Gosho-nishi area (West side of the Imperial Palace) – a touch of the old capital city Kyoto Gosho, Kyoto Imperial Palace used to be the residence of Japan’s Imperial family until 1868, when the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is located in the spacious Kyoto Imperial Read more…
NINIROOM – Sisters owned friendly hostel with hospitality https://youtu.be/ygEOl1Stg2c NINI ROOM is a hostel designed and organised by sisters, opened in December 2017. The 3 stories building were used as the office and stockyard of a printing company before. Nishihama sisters renovated entire the building into the tidy, comfy hostel Read more…
YUNOKIAN- Kyoto life with a private small garden Located in Okazaki area, which is quiet residential area, YUNOKIAN is small machiya style house for whole house rent. It has a private garden, which is the typical style of housing in Kyoto. ‘YUNOKI’ means a tree of Yuzu citrus. The light Read more…
OKI’s INN – local life experience https://youtu.be/rTQBrunEcW0 OKI’s Inn is a cozy small hostel of machiya, the traditional townhouse of kyoto. It faces to Furukawa-cho Shopping street, which has long history as the important part of the life for people living there. Every time you go out and come back, Read more…
Fespa Kyoto – the best place to live with heart-warming coliving community Fespa is coliving facility with about 30 residents. It is located on the top of the hill in Muko city, where you can have a pretty view of Kyoto city. It’s around 15 min by walk and 5 min by Read more…
Shirakawa area – water front with taste of history Shirakawa is the name of the area between Gion and Okazaki that runs along the Shirakawa river. Shiramawa is a small, calm river running through Gion area to the Kamogawa river. It has been loved by local people for a long Read more…
Muko CIty, ray-back stay at the small city with bamboo forest https://youtu.be/EBU9d5m2O-w Muko City is the smallest city in West Japan, which is just next to Kyoto city. It has good accessibility to the city central of Kyoto, just 15-20 min by train. And you can also enjoy the nature Read more…