Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
“Heian garden sanctuary”
Vibe
Glass walls and timber pavilions encircle an eight-hundred-year-old Heian pond garden, creating a serene temple-side retreat in Higashiyama.
“Heian garden sanctuary”
Spacious pond-view rooms feature bespoke Hosoo silk textiles, deep soaking tubs, and attentive personalized service.
Handmade washi screens, custom woodwork, and expansive glass pavilions frame an eight-hundred-year-old Heian pond garden.
A quiet subterranean retreat featuring a twenty-meter indoor pool, vitality thermal baths, and restorative bodywork.
In Higashiyama beside Myoho-in temple, a short walk from Kyoto National Museum and Sanjusangendo.
Rooms
Interiors feature bespoke Hosoo silk textiles, handmade washi paper screens, and deep soaking tubs framing views of the water or forest.
Wellness
A subterranean sanctuary pairs a twenty-meter indoor swimming pool with hot vitality baths, sauna suites, and treatment rooms focused on restorative therapies.
Backstory
The grounds center on Shakusui-en, a twelfth-century pond garden that once formed part of the estate of samurai nobleman Taira no Shigemori.
Eat & drink
Dine on charcoal-grilled fare on the terrace at EMBA, book the intimate Ginza Onodera sushi counter, or sip matcha at Fuju teahouse.
The neighborhood
Set beside Myoho-in temple in historic Higashiyama, with Sanjusangendo's thousand statues and the Kyoto National Museum just a short walk away.
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