| there's a stylish indoor communal bathhouse, as well as a warmly decorated, polished restaurant and a sleek lobby lounge. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. elegant, streamlined rooms have flat-screen tvs and wi-fi. in the bustling shimogyo shopping and nightlife district, this refined hotel is a minute's walk from kyoto-kawaramachi train station and a 5-minute walk from nishiki market. breakfast is available. some feature tatami mats and futons. it's 1 km from the yasaka shrine
Kansai International Airport 1 hr 34
Heian Shrine (10 min)
Classic Shinto shrine complex built in 1895, with a giant gate & museums of modern & municipal art. Arashiyama (29 min)
Winding, lush venue showcasing a host of monkeys plus a scenic bamboo forest & water vistas. Gion (7 min)
Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos. Kiyomizu-dera (12 min)
Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda. Kinkaku-ji (24 min)
Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond. Fushimi Inari Taisha (17 min)
Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates. Maruyama Park (9 min)
Popular green space with an outdoor music hall, bronze statues & colorful, seasonal cherry blossoms. Nishiki Market (5 min)
400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles. Yasaka Shrine (10 min)
This Shinto shrine was erected in 656 A.D. & is home to one of the most famous festivals in Japan. Toji (14 min)
Historic Buddhist temple with a 5-story wooden pagoda & sculptures of dieties from the 8th century. Nijō Castle (12 min)
Built in 1603, this cyprus-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu. Kyoto Tower (12 min)
Tower with an observation deck offering binoculars & touch-screen guides, plus a food court. Kōdaiji Temple (9 min)
Serene setting with a Buddhist temple & gardens, plus tea houses & seasonal light festivals. Higashiyama Jisho-ji (20 min)
This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji. Kyoto Imperial Palace (11 min)
Palace complex & former Imperial family residence reconstructed in 1855, with gardens & gates. | 
