The Reizei Family

Every Spring and Autumn time, the society for the preservation of Kyoto historic culture helds
exhibition of nondisclosure cultural property in Kyoto.

Reizei family is the descendent of aristocrat from Heian period AD794-1185/1192.
Their house itself is cultural property of Kyoto as well as they keep many important cultural property.

The entrance.

Sacred Kitchen.
Nowdays it's used to steam rice to make rice cake in the New Year.

There are nice gardens in the house too.

There are displays for Children's Day

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There are nice gardens too.

Lucky Taxi

This morning, a yasaka taxi with pattern of a four-leaf clover came to our ryokan. Most yasaka taxies are with a three-leaf clover. Taxies with a four-leaf clover are only 4 in Kyoto city. We cannot make a reservation, so this is very lucky. It is said that this taxi bring you a lucky. If you ride on it, you can get a special certificate and sticker. When youcome to Kyoto, let’s find yasaka taxi with pattern of a　four-leaf clover. May this picture bring you good luck!

Japanese tea Ceremony in our Lobby 2024

we have tea ceremony in the morning (9:00~11:00)for free normally from monday to saturday ,not sunday. NISHIYAMA RYOKAN

Tea Ceremony 2023

we have tea ceremony in the morning(9:00 ~ 11:00)for free. NISHIYAMA RYOKAN

NISHIYAMA RYOKAN

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