Stay · Arashiyama

Hoshinoya Kyoto 星のや京都

A riverside ryokan upstream of Arashiyama that you reach by private boat: a century-old merchant villa rebuilt as 25 rooms of hinoki, tatami and paper, facing the Oi river gorge with no road traffic in sight.

About

Hoshino Resorts opened Hoshinoya Kyoto in 2009 on the south bank of the Oi (Hozu) river, about 15 minutes upstream from Togetsukyo, in buildings that began as a villa used by Kyoto merchants a century ago. Guests check in at a landing near Togetsukyo and travel by wooden boat up the river; the hotel has no public road entrance. The rooms sit in low timber buildings stacked against the hillside, with hinoki baths, Karakami paper screens printed by the Kyoto workshop Karacho, and views onto the river and maples. There is a Japanese garden landscaped by the master gardener Sano Toemon, an incense ceremony, and a kaiseki dining room. Unlike many hotels, it is strictly for staying guests: from Arashiyama you can see it from the river boats and the riverside path.

Highlights

• Arrival by private boat up the Oi river
• Karakami paper screens from the Kyoto workshop Karacho
• Hinoki baths with river views
• Garden by the master gardener Sano Toemon
• No road traffic, only the river and the maples

Tips

• Strictly guests only; non-guests can see it from Hozugawa boats or the riverside path
• Book the kaiseki dinner when reserving
• Autumn (mid to late November) books out months ahead

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

Nearby

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• ShoraianRestaurant · 380 m away
• Okochi Sanso GardenGarden · 410 m away
• Jojakko-jiTemple · 420 m away
• Arashiyama Bamboo GroveNature & Hike · 480 m away
• Nison-in TempleTemple · 580 m away
• Tenryu-jiTemple · 650 m away
• Nonomiya ShrineShrine · 720 m away