Hotel Mume
Umemotocho, Higashiyama, Kyoto
Vibe
Staff offer bespoke daily itineraries alongside evening sake, while collected European and Asian antiques give the slender riverfront house an intimate charm.
“Riverside antique refuge”
Dedicated concierge support, custom itinerary planning, and evening drinks across seven intimate guest rooms.
Rooms lined with handmade woodblock karakami paper crafted by Kyoto's historic four-hundred-year-old Karacho workshop.
Themed rooms interpreting nature concepts with hand-printed Karacho paper and curated Asian and European antiques.
On Shinmonzen Street along the Shirakawa River in Gion, steps from antique shops and teahouses.
Rooms
Each room interprets natural elements with hand-printed woodblock karakami paper from Kyoto's Karacho workshop, antique Chinese furniture, and deep river-view soaking tubs.
Backstory
Named after the Japanese apricot, the property was shaped around the poetic concept of flower, butterfly, wind, and moon by owner Hisako Shibata.
Eat & drink
The ground-floor cafe-bar serves morning breakfast with homemade jams, transitioning to complimentary sake, wine, and beer for guests each evening.
The neighborhood
Set directly on Shinmonzen Street along the Shirakawa River, traditional teahouses, antique shops, and Gion lantern-lit alleys sit right outside the front door.
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