Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto
About this house rental
Nestled in Kyoto, this lovely house for $230 per night is a fantastic choice for your next vacation. What is STAR Host? : STAR Hosts are experienced hosts who have met and exceeded HomeAways STAR hosting criteria ------------------------------------------------------------ This is for booking of an entire house (Not booking of a bedroom). We can only accept one group of guests at a time. Escape from crowd and noise!! Come and visit Kyoto's mountainous area and stay at a traditional thatched-house. ---The SPACE--- The place we live is called Keihoku. It's only 1 hour north away from center Kyoto, and you can enjoy stunningly majestic mountain and river scenery, fresh air, and meet heart-warming people. We can also offer some unique nature tours for you. I was born and grown up in this house, as well as his 6 generations of ancestors. I speak English without inconvenience, thanks to my travel experience in the world. ---Guest Access--- We have four rooms that can be used as bedrooms, 2 toilets, a shower room , a bathroom(Japanese style)and a convenient kitchen, just like your house (refrigerator, microwave, toaster, gas stove, any kind of dishes, glasses). - TATAMI ROOM: Can sleep up to 3 guests (Futon) - TATAMI ROOM 2: Can sleep up to 2 guests (Futon) - BEDROOM: Can sleep up to 1 guest (Semi Double Bed x1) + 1 additional guest (Futon) - 2ND FLOOR FLOORING ROOM: Can sleep up to 7 guests (Futon) As amenity, we offer hand / bath towels, Yukata, shampoo, body soap, hair dryer, toothbrush, razor, and laundry machine. For your access, you can use living room, shower/wash room, toilet. As for linen, clean sheets, pillow cases, blankets and bath / hand towels are provided. All the electronics are free to use. You can cook at the kitchen! I and my wife can give an optional experience service such as family casual cooking, trekking, and yoga training (at attic space). We have 10 sets of YOGA mats. You can enjoy practicing YOGA anytime you want. You can ride horse riding machine (called Joba) in our house. Let's enjoy exercise! I grow various kind of organic seasonal vegetables in my own farm. You can make dishes using those vegetables by yourself or we can also help you cook in our kitchen! As for internet, we provide free internet (Wi-Fi). ---The Day Tour--- We can take you on tours (with English guidance and transportation) for an additional fee. We organize a tour schedule with you based on whats most suitable for you, the weather and the season. ***The Day Tour*** We can take you on tours (with English guidance and transportation) for an additional fee. We organize a tour schedule with you based on what’s most suitable for you, the weather and the season. ※One Day Tour (10:00〜16:00): 25,000 yen :1 group(2~5 persons) You can choose your itinerary from the following options: ・Waterfall trekking ・Tallest cedars in Japan watching ・Visiting the shrine & temple ・Visiting the sake brewery ・Visiting the historical thatched roof house village ・Night fireflies viewing (from beginning-June to end-June ) ・Go to hot spring ・Experience meditation in Zen temple with monk (need additional charge 1,000 yen) ※Special Seafood Tour: We go to seaside to get very fresh fish and some seafood. W bring them back to our house and make very special fresh sashimi and sushi. The rate is 30,000 yen 1 group : 2~5 persons), plus fish fee and cooking experience charge. Local seafood is very, very tasteful and you cannot have the same experience elsewhere. Highly recommended! ※Central Kyoto tour: If you want to go central Kyoto some temples and shrines , I can take you to central Kyoto. The rate is 30,000yen 1 group:2~5 persons (excluding admission fee, meals and parking fee). You can select some places from your idea. Original Tour: We can help you plan your own special tour! --Getting around-- Since Keihoku is quite a large area, it is difficult to visit places just on foot (most destinations are about 5-10km away). To get around this area, you can also rent 2 bikes for free - the supermarket and bus terminal are around only 30mins away by bike. If you choose to do a tour with us, you can pay by credit card (VISA, MASTER, JCB, AMEX, DINERS, DISCOVER). Depending on how long you stay with us, we can do multiple tours - its up to you. ---Other things we offer--- We want to make your stay comfortable and entertaining, so we offer some added extras at our place for you to enjoy, including: A BBQ set - having an outdoor barbeque with guests is our favorite way of dining 10 yoga mats so you can enjoy practicing yoga any time you want Piano and acoustic guitar - we are music lovers! Japanese toys for children, so there is no boring time for the kids Two dogs - our Golden Retriever puppy Azuki is very cute and she loves meeting new people and making friends I sometimes goes sea fishing, and you can eat what he catches! A small farm full of seasonable vegetables, which you can harvest and eat for free We are working on setting up a cafe that serves light meals. When its ready we hope our guests will enjoy eating there. :) ---The Neighborhood Overview--- Here in Keihoku, you can put yourself in majestic nature - enjoy trekking riverside, or to waterfall or giant cedars as well as praying in peaceful temples and shrines. However, since Keihoku is quite a wide area, it is difficult to visit places by just on foot (usually 5-10km away). ---Access--- In order to come to Keihoku area, take a JR bus of Takao/ Keihoku line from Kyoto Station (terminal no. 3) via Enmachi and Nijo station. Shuzan (Syuzan) terminal is a final stop and it takes around 1 hour 20 mins from Kyoto station. It costs JPY1,200, or you can use the Japan Rail Pass. You will get on the bus from a rear door and get off from the front door after you put your fare in the box next to a driver or show JR pass. We can pick you up at Shuzan terminal by car. A bus timetable from Kyoto station to Shuzan final terminal: Depart: 14:00 Arrive: 15:20 Depart: 15:30 Arrive: 16:50 Depart: 16:30 Arrive: 17:50 Depart: 17:30 Arrive: 18:50 Depart: 18:40 Arrive: 20:00 Depart: 19:20 Arrive: 20:40 The bus looks very local, but I am sure you will enjoy the scenery from the window when you come into the mountain lane (after 40mins or so).
Amenities
Air conditioner
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Family friendly
Map of Kyoto
Reviews
5.0/5.0
Outstanding(33 Reviews)
5.0
We went in the fall and the colors and the views were amazing the host and his wife were both so nice and accommodating! I would love to go back and visit the fish market!
5.0
Hideo and his wife are lovely people. Hideo was there to pick us up at the bus when we arrived and anytime we ventured back to Kyoto. He also was our tour guide for a day making our travels very informative and fun. Food prepared by ukoco? Was delicious and both Hideo and ukoco’s company was so wonderful. If you want to be out of the city this is the place to be. Maybe a bit far if you want to explore Kyoto as bus does take over an hour. We all (4) thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
5.0
Thank you so much, Hideo-San and Yukako-San, for your kind and generous hospitality during our stay at your wonderful home!
Hideo-San met us at the bus stop and from there the adventures began. We got lunch from a farmers market, and then visited a local shrine and refreshing onsen after dropping off our bags and having a bite. Dinner was fried delights at a spot down the road.
After a good night's rest at Tokuhei-an's spacious rooms, Hideo-San drove us to the Obama fish market to pick up fresh mackerel, red snapper, shrimp and squid to grill for lunch. After more sightseeing around Obama Bay, a stop by a Chopstick Museum and Gift Shop, and a visit to the Miyama thatched roof village, we returned to the house to rest up for the evening's feast.
Yukako-San, who has experience cooking at a Michelin-starred restaurant, sliced up and prepared fresh Obama tuna, squid, shrimp and sea urchin for sushi hand rolls. Delightful eggplant, potato salad and miso soup accompanied the seafood, along with home-grown shiso leaves and ice cold beer and sake.
A legendary night!
Our trip was all the while enhanced by Hideo-san's engaging stories, witty jokes, infectious laughter, Nihon-go tips and reflections on life.
The house was super comfortable and well-equipped, including kitchen equipment and air-conditioning system. It was perfect for our group of six, including two kids.
Thank you again Hideo-San and Yukako-San for hosting us and for providing lifelong memories - Okagesama de!
5.0
Very easy to communicate with Hideo. He picked us up at the bus station without a problem. We enjoyed our time at the property and especially playing with their 3 dogs!
5.0
Place is a little bit outside the city but not too far. Host offered to pick us up from bus station and was very welcoming.
5.0
If you wish a create a magical opportunity to sink into Nature, silence and beauty, look no further. Hideo and his wife offer the restored, yet simple elegance of his family’s 200 year farm house as your nest. Since this home is in the compound with theirs it is not 100% your own, yet you have the feeling of privacy and the convenience of two friendly souls to answer questions, needs or just chat both at once. Close your sliding doors and you are alone in another time. Open them and seek your hosts and they offer what you need with charm and grace.
Please make sure to take advantage of Hideo’s knowledge of the best sites to tour in region and then relax as your friendly hosts drives, guides and charms your day away.
Bicycling in the village valley is such a treat as are walks around the neighborhood.
If you want a taste of rural Japanese life and still not too far from Kyoto, you will make this choice with SUPER HOSTS.
I totally charmed to my full delight.
5.0
This was our first trip to Japan and Hideo and his wife made our stay exceptional. The house was beautiful,spacious and very clean. They also enlightened us on several Japanese customs and prepared traditional Japanese meals for us. I ate octopus for the first time-awesome!!! We are so looking forward to going back to Japan and staying here again.
4.0
Hideo and Yukako were very gracious and welcoming hosts. The house was large enough for our group of 4 adults and 1 teenager, although another bathroom in the house would have been more convenient. The house is not luxurious but it is comfortable. My elderly parents had a daily challenge to go up and down the few steps in the house.
Hideo also led us on tours all the days of our stay, at an additional cost.
5.0
Absolutely friendly hosts who helped us enjoy our stay. Lots of conversations with our hosts during home-cooked dinners we had with Hideo-san and Yukako-san. Yukako-san was also such a great cook.
Definitely recommend their accommodation to anyone looking for a different experience in the Kyoto countryside, away from the hustle and bustle of crowded city locations
5.0
Hideo-san and Yukako-san were extremely warm hosts and they make us feel at home. We truly enjoyed the day tours, dinner and breakfast times together as they are such jovial and funny people to chat with. The house is very well kept and maintained. It was an amazing experience being able to stay in a traditional thatched roof house, it was the highlight of our vacation in Kyoto.
5.0
Nice place to stay. Near the famous market and shopping street. Near subway station easy for transport.
5.0
I’ve been looking forward to stay in this house when I see the pictures posted. Tokuheian is exactly as the pictures posted. Every corner is well made and preserved by the owner.
Before I arrive, I’ve contacted Hideo-san and have asked many questions before I made the reservation. He’s been very responsive, patience and helpful with all my questions. I’ve asked him where can I get a fine-dining restaurant as on the day of arrival, it’s my husband’s birthday. He’s suggested me to get something special for my important man. He’s helped me to get a birthday cake and recommended me to get some food from the supermarket to cook sukiyaki. He even offered me that Yukako-san, his wife can help me to pick some vegetables from the farm and help me to cut into pieces. I didn’t take the offer as i don’t want to interrupt their evening. The cake was nice and my husband was very happy and surprised! The only regret we had was we didn’t invite them to join us as my mother and kids were shy!
During my stay, I used the kitchen very often. We cooked sukiyaki two nights in a row. You can get very nice beef and food from the supermarket nearby. The kitchen was well equipped with all you need especially the Dish Washer which I love the most
Thanks to the watermelon from Hideo-san. It’s so sweet just like both of them. I came with my own family together with my mother and my sister, so I didn’t spend much time with Hideo-san and Yukako-san whom I found they are very kind and helpful. I would love to spend more time with them to know more about this house and about them. The house is a reflection of the owners – very warm and unique.
I would definitely come back and stay in this house again. Highly recommend to family as the house is well equipped with all you need.
5.0
We love Tokuhei-an homestay so much that we felt so homely with premium hospitality from our best hosts and hostess, Hideo San and his lovely wife Yukako, together with their cute Azuki and Gon. We felt immediate connection with the place and surrounding since we entered Keihoku area, then magic happened the moment we stepped into this special house where Hideo called home ever since he was baby. The experience exceeds our expectations. We've never thought of having such wonderful holiday.
Thanks for the vegetables, onions and fruits picked from your farm. Thanks for the countless trips to the grocery and convenience stores. Thanks for the unforgettable tour to the magical giant cedar. Thanks for the trip to Obama for our special seafood hunting at the fish market including puffer fish, hot spring, fireflies watching, grape farm visiting and also we enjoyed your curry!!!!!. Thanks for making our memories priceless…
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Kyoto?
The average price for a rental in Kyoto is $145 per night. This rental is $85 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Traditional 200y-oHouse Outside Kyoto?
We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.
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