Each of the rooms at Hiiragiya was uniquely designed with its own special motif. Some rooms feature lacquered bathrooms, while others are of tile. Painted folding screens in some of the rooms are done on gold leaf; others have ink paintings on handmade paper in the Zen style. Details like polished wooden beams, reed ceilings, and hand-carved transoms are to be found in the rooms at Hiiragiya, as well as antique maki-e lacquered writing boxes, some gilded and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Most rooms are traditional Japanese style, with tatami mats, papered shoji windows, and sliding fusuma doors.
The specially-made lacquered remote-control boxes shaped like gourds, one of our great-grandfather's treasured inventions, still remain in some rooms. They are a symbol of Hiiragiya's wish to serve the needs of the present without disregarding the aesthetic considerations of the past.
Main Building
Rooms in the Main Building retain the traditional sukiya-zukuri style architecture of tea rooms in the late Edo to early Showa period. These spaces are imbued with the distinctive flavor of Kyoto that has aged gracefully over time.
7-9 tatami mats
Room 16 (8 tatami mats／39㎡)Late Edo period (early-mid 1800s)Capacity 2 people Ground Floor
A room with a sense of timelessness. From the veranda, you can enjoy a view of the chozubachi stone basin in the moss-covered garden. The bathroom, though compact, is beautifully enhanced with a stained glass window depicting Kinkakuji temple by Sanchi Ogawa (1867-1928), credited with introducing the art of stained glass at the turn of the century.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 27 (6.5 + 3 tatami mats／40㎡)1952Capacity 2 people 2nd Floor
A room with a tranquil atmosphere adorned with the playful creative touches of the craftsmen. The veranda has a view of the graceful Japanese Mube vines entwined along the wall and in the trees of the garden on the ground floor.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 32 (5 + 2 tatami mats／31㎡)1952Capacity 2 people Ground Floor
A room with the refined taste of suki, a tea ceremony aesthetic that expresses a love for elegant things and celebrates the subtle skills of fine craftsmanship. Enjoy the calm atmosphere with a view of the walled courtyard garden.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
8 tatami mats + adjoining room
Room 24 (8 + 7 tatami mats／51㎡)Early Meiji period (late 1800s)Capacity 3 people 2nd Floor
This room features a number of painstakingly polished Kitayama cedar logs giving it a Kyoto sense of style. From the windows on the veranda, you can see the twisted patterns of Japanese Mube vine draped gracefully along the wall of the inner courtyard garden on the ground floor. The powder room has a finely polished Otsu-migaki earthen wall.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 26 (8.5 + 3 tatami mats／45㎡)1952Capacity 3 people 2nd Floor
From the brightly opened veranda window, there is a splendid view of the main garden on the ground floor. The bathroom, though compact, is decorated with stained glass and handmade tiles, creating an early Showa era (mid 20th century) atmosphere.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 28 (8.5 + 4 tatami mats／41㎡)1952Capacity 3 people 2nd Floor
A corner room with casual openwork shoji paper windows on which to experience the beauty of shadows on the papered transom. The greenery of trees in the garden below can be enjoyed from the veranda. The bath is decorated with Ogawa Sanchi's stained glass depiction of "Daimonji," a famous mountain on which symbolic fires are set each year as part of famous annual festival.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 31 (8 + 4 tatami mats／44㎡)1952Capacity 3 people Ground Floor
A calm and tasteful room facing an intimate walled garden. The bathroom features stained glass depicting "Gion Festival" by Sanchi Ogawa (1867-1928), the pioneer of stained glass as an art form in Japan.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 34 (8 + 7 tatami mats／51㎡)Early Meiji period (late 1800s)Capacity 3 people Ground Floor
The calm atmosphere of this suite of two rooms features a lovely view of the garden with its graceful Japanese Mube vines draped gracefully along the wall in the background. The powder room features a rare Otsu-style burnished wall.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
10 tatami mats + adjoining room
Room 14 (10 + 4.5 tatami mats／59㎡)Late Edo period (early-mid 1800s)Capacity 4 people Ground Floor
This calm corner room features a ceiling of rare Yakusugi cedar, known for its fine grain and unique texture, offering a glimpse of days gone by, as you can look out over the moss-covered garden through the delicate antique sliding glass doors.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 19 (10 + 4.5 tatami mats／61㎡)Late Edo period (early-mid 1800s)Capacity 3 people 2nd Floor
A corner room that retains the patina of time. There is a lovely view of the ground floor garden below. Above the bath is a stained glass window of "The Heron and the Sanjo Bridge" decorated with holly leaves (hiiragi), a beloved symbol of Hiiragiya.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 21 (10 + 7 tatami mats／70㎡)Late Edo period (early-mid 1800s)Capacity 4 people 2nd Floor
There are handcrafted metal nail covers and door pulls throughout, and from the window on the porch a view of the lush greenery of the garden below on the ground floor. Adorning the bathroom, there is an original stained glass depiction of Jidai Matsuri, the "Festival of the Ages," by renowned artist Sanchi Ogawa (1867-1928).
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 29 (11 + 4 tatami mats／50㎡)1952Capacity 4 people 2nd Floor
An impressive room with a unique ceiling reminiscent of a ship’s hull leads to wide open porch windows with expansive views of the ground floor garden, which can also be viewed from the adjacent deep shoin study, as the light streams in.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
12 tatami mats + adjoining room
Room 25 (12 + 7 tatami mats／64㎡)Early Meiji period (late 1800s)Capacity 4 people 2nd Floor
The impressive golden fusuma sliding doors in this room are covered with exquisite fan paintings with bas-relief chrysanthemum motif made in the Edo period. The room has a spacious feeling, and the main garden on the first floor can be viewed both here and from the window in the adjacent shoin study.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 33 (12 + 7 tatami mats／65㎡)Early Meiji period (late 1800s)Capacity 4 people Ground Floor
A spacious room with impressive fusuma sliding-door paintings depicting colorful hana-guruma flower carts used for imperial rituals from the Edo period. A view of the main garden awaits you on the double-sided veranda and from the adjacent shoin study.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
15 tatami mats + adjoining room
Room 30 (15 + 14 tatami mats／97㎡)1952Capacity 5 people Ground Floor
The most spacious room in Hiiragiya has a lovely, grand view of the main garden. The bathroom features a stained glass window by Sanchi Ogawa (1867-1928) depicting Arashiyama, one of the most notable scenic spots in western Kyoto.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
New Wing
Contemporary Japanese spaces that incorporate traditional natural materials and fine craftsmanship into new designs.
Feel the traditional beauty of Japan reborn.
7-9 tatami mats
Room 53 (6 tatami mats／49㎡)2006Capacity 2 people 2nd Floor
This diminutive room features a tsuboniwa courtyard garden that conveys the atmosphere of a Kyo-machiya townhouse. A small window with Hiiragiya’s trademark holly pattern opens to the garden enlivening the room with a comfortable breeze in the shoin study.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
8 tatami mats + adjoining wood floor room
Room 52 (8 tatami mats／57㎡)2006Capacity 2 people 2nd Floor
A room with a light and clean impression that features the pristine beauty of straight-grain wood throughout. The wood flooring of the tokonoma alcove was by Kiyotsugu Nakagawa (a Living National Treasure), who used rare Jindai cryptomeria wood unearthed on Mt. Chokai. A tsuboniwa courtyard garden adjoins the adjacent room.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 62 (8 tatami mats／61㎡)2006Capacity 2 people 3rd Floor
A room with a beautiful alcove where natural light is reflected on the decorative holly leaves making them appear as if they were dancing. The use of bamboo and Japanese paper create a rustic and gentle atmosphere in this room with a view of a courtyard garden and stone lantern.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
10 tatami mats + adjoining wood floor room
Room 51 (10 tatami mats／64㎡)2006Capacity 3 people 2nd Floor
This room features a rare lacquered tokonoma alcove, inlaid with the iridescent tamamushi jewel beetle wings. A view of the private inner garden can be enjoyed from the main room or from the spacious private bath.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Room 61 (10 tatami mats／59㎡)2006Capacity 3 people 3rd Floor
From the entrance to a room with polished wooden floors all the way through to the main tatami space, this room has a spacious sense of depth. Natural light flowing in from the courtyard and openings in the alcoves make you feel close to nature. The tsukubai stone basin in the room is filled with fresh water from an underground well beneath the room.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
10 tatami mats + adjoining room
Room 63 (10 + 3 tatami mats／62㎡)2006Capacity 3 people 3rd Floor
A corner room that expresses the spirit of Kyoto in a contemporary way, with an alcove that is reminiscent of a scroll painting. The shoji paper windows incorporate a silhouette of the tiled roof of the old wing, opening onto a view of the unusually long tsuboniwa courtyard garden scenery.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Japanese-influenced Western-style room
Room 54 (wood flooring／50㎡)2006Capacity 2 people 2nd Floor
This room with its graceful transoms and elegant curving walls features comfortable beds with luxurious Japanese futon and a view of an intimate courtyard garden. The walls and ceiling are covered in handmade Japanese paper, embracing you in a warm Japanese atmosphere.
This room has a private ofuro bath handcrafted of the highest quality Japanese umbrella pine wood, with water drawn from our underground aquifer.
Plan
We have more plans to suit your needs, including for working vacations, dining-only, and event space use. Limited-time offers also become available.
