Gion, Higashiyama, Kyoto帝国ホテル京都

Imperial Hotel, Kyoto

The Imperial Hotel, Kyoto is a 55-room hotel in Gion, built inside the preserved south and west walls of the Yasaka Kaikan, a 1936 theatre with copper-tiled roofs on the grounds of the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, where the geiko and maiko of Gion perform. Rooms are in the preserved front of the old building, in the new main building behind it, and in a low north wing with tatami floors facing the lanes of Gion.

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About the property

Rooms: 55
Dinner: Private dining room
MICHELIN Keys: 1
Recognition: MICHELIN Guide One Key (2026 selection)

Rooms and suites

North Wing Premier Room
50 to 55 sq m · Modern Japanese room with tatami floor · king bed.
North Wing Grand Premier Room
58 to 71 sq m · Gion lanes view · Large tatami area in the manner of a Kyoto machiya · twin or king.
Premier Room
54 to 55 sq m · Gion view · Main building · twin or king.
Grand Premier Room
56 to 65 sq m · Kyoto view · Main building · twin or king.
Grand Premier Room with Balcony
64 sq m · Gion view · Main building, with a large private balcony · twin.
Heritage Premier Room
53 to 58 sq m · In the preserved Yasaka Kaikan, keeping its pillars and window frames · twin or king.
Heritage Premier Room with Balcony
53 to 54 sq m · Gion view · Preserved building, with balcony · king.
Heritage Grand Premier Room
62 to 64 sq m · Preserved building · twin or king.

Suites

Junior Suite with Balcony
65 sq m · Kyoto view · Main building · king.
Junior Suite
73 sq m · Main building · king.
Heritage Junior Suite
79 sq m · Preserved building, with a sofa corner by the window · twin or king.
Heritage Junior Suite with Balcony
100 sq m · Gion view · Preserved building, with balcony · twin.
Suite
101 to 104 sq m · Twin or king.
Yasaka Suite
103 sq m · Kaburenjo roof, to the south and west view · In the preserved building, with a balcony looking onto the Kaburenjo and the old tiles, terracotta and copper eaves · twin.
Penthouse Suite
95 sq m with a 15 sq m terrace · Kyoto and the mountains view · Top floor, open plan · king.
Imperial Suite
128 sq m with a 65 sq m terrace · Kyoto, panoramic view · Reaches the preserved gazebo of the original Yasaka Kaikan · twin.

Dining and wellness

A course at REN, the French chef's counter
The chef at work behind REN's counter
Beef and vegetables from YASAKA's wood and charcoal grill
The grill at YASAKA

REN: French chef's counter · Mon–Sat from 5.30pm
YASAKA: all-day restaurant · second floor · breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner
OLD IMPERIAL BAR: bar · seventh floor
THE ROOFTOP: rooftop bar
THE PASTRY SHOP: pastry shop
Wellness: A lower-ground floor of pool (17.5 m), thermal baths and sauna, a 24-hour gym and THE SPA, with two treatment rooms (one for couples) using OSKIA products; pool, baths and gym free for hotel guests.

Where it is

Gion-Shijo station: 8 min on foot
Kyoto-Kawaramachi station: 10 min on foot
Kyoto station: 15 min by taxi
Osaka Itami Airport: 1 h by car
Kansai International Airport: 1 h 30 by car

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Tell us your dates and our team in Japan books it for you, at the hotel’s own rate. We ask for the room we would choose and look after everything else with the hotel on your behalf: your preferences and requests, any special arrangement, from a celebration to a car from the station, and whatever you need before and during your stay. The price and cancellation terms are confirmed with you first.

Osaka Itami, about 60 minutes by car; Kansai International, about 90 minutes by car or by the Haruka express to Kyoto station.