Rinn Tsukinuke stands in a narrow alley close to Nishi Hongan-ji Temple, which is a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Tsukinuke-cho's history goes back to when Toyotomi Hideyoshi achieved the unification of Japan. At that time, he passed through a street called Tsukinuke from northern to southern Kyoto, and a town called Tsukinuke-cho was established there.
At that time, southern Kyoto was a commercial district and an area for commoners, and northern Kyoto was where wealthy people lived, being lined with mansions.
The first floor is likened to the southern half of Kyoto, with its history of craftsmanship with tools such as woodworking planes on display, along with traditional crafts amid an appealing green interior. Meanwhile, the second floor is likened to the northern half of Kyoto, with dark colors based around brown and bed throws in purple with a silver lining suggesting elegant folding screens.
This lodgings gives a nod to the history of Tsukinuke and seeks to recreate some of the feel of the time. Stay in a Japanese townhouse while experiencing an aesthetic that is out of the ordinary.
2-368-1 Tsukinuke Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 600-8364