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Nijo Garden Villa - a beautiful traditional Japanese machiya house

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A traditional Japanese garden with a wooden floor, stone lantern, and a view through a shoji screen.
A traditional Japanese house with a tiled roof, wooden sliding doors, and a small balcony.
A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami flooring, a low wooden table, and a television on the left.
A traditional Japanese courtyard with a stone lantern, bamboo fence, and a small garden with rocks and plants.
A modern bathroom with a glass-enclosed hot tub, wooden flooring, and a shower area.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathrooms2110 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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Kyoto
  • Place, Nijō Castle
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Kyoto Imperial Palace
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Kawaramachi Street
    ‪8 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Kyoto

With a stay at this vacation home, you'll be centrally located in Kyoto, within a 5-minute drive of Nijō Castle and Shijo Street. .This vacation home is 9.2 mi (14.8 km) from Lake Biwa and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Kawaramachi Street.
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What's nearby

  • Nijō Castle - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Kyoto Gyoen National Garden - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Shijo Street - 6 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Kawaramachi Street - 8 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Nijojo-mae Station - 10 min walk
  • Nijo Station - 19 min walk
  • Itami Airport (ITM) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪モスバーガー - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪餃子の王将 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪元祖からあげ本舗 ほりまる - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪拾得 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Snn - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Nijo Garden Villa - a beautiful traditional Japanese machiya house





A large traditional Japanese stay for up to 9 people.





This house is located near the famous Nijo castle in Kyoto, and is a beautiful traditional Japanese machiya house with history, but well maintained with modern kitchens and bathrooms. It has a beautiful Japanese garden in the middle that gives you some peace and quiet in the bustling streets of Kyoto. There are 2 tatami bedrooms, 1 is equipped with 2 semi double beds, with some room for extra futons, and the other bedroom can also accommodate multiple futons. There is 1 bathroom equipped with an elegant hinoki bathtub, and the other one has a shower. There is a simple modern kitchen equipped with all the basic necessities like a fridge, microwave oven, IH stove, and kitchen utensils. All of this is wrapped in typically Japanese architecture, where warm woods and the smell of tatami floors make you feel at home.




Please communicate to your house angel about your time of arrival at the house,, so our staff can greet you and assist you during your check in process. You can also contact the house angel for any questions during your stay.




Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and a microwave. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include a coffee/tea maker and a washing machine.
Take in the views from a garden.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Garden

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Location highlights

  • In the city center

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 2,110 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

Checkin 15:00-19:00

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

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Nijo Garden Villa - a beautiful traditional Japanese machiya house Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 7 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 7 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 7 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 7 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 7 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kristi R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Charming historic property in Kyoto with modern amenities and a wonderful host. Solene, the property manager, was kind and extremely helpful. Would definitely stay in this machiya again and highly recommend it!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Neil S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay, as described

Classic style home (tatami, futons)BeautifulFabulous locationHelpful and communicative hostAll as described and happy we stayed here
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Paul G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is beautiful and impeccably updated while preserving the traditional Japanese character.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Emi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Amazing space, all the conveniences you need and more for what you didn’t think you’d need! They thought of it all. Super convenient location, quiet and comfortable. Next time we come to Kyoto, we will look to book here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Melinda F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a lovely traditional Japanese home with easy access to bus and shopping. The property is well maintained and spacious. Our only complaints were that the front bedroom is right on the street side and a bit noisy. We were also there during the heat of the summer and that room was very warm. If you have only 6 people, the other rooms are well air conditioned and lovely. The water pressure in the showers is amazing, and it was super convenient to be able to wash clothes in the included washing machine!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Angeli M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

5 nights in Kyoto

It was a treat to stay in this beautiful home. We were finally able to eat in and enjoy being together, instead of splitting into 3 hotel rooms. The showers had great water pressure and the toilets are modern. My biggest disappointment was sleeping on the floor on a futon, which I haven't done for decades. I'm recovering from a torn calf muscle, so stairs are difficult and getting off the floor was difficult. The Wash-Dry machine doesn't really dry well, but there was a heat wave so we hung our clothes to dry outside.Rooms & beds4 bedrooms (sleeps 9)Bedroom 13 Twin BedsBedroom 22 Twin BedsBedroom 32 Twin BedsBedroom 42 Twin Beds
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

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