Meiji artisan household
Reserved for one group at a time, this century-old merchant house offers complete privacy beside historic timber-framed museum halls.
“Guests at the machiya (traditional wooden house) at Taniya Hida have access to the Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum, a designated Important Cultural Property.”
What it’s good at
Exceptional
Vaulted timber beams, traditional earthen doma floors, and bespoke sculptural furniture crafted by contemporary Hida woodworkers.
Remarkable
A restored century-old Meiji merchant townhouse standing directly adjacent to the nationally protected Kusakabe Family Residence.
Remarkable
Private after-hours entry to the Kusakabe folk museum, alongside catered shojin ryori feasts from historic ryotei Kakusho.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
...a traditional two-story wooden townhouse with clay walls, earthen floors, decorative shoji screens, finely made tatami mats, and a cypress bath overlooking a quiet courtyard.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Preserved merchant streets surround the house in Oshinmachi, just a minute on foot from the riverside Miyagawa Morning Market.
The rooms
Tatami living quarters and an upstairs study with sculptural woodwork look out onto a secluded inner courtyard garden.
The hinoki bath
A solid hinoki cypress soaking tub opens onto the private courtyard garden through wide glass panels.
How it began
Built during the Meiji period, the townhouse serves as a preserved residential annex to the adjacent Kusakabe Family Residence.
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The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.