Kikokuteibekkan
Shimogyo, Kyoto
Vibe
Clean timber joinery and sliding washi screens create an intimate townhouse atmosphere beside the quiet greenery of Shōsei-en Garden.
“Minimalist machiya retreat”
Handcrafted Kyō-karakami woodblock paper, natural timber ceilings, and minimalist machiya styling in thirteen intimate rooms.
Multi-dish Kyoto breakfasts with nama-fu dengaku, alongside a DIY matcha-whisking lounge experience beside Shōsei-en Garden.
Mikimoto bath amenities, Simmons bedding, Balmuda kettles, and deep soaking tubs across thirteen serene guest rooms.
Beside the historic Shōsei-en Garden, an easy ten-minute walk north of Kyoto Station.
Rooms
Interiors balance timber ceilings with woodblock-printed Kyō-karakami paper patterns, tatami seating areas, and deep Japanese soaking tubs.
Backstory
The townhouse borrows its name from Kikoku-tei, the historic seventeenth-century villa garden of nearby Higashi Hongan-ji Temple.
Eat & drink
Guests whisk fresh matcha in the ground-floor lounge before breakfast of homemade sesame tofu, dashi-maki omelets, and seasonal miso-glazed nama-fu.
The neighborhood
Tucked along residential Ainomachi Street, the hotel sits an easy ten-minute stroll north from Kyoto Station’s main concourse.
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