Nazuna Higashi Honganji
Shimogyo, Kyoto
Vibe
Preserved century-old timber joinery and mud-plaster walls set an intimate ryokan tone across this restored machiya facing Higashi Honganji's temple gate.
“Restored carpenter machiya”
A century-old Kyomachiya townhouse converted into an intimate seven-room inn facing Higashi Honganji Temple.
Studio ALUC interiors celebrating traditional Japanese master carpentry with exposed timber structural joinery.
Daily multi-dish Japanese breakfast, evening cha-soba noodle service, and in-room hinoki soaking tubs.
Facing the Mikage-do Gate of Higashi Honganji Temple, a short walk north of Kyoto Station
Rooms
Rooms named after structural carpentry elements feature tatami flooring, artisan fusuma screens, and private hinoki cedar soaking tubs.
Backstory
Studio ALUC united two detached century-old townhouse wings beneath a single roof, designing every detail around the art of traditional Japanese master carpentry.
Eat & drink
Guests gather in the lounge for evening cha-soba noodles and drinks, followed by multi-dish Japanese breakfast bento boxes each morning.
The neighborhood
Higashi Honganji's towering Mikage-do Gate stands directly across the street, offering quiet temple walks just north of Kyoto Station.
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