SOWAKA
Higashiyama & Gion · Kyoto
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because a machiya-style house occupies a century-old former ryotei by Yasaka Shrine in Gion, with the La Bombance Gion restaurant inside and the lanes of the district at the door – and the house holds four-star standing, listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- By Yasaka Shrine in Gion, among the lanes of the district; an independent house.
- A century-old former ryotei in the machiya style; the La Bombance Gion restaurant.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu · Higashiyama & Gion — Shingo Mitsuno / The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto KiyomizuHigashiyama & Gion
The temples of the eastern slopes and the lanes of Gion below them – home to five of the ten hotels. Here are Kiyomizu-dera and the stone streets of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka, the Yasaka Pagoda and Kodaiji, Yasaka Shrine and Maruyama Park. In Gion, the teahouses line Hanamikoji and the Shirakawa canal.
- Yasaka Shrine and Maruyama Park, at the door.
- Hanamikoji and the teahouses of Gion, five minutes on foot.
- Kodaiji and the Yasaka Pagoda, ten minutes on foot.
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