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Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO

The Mitsui family's former Kyoto residence across from Nijo Castle, reborn in 2020 as a luxury hotel entered through a 1703 gate, with a garden of streams and a hot spring spa drawing natural onsen water from 1,000 m below.

HoursHotel 24h

ClosedNone

PriceRooms from: ¥150,000
Afternoon tea: ¥9,000

Getting thereNijojo-mae Station (Tozai subway line), 3 min

Time needed1-2 hours (meal visit)

Best timeAfternoon

Address284 Nijo-Aburanokoji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto

Websitehotelthemitsui.com/en/kyoto

About

From 1703 until after World War II this block opposite Nijo Castle was the Kyoto home of the Kitamitsui family, the main line of the Mitsui merchant dynasty. Mitsui Fudosan opened its flagship hotel here in November 2020. Visitors enter through the Kajii-gate (Kajiimiya Gate), a historic gate dating to 1703 that was moved here and restored, and pass into a lobby designed by Andre Fu that opens onto a central garden by Shunsaku Miyagi, with flowing water, maples and stone. The spa, Thermal Spring Spa, draws natural hot spring water from deep below the hotel. The architecture by Kajima keeps the building low and quiet, matching the castle's moats across the street. Non-guests can book the Toki restaurant or have afternoon tea, which is the way to see the garden.

Highlights

Restored 1703 Kajii-gate entrance
Central garden of streams and maples by Shunsaku Miyagi
Thermal spring spa with natural onsen water
Lobby by Andre Fu looking onto the garden
Directly across from Nijo Castle

Tips

Afternoon tea or a meal at Toki is the way in for non-guests
Pair with Nijo Castle's opening at 8:45
Nijojo-mae subway station is 3 minutes away

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