Let KIT take you deep into an exotic world of traditional art and craft as well as today’s culture. Feel the touch of style given from generation to generation for a thousand years and glimpse into the world of tomorrow’s lifestyle. Bamboo House is a long stay apartment resource located in the top floor of the well-established Matsubaya Ryokan. Rooms include western style kitchen areas and offer a pleasant view on the temple hills Higashiyama and Nishiyama. Sakura Ryokan is on the top range of the three stars hotels in Kyoto. This is why it is our pleasure to welcome you as our customer in this environment. You will experience Kyoto lifestyle from within. Kaede Ryokan is located just next door to Sakura Ryokan. It’s kept in Machiya style that reflects the character of ancient Kyoto. The interior is accordingly kept in relaxing Japanese design. Nevertheless, rooms are equipped with a western style kitchen area. All of this provides comfort for a long stay. Bamboo House Front Bamboo House Lobby OPEN NOW Bamboo House Bamboo House is a long stay apartment resource located in the top floor of the well-established Matsubaya Ryokan. Rooms include western style kitchen areas and offer a pleasant view on the temple hills Higashiyama and Nishiyama. » see details for Bamboo House Sakura Ryokan logo-SakuraRyokan.jpg Sakura Ryokan Front Sakura Ryokan Lobby OPEN 10 Mar 2009 Sakura Ryokan Sakura Ryokan is on the top range of the three stars hotels in Kyoto. This is why it is our pleasure to welcome you as our customer in this environment. You will experience Kyoto lifestyle from within. » see details for Sakura Ryokan Kaede Ryokan logo-KaedeRyokan.jpg Kaede Ryokan Front Kaede Ryokan Lobby OPEN 1 Oct 2009 Kaede Ryokan Kaede Ryokan is located just next door to Sakura Ryokan. It’s kept in Machiya style that reflects the character of ancient Kyoto. The interior is accordingly kept in relaxing Japanese design. Nevertheless, rooms are equipped with a western style kitchen area. All of this provides comfort for a long stay. » see details for Kaede Ryokan Kyoto festival Spring Kyoto Festival Spring Aoi Matsuri The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is celebrated on May and is one of the three main annual festivals held in Kyoto, Japan. Aoi Matsuri dates back to the 7th century. It became very popular in the Middle Ages, as a festival to top all others. During the festival, emissaries leave the Kyoto Imperial Palace and proceed to Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社 Shimo-gamo-jinja) and then to Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社 Kami-gamo-jinja), two shrines in the north of the city. Participants wear costumes of the Heian period. Summer Kyoto Festival Summer Gion Matsuri The Gion Festival (祇園祭 Gion Matsuri) takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by a parade, the Yamaboko Junkō (山鉾巡行) on July 17. This festival originated as part of a purification ritual (goryo-e) to appease the gods thought to cause fire, floods and earthquakes. In 869, the people were suffering from plague and pestilence which was attributed to the rampaging deity Gozu Tennō. Emperor Seiwa ordered that the people pray to the god of the Yasaka Shrine. Autumn Kyoto Festival autumn Jidai Matsuri The Jidai Matsuri (時代祭) is one of Kyoto's renowned three great festivals. The festival commemorates the transfer of the capital to Kyoto in 794, the 1'100 years that it remained the capital (until it was moved to Tokyo in 1868), and the finishing of the Heian Jingu Shrine where the procession ends. It was first held in 1895. Winter Kyoto Festival Winter Sanjūsangendō Sanjūsangendō (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangendō) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto. A popular archery tournament known as Tōshiya (通し矢) is also held here on the same grounds since the Edo period.