Authentic Kyoto house w/ Bike【Easy to Osaka, Nara】

If you'd like to discover the local taste of Japanese life, stay here:) Our authentic house is entirely your private space and it's a classic Japanese home, not a Western one. Kyoto is a city where you can bike everywhere on our free bicycles and the portable internet helps you explore Kyoto. There are big supermarkets, a local Onsen with a Sauna & 3 transportation nearby. Nara & Osaka are easy to access by train as well. Not be shared, only for your group. Enjoy a living tradition & real Japan! The space ======================= BICYCLES FREE OF CHARGE( No additional charge) ======================= Once you travel to Kyoto City, you will notice many locals riding on bicycles. If you are energetic, you can ride a bike around Kyoto! If not, enjoy going to supermarkets, restaurants, and attractions near the house. There is a long riverside bike path to Arashiyama and downtown. Many temples and shrines offer free bicycle parking. You might find somewhere that other tourists could never discover by chance. There are thousands of temples in Kyoto, including small ones. Even locals can not know all...Bicycles are indeed locals' must-have items. ==================================== PORTABLE FREE WIFI SERVICE( Not unlimited) ==================================== We offer you a free portable Wi-Fi connection for home & outside. You can connect to it with a PC, Tablet, or any device at a comfortable speed everywhere inside & outside. However, portable Wi-Fi has a limit that permits 1GB per day. Therefore, it is not for videos. We select portable wifi so that guests can use the internet outside. You can quickly search how to use the bus & train and save time. You no longer need to check timetables with map apps as Japanese locals do. It's so useful to get around Kyoto, Japan, with Google Maps. ========= AMENITIES ========= 【Kitchen】: gas cooker / microwave / toaster / fridge and freezer / tableware, cookware / dinner table / toaster / purified water for drink/ cooker / green tea set / coffee/ sugar / salt / oil / soy sauce / etc.. 【Living room】: Japanese table / A 26-inch TV &DVD with Studio Ghibli production/ KOTATSU (Except for the hot season) * KOTATSU: a Japanese low-covered table with a heat source underneath. The warmest space in the world... 5 Free bicycles: You can go by bicycle to Fushimi Inari shrine & main tourist spots. With portable internet, you never get lost when you trip around the whole of Kyoto! Automatic washing machine / with a spacious clothes-drying backyard. Bathroom: Hot shower and bathtub / with shampoo, hair conditioner, body soap Public bath KIT ( The nearest public bath, including sauna, cold bath, and hot bath, is a 2-minute walk away from the house. It opens till late at night. Towels: We offer big & face towels for all guests Toilet: Western-style toilet Hair dryer( Hung in a brown bag on the left side of the washstand) ============================= EASY ACCESS TO SIGHTSEEING SPOTS ============================= Fushimi Inari Shrine is 20 minutes away by bicycle. The free parking area is big, so you can try it if you are used to riding a bicycle. ○Fushimi-inari-shrine ( 1st ranked in Trip Advisor) ○Gion where "Geisya" walks around ○Byodoin Temple in Uji is famous for fine Green tea( Byodoin Temple is drawn on the Japanese 10 Yen coin) ○Manpuku-ji Temple ○Kiyomizu-temple ○Imperial place ○Tofuku-ji temple ○Bamboo forests Unknown, beautifully secret spots you'll find by chance in this previous capital that lasted for 1000 years. Kyoto is a compact city, unlike Tokyo and Osaka. You can go to the main places by bus, train, or bicycle. =================================== THE HOUSE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO KYOTO STATION, KYOTO CENTRAL CITY, OSAKA & NARA =================================== ①【Kyoto city bus】 The nearest bus stop is a 2-minute walk away from the house. You can take bus #81 directly from Kyoto Station. Very easy from Kyoto Station. We recommend taking a city bus for check-in if you come from Kyoto Station. No worries about getting on the bus with a lot of luggage. We locals are used to welcoming tourists. Besides, 2 nearest train stations on the Keihan Railway and the Kintetsu Railway Nearest train stations (Keihan or Kintetsu railways) ②【Keihan railway】 The Keihan line is super useful for going to Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Kiyomizu-Gojo, and the main town Gion-Shijo, where Geisha walk around. It takes only 10 minutes by the limited express train from the nearest station to the Gion on the Keihan railway. Because express trains stop much fewer times than normal trains. 3 types of speed( ①Local②Express③Limited express）. In the opposite direction on the Keihan railway, you can easily reach Osaka. For example, it takes only 1.5 hours to reach USJ (Universal Studios Japan) from the house. Many guests also enjoy the one-day trip to USJ. ③【Kintetsu railway】 Kintetsu Railway provides easy access to Kyoto Station and Nara. From Kyoto Station, it takes 10 minutes by the Kintetsu line. *Please be careful that a ticket for the super limited express costs an extra charge only for the Kintetsu railway, unlike the Keihan railway. You can ride on a normal express train without extra charge. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Keihan railway → No extra charge for the limited express Kintetsu railway→ Extra charge only for the limited express, but you can enjoy food inside like the Shinkansen bullet trains🚅 ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ ============= BED EQUIPMENT ============= There are a maximum of 5 Japanese Futons with soft mattresses on the Tatami floor. 【What is TATAMI?】 Tatami is a Japanese soft floor used for temples, tea ceremonies, and the well-known Japanese martial art JUDO, among other things. Tatami is made from a plant called "IGUSA," which has a positive effect on humans. Tatami is used in traditional houses such as the Machiya, a type of Japanese traditional house. * Japan-quality soft mattresses, sheets, pillows, blankets, and duvets. Our bedrooms are Japanese style with Tatami mats, and we have futons over soft mattresses made in Japan. We can offer double or triple mattresses so that you can feel softer like a Western bed. If it is necessary, feel free to ask us. * For sleeping, your bedroom is on the 2nd floor. One for 2 guests, and another for more than 3 guests. * Air conditioners( Cooling & heating) are equipped for each bedroom and the living room. ========================= BABY BED & etc are equipped ========================= We welcome a Family with a small Baby. For the Family with Baby, we provide a suitable baby bed at no cost. This baby bed is available for babies from 0 months to 24 months old. Please let us know in advance when you need a baby bed. ================== 24 hours (Convenience store) ================== Every day, 24 hours open, just a 2-minute walk away! ( the name: Family Mart) You can easily access it whenever you need it. =========== DRUG STORE =========== It is also a 2-minute walk from the house and located next to a 24-hour Family Mart. If you need medicine for a fever or something, you can get it easily. You can buy things that are not available in small 24-hour convenience stores here, besides drugs. Japanese drug stores offer food, diapers, and many kinds of necessities of life. =============== SUPERMARKETS =============== Just 5 minutes walk away! You can get some groceries here for cooking. Inside the store, there is also a bakery. We recommend walking around this neighborhood and finding places like Restaurants, bakeries, and cafes. Getting to know some of the locals is also fun! We prepared a nearby restaurant map at the house, so please take advantage of it:) ============ PUBLIC BATH ============ Do you want to try a Japanese traditional-style public bath? There is a local one, just 4 minutes walk away from the house. Opening hours: Weekday 14-22 / Weekend 14-22 / Wednesday is closed ============== NEIGHBORHOOD ============== It's quiet and helps you sleep well. People around here are kind, and they have known us for many years. If you greet them with "Hello" (Konnichiwa in Japanese), they will greet you back. Once you arrive here, you can explore anywhere in Kyoto with an original map we made for guests. Kyoto is often full of tourists, but if you need to, please check our suggestion boards in the house. We put information in some beautiful secluded places not written in guidebooks to avoid crowds. ============ RESTAURANTS ============ From the house, you can walk to a good Sushi restaurant. There are various Japanese restaurants near the house, too. ①Conveyor belt sushi(Sushi train) ②Famous local Ramen (noodle) ③Teppanyaki ④Yakiniku(Steak BBQ restaurant) ⑤Bakery with eat-in space ( Open from early morning) ⑥Traditional Japanese cuisine It is impossible to write everything... There are many options near our house! All of the information about restaurants is in the house! =========================================== TRANSPORTATION ACCESS (①Kyoto city Bus ②Keihan railway ③Kintetsu railway) =========================================== ① The bus stop is 2 minutes walk away from the house. Bus #81 takes you directly to Kyoto Station. It takes about 25 minutes to get from the bus stop to Kyoto Station. ②Keihan railway is useful for visiting downtown areas and famous sights such as Fushimi-inari shrine, Kiyomizu-temple, and so on. ③Kintetsu Railway is useful for visiting Nara and reaching Kyoto Station quickly. From the nearest train stations, you can reach the main spots in Kyoto quickly. For example, to go to the busiest town, Gion, just 10 minutes by the limited express train on the Keihan railway. Use 3 transportation combinations with Google Maps to travel smoothly from our house. It is the way we locals do:) ============================================= PARKING SPACE FOR A CAR (There is a coin parking nearby) ============================================= If you come by car, there is a toll car park near the house. It takes only 20 seconds to walk, and it costs 500 JPY per 24 hours. So if you rent a car and drive to the house, you can use it to drive to Kyoto. We had many guests with cars, and they enjoyed it as well. Guest access Entire space in the house. Other things to note -----------------------------Announcement----------------------------------------- 【Kyoto city tax】 The government has implemented the Kyoto City tax; please note that guests must additionally pay 400 Japanese yen per guest, per night. It is a must for all accommodations in Kyoto City, wherever tourists stay. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This area is famous for sake production because the groundwater is very pure. The public bath's (Onsen) water is soft and very good for the skin. It would be a nice, comfortable experience to use a public bath 2 minutes' walk away from the house. We have prepared the ONSEN kits for you, as you need to take your shampoo, soap, and towels there. You can find many sake companies' headquarters and buy their sake at their stores. Recommend that you use bicycles to visit around. ※Let us tell you why we started Airbnb in Kyoto. Our purpose is that you feel fortunate to find this house. Our house is not an imitation. We don't sublease someone's vacant flats to guests, as most Airbnb hosts do. It is our purely traditional Japanese property. We hope you feel this is a truly Japanese wooden house. The house is very accessible to Fushimi-Inari Shrine, considered the most popular heritage site in Japan for many years. What you can use as your transportation is ○5 Bicycles ( equipped at the house and free of charge) ○Bus (2 minutes walk from the house) ○2 Train stations of Keihan railway and Kintetsu railway( 5 minutes by bicycle to the stations) ◯Additionally, 1 subway station is accessible by bike from the house, and it has a large bike parking lot. Once you reach the Train station, it takes only 10 minutes to downtown GION, where a "Geisha" sometimes walks around. It is also recommended to visit Nara (the former capital before Kyoto) and Osaka for a day trip while staying at our house. We, locals, go to Nara & Osaka and come back the same day, too. It does not take 1 hour to reach them from the house. Kobe and Hiroshima are good options for a day trip as well if you have a JR Pass, which is a free pass for bullet trains. The entire house, with many rooms, is your private space, not shared with other guests. The unique point is the authentic Japanese-style house where our family grew up. It is different from a modern Western-style house made of concrete blocks. But if you like to have your own private space and experience a real Japanese wooden house, this house can lead you to real, ordinary Japan. Enjoy the beautiful history & culture of Kyoto! From the nearest train station on the Keihan & Kintetsu railways, it takes 10 minutes to Kyoto Station or Gion-Shijo Station, the busiest shopping area downtown in Kyoto. You can walk to our nearest train station from the house and reach downtown easily. Bicycle parkings are available around the train station as well. There is also a bus stop 2 minutes' walk from the house. The bus directly goes to Kyoto station or Fushimi Inari Shrine, which is the most famous place in Japan, according to TripAdvisor So... for sightseeing the main spots around Kyoto, Osaka & Nara, it is quite useful for transportation! Use the combination of city buses, Keihan railway, and Kintetsu railway effectively. We hope you have beautiful days at this memorial house! Registration Details M260001581