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"Renovated town houses known as machiya that have both history and sense of place … have been on the rise, like Old Kyoto's two-bedroom Amber House Gion in the Higashiyama-ku ward, renovated by architect Geoffrey Moussas, where you can sleep where geishas once entertained and look out on the gardens of Kennin-ji, the city’s oldest Zen temple."
Restored machiya house with garden views, modern amenities
563-15 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0811, Japan Get directions