{"id":16,"date":"2020-03-04T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T11:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixtydays.org\/japan\/?p=16"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:19:15","slug":"hoshinoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixtydays.org\/japan\/hoshinoya\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoshinoya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hoshinoya<\/a> was such a lovely place to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History and Information<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>
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The second Hoshinoya, opened in 2009,[2]<\/a><\/sup> is the former home of wealthy merchant Ryoi Suminokura<\/a> (1554\u20131614). Suminokura is remembered mostly for creating the Takase River<\/a> canal that runs through Kyoto<\/a>, completed in 1611 and allowing goods to be transported to the then capital. His secluded home was constructed[22]<\/a><\/sup> on the banks of the \u014ci River<\/a> in the forests of Arashiyama<\/a>, famed for its bamboo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “riverside sanctuary”[23]<\/a><\/sup> is reached by a small private wooden boat ride of ten minutes and retains its 19th-century wood-framed buildings, with 25 tatami<\/a>-mat rooms, a library, and two gardens.[24]<\/a><\/sup> Temple bells ring upon the arrival of each guest,[25]<\/a><\/sup> and its moss-traced stone walkways are lit by iron lanterns.[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rooms have been noted for both their natural location, visited by wild monkeys,[25]<\/a><\/sup> surrounded by cherry trees, and bathed in natural light, but also for their traditional style, with hinoki<\/a><\/em> cypress wood bathtubs,[23]<\/a><\/sup> heated chestnut-wood floors,[27]<\/a><\/sup> and wallpaper made by Kyoto craftsmen from hand-printed woodblocks (karakami<\/em>).[28]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>