Five carefully renovated machiya houses in Kyoto
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
15/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Kyoto's historic townhouses, machiyas, are increasingly being renovated and turned into everything from hotels to perfume stores. Here, we collect five of the best examples. Nazuna Kyoto Higashihonganji by Studio Aluc This 100-year-old machiya house was turned into a short-stay hotel by Japanese firm Studio Aluc, which "deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship". The studio The post Five
