Old Imperial Bar, Kyoto

AfarAug 31

This New Kyoto Hotel Takes Guests Inside the Traditions of the City’s Geisha District

The Imperial Hotel, Kyoto has transformed a 90-year-old theater in the Gion neighborhood into a 55-room hotel, using its local connections to open doors that can be difficult for visitors to access.

Sultry bar with low lighting, serves cocktails with local ingredients.

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GionNeighborhoodTraditional neighborhood with narrow streets and teahouses.
Yasaka KaikanSightA 90-year-old theater, now the Imperial Hotel, Kyoto.
Obayashi CorporationPlaceRestored the former Yasaka Kaikan theater building.
New Material Research LaboratoryPlace新素材研究所は、現代美術作家の杉本博司と、建築家の榊田倫之によって、2008年に設立された建築設計事務所です。その名称に反して、古代や中世、近世に用いられた素材や技法を研究し、それらの現代における再解釈と再興に取り組んでいます。近代化の中で…
Hiroshi SugimotoPlaceArtist and co-founder of New Material Research Laboratory.
Old Imperial BarRestaurantSultry bar with low lighting, serves cocktails with local ingredients.
RenRestaurantServes French-accented Japanese cuisine.
Hiroyuki KatoPlaceChef who created the Japanese breakfast at the hotel.
Gion KawakamiRestaurantExceptional small neighborhood restaurant.
Shimada KouenPlaceFifth-generation imperial doll maker.
Imperial Hotel, KyotoHotel
Tomoyuki SakakidaPlace

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This New Kyoto Hotel Takes Guests Inside the Traditions of the City’s Geisha District