Tamahan Ryokan (Kyoto, Japan)

Description: Address: 477 Gion, Shimogawara-cho / Higashiyama-ku / Kyoto City / Japan / 10 unique guest rooms furnished in a ... more

Tamahan Ryokan (Kyoto, Japan) ... traditional Japanese style.

Newest Review: ... open until late, we loved wandering around in the evenings. We arrived in Kyoto by train and took a taxi to the ryokan, it is advisable to print out the address in Japanese script to avoid potential language barriers with the taxi driver, who probably will not understand English. We were very impressed upon arrival and excited to be staying in such a traditional looking establishment, so ... more

... far we had only seen a very modern Japan. The entrance is down a shady garden path and a curtain is over the doorway, which is kept open most of the time. There are only about ten rooms at the ryokan and presumably we were the only people due to arri...more

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Tamahan Ryokan (Kyoto, Japan): Traditional Japanese lodgings (887 words)
by - written on 10/07/09 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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Kyoto was the third stop on my tour of Japan. I imagined that the city would represent old Japan and indeed the style of architecture, number of temples and shrines and the common sight of geisha girls going about their daily business, reinforced my preconception. It was therefore fitting that we would try the traditional Japanese style accommodation, the ryokan, for the first time in Kyoto. Although we wanted traditional, the holiday was something of an indulgence for us, so we were not going for budget. We therefore contemplated our options in the luxury end of the ryokan market and finally decided on the Tamahan. We made out booking through ... Read the complete review

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