Escape the City Near ... Bamboo Forest. Explore the Higashiyama Ward In the opposite direction, across the Kamo River, the Higashiyama Ward to Kyoto’s east has emerged as a high-end hotel ...

KYOTO--Hailed as an architectural masterpiece from the early Showa Era (1926-1989), the former Narutakiryo residence in the city's Ukyo Ward has been renovated into a luxury hotel. Operated by ...