When are reservations available? MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN accepts reservations up to 6 months in advance (which includes the current month). Please check back on our website on the 1st of every month to see the new reservation openings of our traditional Japanese holiday homes!
‘Okudo-san’ Style Kitchen – Machiya House Features
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'Okudo-san' Style Kitchen - Machiya House Features
Cooking might be the last thing on your mind when traveling, but how could you not want to cook when you have a kitchen like this? The kitchen of this kyo-machiya house features a kitchen reminiscent of a Kyoto traditional “okudo-san” (cooking stove with hearth).
In the Kansai region of Japan, people often add “o” and “san” to nouns. A type of rice dish called inari becomes “o-inari-san,” beans known as ‘ma-me’ is renamed “o-ma-me-san,” etc. Hence the kitchen “kudo” is often called “o-kudo-san” only in the Kansai region of Japan!
To experience this “okudo-san” style kitchen in your own private traditional Japanese house, be sure to reserve a stay at ‘Shakudo-an’ Machiya House.
Shakudo-an Machiya House is located a short walk from the Higashiyama area in Kyoto, where you can find the famous Kiyomizu temple, Sannenzaka area, Sanjyusangendo Temple and more.
The stone of the kitchen counter, based on the "okudo-san" kitchen, contrasts with the copper light fixtures above in this private Kyoto house.
While staying at Shakudo-an Machiya House, enjoy your own private view of the tsuboniwa inner garden on the first floor of this traditional Japanese house.
Another fun twist to this Kyoto house is the small entranceway into the tea ceremony room on the second floor.
You can find many Japanese architectural details in the traditional Japanese living room, including the tatami mats, tokonoma alcoves, and sliding shoji doors.
This traditional Japanese house can accommodate up to 5 guests.
Stay in a traditional Japanese townhouse (machiya) during your next visit to Kyoto, Japan.
Rent a private machiya holiday house – perfect as a short term or long term vacation rental.
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