Activities

Reserve Hoshinoya Kyoto's original Japanese-style boat "Hisui", and spend a graceful time at deep Arashiyama. Surrounded by the agile techniques by artisans of Kyoto, be amazed at the breathtaking view of the sky through the glass window on the roof. Enjoy the experience of making matcha green tea while sailing through the seasonal scenery of beautiful Arashiyama.

This digital detox stay is a one-night two-day program that concentrates on activities through which you can experience the nature and local culture of Kyoto while being away from digital devices such as computers or mobile phones.

This parlor game popularized by the Kyoto aristocracy dates back to the 14th century. It involves warming an aromatic piece of wood indirectly to enjoy and contemplate the produced scents. At HOSHINOYA Kyoto, guests are provided with high-quality agarwood, as well as the traditional tools that were used to draw out the aromas from the wood.

The Sasaoka branch of the Misho School of kado--or ikebana--blends tradition with creativity to develop practices that properly convey the school's traditions, but with a contemporary touch. These lessons, led by current master Ryuho Sasaoka, involve learning the basics of kado as well as ways to apply the art to one's daily life. Since the lesson plan is designed based on the participant's needs, all levels of participants--from beginners to advanced learners--are welcome.

Participants depart HOSHINOYA Kyoto at the break of dawn--when mists still shroud the premises--to meditate at a nearby temple, in a hall that echoes with Buddhist chants and slowly fills with the day's first rays of sunshine.

A scent of the fragrant wood, a profound silence at the temple, and seasonal dinner in your room. And above all, a treatment to regulate blood, qi, yin and yang, performed slowly and carefully in a dignified and calm setting. HOSHINOYA Kyoto offers a stay that will sharpen your senses through the delicate Kyoto culture. Please listen carefully to the voice of your whole body as it becomes pure and clean from the inside out. This is a two-day and one-night personal SPA program based on Oriental medicine, which is tailored to each individual and helps to balance "body conditioning, breath conditioning, mind conditioning, and sensation conditioning". In addition to spending time with your own body, you can also tone your mind and senses through Kyoto's culture.

An exclusive plan for solo travelers to spend a luxurious time alone in the nature of deep Arashiyama. You will make yourself relaxed by savoring a cup of matcha green tea in the floating tea room with a view of Arashiyama Gorge, reading a book, or touring around the garden surrounded by sounds and the clean air of nature.

Kimono culture runs deep in Kyoto, where residents and visitors alike dress up to enjoy occasions such as cherry blossom season, the leaves changing color in the fall, and the vibrant Gion Festival in July. HOSHINOYA Kyoto offers a wide range of kimono for rental, as well as outfitting services, to help guests enhance their Kyoto experience.

This is a program that allows you to feel breeze of nature as having dinner at floating tea room that overlooks the Oigawa River and riding on a private houseboat with specially made shaved ice under the green leaves.

Spend the luxuary time by watching cormorant fishing on the Oigawa River in a private space of HOSHINOYA Kyoto's elegant chartered houseboat, "Hisui." personal live　Shamisen music and a special dinner, Ukago-zen, prepared by our executive chef.