Higashiyama Shikikaboku  

In Kyoto’s Okazaki / Higashiyama quarter, a small-luxury boutique hotel just steps from museums and temples. About a 10-minute walk to the National Museum of Modern Art and Chion-in, and roughly 0.7 miles to Kawaramachi Street and the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art. Address: 85-1 Shirakawabashi Nishiiru Imakojicho, Sanjo-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

Eight individually decorated rooms follow a simple Kyoto aesthetic—minimal, refined, and quietly stylish. Rooms include kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves, desks, private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers and deep soaking tubs, premium down comforters, and many with balconies or terraces. Small enough to feel like your own Kyoto hideaway, with a rooftop terrace built for sunset views.

Rooftop terrace for evening drinks and sunset views, plus small open-air baths on the 5th floor (separate male/female). Elevator access, communal living room, concierge services, luggage storage, and complimentary Wi‑Fi throughout. Balconies/terraces and in-room soaking tubs add extra comfort—wake up to quiet Higashiyama mornings.

Complimentary wireless internet and a 24-hour front desk with multilingual staff and concierge services for a smooth stay.

Continental breakfast served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee. Sip a glass on the rooftop terrace as the sun dips over eastern Kyoto.