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Kyoto Knot Vacation House - Stay At A 100 Year Old Machiya House!

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Located five minutes by foot from the Karasuma Gojo subway station, Kyoto Knot Vacation House is a place where you can experience life in Kyoto while staying in a traditional Japanese house that is over 100 years old.

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Kyoto Knot Vacation House is located only five minutes away from the Karasuma Gojo subway station in Kyoto. It is a guest house that rents out an entire machiya house.

Hoping to make ties between customers and life in Kyoto, this vacation house was named "Kyoto Knot" by the owner.

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This is the sign hung outside the vacation house. This 100-year-old machiya house was formally a thread shop. The couple who owns the house renovated the house and opened it as a vacation house in 2016. Here, you will be able to see the couple's tastes in the furniture and even in the electronics.

A Mix of East, West and Taisho Period Influences

Inside of the vacation house has strong influences of wa-yo-secchu (*1) and the Taisho period (1912-1926) in Japan.

The furniture in the vacation house is a mix of items collected from antique shops while others are the latest brands that were donated by people. You can get a true Kyoto feel from the mix of tradition and modern technology.

*1 wa-yo-secchu: the incorporation of Japanese and Western styles.

1. Japanese-Modern Living Room

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Once you step in, you may feel like the flow of time has changed. Take a moment to relax in the calming atmosphere.

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All of the rooms look as though they were taken from a magazine.

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Out of the many interior decor features, the writer had a particular fondness to this antique lamp. It emitted a gentle and warm light that made you want to continue gazing at it.

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This is a booklet that records the history of the Kyoto Knot Vacation House. In this book, you can even see what the machiya house was like before it was renovated into a guest house.

Next Page Next Page: You just have to see the kitchen and the amenities!

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