Around Shinsenen × Recommended Vacation Rental

Property Yurakuan is located near the World Heritage Nijo Castle and the traditional Sanjo Shopping Street. This nearly 100-year-old Kyoto townhouse has been renovated while preserving its traditional design, and is exclusively available for one group per day. Enjoy a relaxing Kyoto experience in a private space with your loved ones.

Kyoyado USAGI revives traditional Kyoto townhouses into luxurious suites with the concept of "Staying as if living in Kyoto," blending traditional architecture with Western styles. It is a relaxing Property with spacious rooms and comprehensive Facilities, serving as a hidden retreat in Kyoto.

A private, whole-house Accommodation limited to one group per day, “Yumeha” is about a 5-minute walk from Kyoto’s UNESCO World Heritage site Nijo Castle—steeped in Tokugawa shogunate history—and Shinsenen Garden, which preserves the legacy of ancient Heian-kyo. This fully private machiya townhouse Accommodation lets you experience the refined elegance unique to Kyoto, woven through centuries of history. This historic machiya, over 110 years old, features the classic long and narrow “eel’s bed” layout that extends deep into the property. It offers a spacious living and dining area, a bathroom with views of an inner courtyard garden (tsuboniwa), a kitchen for self-catering, and three bedrooms so even larger groups can sleep separately. Up to 6 guests can stay. Enjoy an elevated stay at “Yumeha,” where calm and unhurried time flows in this traditional machiya townhouse Accommodation.

A private, whole-house rental Accommodation limited to one group per day, “Sumire-an,” located near Nijo Castle—famous as the historic stage of the late Edo period’s Taisei Hokan (return of governing authority to the Emperor).Also close by is Kyoto Sanjo-kai Shopping Street, an 800-meter covered arcade lined with around 180 shops. This fully private machiya townhouse has been renovated into a space where you can experience the traditions of Kyoto townhouses and the rhythm of everyday life in Kyoto.With gardenia-colored plaster walls that blend with stone-paved alleys, lattice windows, and ichimonji roof tiles, it offers an authentic Kyoto machiya atmosphere.Featuring a living room facing a small courtyard garden, a lounge filled with light filtering through latticework, a bathroom with a hinoki cypress bath, and a kitchen for self-catering, it comfortably accommodates up to 6 guests.For an elevated stay at “Nijo Sumire-an,” experience Kyoto’s history and the living culture of its streets right at your doorstep.

Within walking distance of Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu. “Kiyu” is a fully private, whole-house rental Accommodation limited to one group per day, quietly located just steps from the Kyoto Sanjo-kai Shopping Street, where around 180 shops line an 800-meter covered arcade. This traditional Kyoto machiya townhouse—over 110 years old—has been renovated into a calm Japanese-style space wrapped in the “Aoi” connection that links its woven history with the town and culture.Featuring a dining area facing an inner courtyard garden, a warm Koya-maki (Japanese umbrella pine) wood bath, a kitchen for cooking, an airy Western-style room with chair seating, and a Japanese-style room, it comfortably accommodates up to 6 guests.Enjoy an elevated stay at machiya Accommodation “Kiyu,” where you can relax in harmony while feeling the living breath of the ancient capital’s history and culture nurtured by its streets.

The overwhelming presence of materials aged over time.Warm light with reduced brightness highlights the beauty of doors, earthen walls, and gardens.We offer a high-quality space where you can enjoy the tradition and technical beauty of Machiya."Kuraya Nanseicho" is located in an alley beside the Sanjo-kai shopping street, retaining an old-fashioned atmosphere.Enjoy shopping and dining with locals and stay as if you were living in Kyoto.