuboniwa’ garden Gaze into the inner garden from the veranda or from the living room by sliding up the ‘yukimi-shoji’ paper screen. From mid-March to mid-April, enjoy your own view of the cherry blossoms.
• Two bathrooms Each bathroom has a luxurious wooden bathtub and shower. The 2nd floor bathtub has TV for your entertainment. Lather yourself up using our curated bath amenities in refreshing scents.
• Den Look out onto the beautiful scenery in this den with paper sliding doors have been designed on a "torinoko" Japanese paper and woodblock-printed ‘karakami’, a specialty of Kyoto.
• Japanese bedroom The rich wooden ceiling, ‘shoji’ paper window screens and tatami flooring provide a warm, traditional atmosphere to this 2nd floor space. Rest beautifully in the cozy futon bedding.
  ・Up to 4 x Japanese futon bedding

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Located in the heart of Gion, and within walking distance to the popular Higashiyama Area

Walk down the street to relax and rejuvenate after a day of sightseeing at Kenninji Temple, or head a south for an early morning walk to Kiyomizu Temple to enjoy a rare sight -- walk along the streets leading up to this famous temple without the hustle and bustle of the other tourists.

The main road to the east of "Gion Koyu-an" has many bus stops, which will provide you with easy access to all of Kyoto's sightseeing attractions located. Or, catch a subway and head south towards the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine to view the thousands of red "torii" gates.

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