IchiEnSou Guesthouse in Kyoto, Japan

If you carry a backpack or minimum luggage, take a JR Nara line train to Tofukuji, the first stop from Kyoto station. Transfer to Keihan line at Tofukuji and take a train bounded for Demachiyanagi. Get off at Gion Shijo and walk out of the exit #6. The building you came just came out from is Minamiza theater. If you carry a large heavy luggage, plese see another option to get to the theater below.

To get to the guesthouse from Minamiza theater, walk one block to the east (walk away from the river) along Shijo street (main street) and turn right at the first traffic light. You will see a large white lantern hanging outside a building on your left hand side as you walk south for one block (45 secs) from the traffic light. And just after walking pass the lantern, there is a narrow street (first street from Shijo street, 5 meters after the white lantern) on your left hand side. Walk in to the street for 10meters from the corner and you will see a small sign on a piece of wood on the black gate of the guesthouse on your left hand side. Please walk in to the passageway and you will find yourself finally arriving at the guesthouse!!

If you have a heavy suitcase, take a bus #5 or #205 from Kyoto station and get off at Shijo Kawaramachi (7th stop for #5 and 6th stop for #205) . Walk back about 15m to the main intersection of the two busy roads, Shijo and Kawaramachi. From the intersection, walk towards Kamo river along Shijo street and after crossing the bridge, you will see the theater over the traffic light.The guesthouse is located near 'Minamiza', a theater on the roads of Kawabata street and Shijo street (It is a 2 minute walk from the theater to the guesthouse).



If you found it difficult to get to the guesthouse, please give us a call from a public telephone outside the theater. Since it takes only 2 minutes for us to go and meet up with you at the theater from the guesthouse, we are more than happy to do so. Please do not hesitate to call us.