Jhokyo-den Nishi-no-tai (West house)
Scenes of Kyoto city change from season to season.
‘Aoi’ festival, ‘Gion’ festival, and ‘Jidai’ festival.
Take time to view Kyoto-city from the machiya in Nishijin.
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The house is equipped with a kitchen so that you can cook meals, making it perfect for long stays. |
| Enjoy time with your friends while looking out in to the courtyard. |  |
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The thick beams have provided support for 100 years. Relax and unwind from modern life in a machiya. |
Room features
The house is equipped with a kitchen so that you can cook simple meals.
Enjoy gazing upon the courtyard while relaxing in a bath.
We provide you with the perfect bedding for a machiya.
If you close your eyes, you will be able to imagine the world depicted in a Heian dynasty scroll.
※View the rooms on a panoramic screen.
Gallery
History of Jhokyo-den
‘The Tale of Genji’ begins with the line ‘In a certain reign there was a lady not of the first rank whom the emperor loved more than any of the others’.
High-ranking consorts resided in the Jhokyo-den Hall (inner palace), near the state chambers of the Imperial Palace, Shishinden Hall and Jijuden Hall, where official ceremonies were held. Jhokyo-den and Jijuden Hall used to be connected by a corridor.
On the Eastern veranda, there is a place where the Emperor’s books were kept and it is here that the Kokin Wakushu (Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times) was compiled.
The court lady who became Empress to the Emperor Daigo and Inchijo who lived here was called “the Lady of Jhokyoden.”
