Cafe SharehouseArashiyamaKyoto
KokoroNestKyoto · 心の巣
A nest for the heart, at the foot of the Arashiyama hills, a small, warm-hearted house between the river and the mountains.
“There is no front desk here: you let yourself in, at your own pace, with the instructions we send you. The café room is yours. Put on the music you like and take your time. We stay reachable throughout your stay.”
A café, a few rooms, a house
Kokoro Nest is a small guest house and café, steps from Hankyu Arashiyama station. We work as tour guides in Kyoto, we speak English, and we gladly share our favourite corners of the city.
The house is simple and lived-in, the kind that has a soul: aged wood, natural light, quiet. Downstairs, the café stays open to everyone, guests and passers-by alike.
- Rooms
- three
- Check-in
- 3 pm – 9 pm · self check-in
- Check-out
- before 11 am
- Rate
- from ¥8,500 a night
- Discounts
- promotions and occasional discounts, just ask
- Payment
-
other cards · cash - The café
- open to everyone, guests or not
- Atmosphere
- very quiet neighbourhood, peaceful house
- Accessibility
- not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
- Languages
- English · Japanese
the house seen from the street, the three rooms, the café room and the bathroom
Amenities & house notes
Countryside, at Kyoto’s edge
Away from the downtown bustle, Arashiyama moves to the rhythm of the Katsura river and its wooded hills. Temples, the bamboo grove, an onsen: nearly everything is on foot. And in the evening, when the tourists leave, the neighbourhood returns to silence.
the Katsura at dusk, a few minutes from the door
cherry trees along the river, at the end of March
deep green, cool evenings by the water
maples ablaze on the hillsides, from mid-November
mist on the river, and silence
Nearly everything is a short walk
A few steps away
- Togetsukyō Bridge
- over the Katsura, facing the hills
- Katsura River
- the bank, at the foot of the bridge
- Iwatayama Monkey Park
- free-roaming macaques, a view over Kyoto
- Fufu-no-yu Onsen
- the hot baths
- Tenryū-ji Temple
- a Zen temple and its garden
- Sagano Bamboo Grove
- just north of Tenryū-ji
Getting here
Hankyu Arashiyama line, change at Katsura.
Direct link to Kyoto Station.
Scenic line A toward central Kyoto.
JR Sagano line. The Sagano Torokko sightseeing train departs next door.
Words our guests left behind
“It was an incredible stay with a very welcoming host, extremely kind and full of good advice. We recommend this place to any traveller!”
“I love how accommodating the owner is. She is lovely. The place is affordable, absolutely clean and worth every single penny. The location is beautiful. I loved my stay here.”
“The person who runs this place is exceptional: a perfect welcome, very good conversations, plenty of good tips. You can have your meal on site. Great, I recommend it.”
“The facility and host are great, we will visit again!”
“A very kind host, attentive to every need. An ideal location.”
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