{"id":97355,"date":"2023-11-24T20:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T01:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=97355"},"modified":"2024-08-21T09:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:53:02","slug":"old-kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2023\/11\/old-kyoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/MaanaKiyomizu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maana Kiyomizu\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maana Kiyomizu \u2014 Kyoto, Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Kyoto\u2019s historic machiya houses are being repurposed as galleries, cafes, hotels, and more. It\u2019s a symbol of a timeless city struggling to balance tradition against tourism.<\/h4>\n<p>In the less crowded spaces of old Kyoto, sign language can seem the only alternative to Japanese. But in its most touristy neighborhoods, Japanese retreats to second chair in a symphony of languages from around the world. The visitors are back, and we sense some residents already miss the tranquility of the nearly three pandemic years of isolation. And how could anyone blame them? Living in a place this magical \u2014 the spiritual and cultural descendent of ancient Japan \u2014 comes with an inevitable price.<\/p>\n<p>Kyoto\u2019s experience with withdrawal is not solely rooted in the pandemic. It\u2019s a cultural identity dating back hundreds of years in the country. For more than two centuries, Japan lived under a policy of isolation. From the beginning of the 17th century, the Tokugawa shogunate implemented <em>sakoku<\/em>, literally \u201clocked country,\u201d for fear of colonial and Christian influence. Japanese commoners were prohibited from leaving the island. Nearly all foreigners were banned from entering.<\/p>\n<p>In some parts of the city, it can feel as if the clocks stopped long before COVID. The credit card system is still underdeveloped. English remains largely unspoken. Websites and reservation systems harken back to the earliest days of the internet. Only the toilets, equipped with multiple functions for unparalleled hygiene and comfort, seem to benefit from technology that is ahead of the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20230902-fr\/Kyoto-stairs.jpg\" alt=\"Kyoto\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20230902-fr\/Kyoto-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"Kyoto\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Kyoto \u2014 photos by Manon Tomzig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Somehow, this all feels perfectly natural. By stopping time, Kyoto can preserve the architecture, arts, cuisine, and even social codes \u2014 so different from the West \u2014 that have for centuries managed to resist external influence. Yet, time marches on, as seen in efforts to restore Kyoto&#8217;s traditional wooden townhouses, called <em>machiya<\/em>. To save them from redundancy, their nineteenth-century forms are being made more functional for twenty-first century life.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s ryokan are famous. Machiya are less known, and more unique to Kyoto, where the local variant are called <em>kyo<\/em>machiya. Throughout town, these beautiful and sometimes centuries-old homes are being rehabilitated and turned into restaurants, cafes, museums, and accommodations. The machiya layout is long and narrow, with a light-filled zen garden in the back and a street-facing shop space in the front (Japan joined the live-work revolution long before COVID).<\/p>\n<p>Kyoto escaped heavy damage during WWII, so much of its historic architecture remains, a key element of its appeal. Nothing is ever easy, though. Since 1950, Japanese building codes have prohibited the traditional construction methods that lend the machiya so much of their charm. The original carpentry techniques \u2014 sophisticated, complex, handcrafted \u2014 may only be used in the restoration of the existing, dwindling stock.<\/p>\n<p>We have a small handful of restored machiya in our <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyoto hotel selection<\/a>. Most are booked as a single accommodation, like Kyo no Ondokoro\u2019s <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels\/kyo-no-ondokoro-kamanza-nijo-2?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamanza Nijo #2<\/a> and <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels\/kyo-no-ondokoro-nishijin-villa-5?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nishijin Vila #5<\/a>, or <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels\/maana-kamo?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maana Kamo<\/a>. Others are made from a row of combined houses, like <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels\/maana-kiyomizu?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maana Kiyomizu<\/a> and <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels\/nazuna-kyoto-gosho?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazuna Kyoto Gosho<\/a>, and have multiple rooms on offer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/MaanaKiyomizu-2.jpg\" alt=\"Maana Kiyomizu\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/MaanaKamo.jpg\" alt=\"Maana Kamo\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/NazunaKyoto.jpg\" alt=\"Nazuna Kyoto Gosho\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/NishijinVila.jpg\" alt=\"Kyo no Onkokoro Nishijin Vila #5\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/KamanzaNijo.jpg\" alt=\"Kyo no Onkokoro Kamanza Nijo #2\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyomachiya hotels \u2014 from top: Maana Kiyomizu, Maana Kamo, Nazuna Kyoto Gosho, Nishijin Vila #5, Kamanza Nijo #2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The kyomachiya combine architecture, spirituality, and a connection with nature in much the same way as Kyoto&#8217;s extraordinary collection of religious sites. There are more than 1,500 temples and 400 sacred places here, a mix of Buddhist and Shinto traditions that coexist in perfect harmony, often within the same structure. They\u2019re also quite photogenic. Sites such as Fushimi Inari Taisha (with its 10,000 vermillion gates) or the Golden Pavilion (self-explanatory) have become Instagram celebrities in their own right.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s the rub. Kyoto is an incredibly popular tourist destination, with no signs of slowing. To accommodate more visitors, it will need to make more concessions to their convenience. The same well-meaning guests who want to experience an authentic slice of old Japan will make it that much harder for it to exist.<\/p>\n<p>The city isn\u2019t devoid of modernity and the development that comes with it. Far from it. Huge swathes of Kyoto are now marked by increasingly tall, increasingly contemporary buildings and the same urban sprawl found everywhere else. But not far from that \u2014 not more than a few minutes from the main roads populated with big, brand new hotels \u2014 you stumble upon old Kyoto, with its steep alleys, flowered canals, and low-lying machiya decorated with sliding panels, lattice windows, and red lanterns. In the Gion district, geishas stroll slowly in their beautiful dress.<\/p>\n<p>It feels like immersive theater, set up especially for tourists. However, this is the very heart of traditional Japan, that of kabuki, ikebana, and the tea ceremony, that of old-world pubs and restaurants frequented by wealthy Japanese and the geishas who keep them company. You need to be accompanied by a local to decipher the menus displayed on the facades and understand all the unwritten rules surrounding a simple meal. Entering an establishment only after being invited, removing your shoes before setting foot on a tatami, not placing your chopsticks vertically in a bowl of rice.<\/p>\n<p>This is a place that exists outside of time. You will confront the unfamiliar. You will inevitably make mistakes. That&#8217;s a good sign. That&#8217;s how you know old Kyoto is sustaining. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Book <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kyoto-hotels?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=old_kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the best hotels in Kyoto<\/a> on Tablet Hotels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20231125\/YoshidaSanso.jpg\" alt=\"Yoshida Sanso\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoto\u2019s historic machiya houses are being repurposed as galleries, cafes, hotels, and more. 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