Garden · Shimogamo / Demachiyanagi
Former Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa 旧三井家下鴨別邸
Important Cultural Property villa of the Mitsui family near Shimogamo Shrine, with a lookout tower and garden.
Getting thereDemachiyanagi Station (Keihan / Eizan), about 5 min
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeAutumn
Address58-2 Shimogamo Miyakawacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-0807
About
Built for the Mitsui merchant family in the early 20th century near the Kamo river delta, this villa mixes Japanese and Western design, topped by a distinctive three-storey lookout. Visitors can tour the main house and sit by the pond garden, and a café serves drinks on the veranda. It is designated an Important Cultural Property.
Highlights
- Important Cultural Property
- Main house with lookout tower
- Pond garden
- Short walk from the Kamo river delta
Tips
- Upper floors open only on special dates
- Pair with Shimogamo Shrine and Tadasu no Mori
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