Ryokan Sawaya Honten Phone Number and Contact Information

understated rooms offer tatami floors, futons and chabudai dining tables, plus flat screens. other amenities include a lounge and a serene garden with a fishpond. there's a communal, gender segregated bathhouse. an 8 minute walk from jingu marutamachi train station, this relaxed guesthouse in a wooden building is 1 km from 19th century heian shrine and 3 km from the kyoto imperial palace. breakfast is available for a surcharge. check in time: 4:00 pmcheck out time: 10:00 am

Kansai International Airport 1 hr 37

Nijō Castle (10 min)
Built in 1603, this cyprus-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.

Heian Shrine (10 min)
Classic Shinto shrine complex built in 1895, with a giant gate & museums of modern & municipal art.

Arashiyama (30 min)
Winding, lush venue showcasing a host of monkeys plus a scenic bamboo forest & water vistas.

Kyoto Tower (16 min)
Tower with an observation deck offering binoculars & touch-screen guides, plus a food court.

Kinkaku-ji (19 min)
Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

Gion (6 min)
Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos.

Nishiki Market (9 min)
400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.

Maruyama Park (6 min)
Popular green space with an outdoor music hall, bronze statues & colorful, seasonal cherry blossoms.

Yasaka Shrine (7 min)
This Shinto shrine was erected in 656 A.D. & is home to one of the most famous festivals in Japan.

Nanzen-ji Temple (8 min)
Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Higashiyama Jisho-ji (11 min)
This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji.

Kiyomizu-dera (12 min)
Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda.

Eikan-do Zenrin-ji (6 min)
Major Buddhist temple with ancient art, such as a famed statue of Buddha looking over his shoulder.

Fushimi Inari Taisha (20 min)
Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Kyoto Imperial Palace (10 min)
Palace complex & former Imperial family residence reconstructed in 1855, with gardens & gates.