The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
A low-rise house on the bank of the Kamogawa at Nijo-ohashi, built around a Meiji-era garden and its waterfall.
The Ritz-Carlton · Central Kyoto: Nijo & Kamogawa · Kyoto
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because a low-rise house stands on the bank of the Kamogawa at Nijo-ohashi, built around a garden and waterfall of the Meiji era, with the river at the door and the Higashiyama hills across it – and the house holds five-star standing.
- On the Kamogawa river bank at Nijo-ohashi, between the center and Higashiyama; a Ritz-Carlton house.
- A low-rise house around a Meiji-era garden and its waterfall; the river and the hills from the rooms.
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel and Four-Star 2026 for the spa; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
Central Kyoto: Nijo & Kamogawa
The grid of the old capital, between Nijo Castle and the Kamogawa river – home to three of the ten hotels. Here are Nijo Castle and the Imperial Palace grounds, the merchant streets of Karasuma and Nishiki Market, and the Kamogawa river with the terraces of Pontocho. Nishi Honganji and Kyoto Station lie to the south.
- The Kamogawa and its riverside walk, at the door.
- Pontocho and the Kiyamachi restaurants, ten minutes on foot.
- Gion, fifteen minutes on foot across the river.
“A low-rise house on the bank of the Kamogawa at Nijo-ohashi, built around a Meiji-era garden and its waterfall.”
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