Kumo Machiya Bukkoji（雲小杉）

Machiya Bukkoji is a traditional Japanese Machiya style house with decades of history. The location of the house is convenient for traveling to most lively streets in Kyoto, Shijo Dori as well as the Kyoto Station.
It is also very close to one of the most important scenes that were illustrated in the movie Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, which is the Bukko-Ji Temple. In the movie, Bukko-Ji was the place that Conan figured out the whole case that has been a mystery throughout the plot.
Throughout the history, Bukko-Ji has undergone several location movements. It is until 1586, under orders from the Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the temple was forced to move to the current location. The teaching of the temple has been reserved although it has experienced numerous religious troubles. The teaching of the temple remains as “Become a real human under the guiding light of the original power of Amida.”
Machiya Bukkoji has certified by the Kyoto Prefecture as one of the rare traditional Machiya in Kyoto. It is a two stories wooden structure with renovation while keeping the historical features of the house.
One of the special characteristics of the house is that by the entrance of the house, there is a small garden with open ceiling, stands a small tree that reaches the second floor of the house.
The house is renovated with modern kitchen, modern bathroom, and toilet. There is a heater in the bathroom and a bathtub with the function of preserving the temperature of bathing water for your enjoyment of Japanese-styled bath. There is floor heating in the house that would keep the house warm even in the frigid winter.
In the modern kitchen, it has everything needed. Such as refrigerator, electric kettle, toaster, microwave… drying/washing machine is also equipped with the house, which brings you a pleasant experience in a traditional Machiya with modern facilities and convenience.
There is a well decorate an indoor garden corner in the living room of the house. With the Japanese garden layout, it is perfect to admire it with a nice cup of tea during a relaxed afternoon.
On to the second floor, there is another toilet room, convenient when multiple people are staying. There are two spacious Tatami bedrooms, and please fill free to open up the separation door for forming one big bedroom.
The designer of the house uses the space of the balcony on the second floor to build a traditional Japanese dry landscape garden. The dry landscape garden is one of the famous styles of Japanese garden layouts. The uneven rock pillars represent the mountain, and the sandstones represent streams of water flowing through the valleys. Dry landscape gardens in Japan is often used for meditation, please enjoy this view if you have time to spare.
With the morning sunlight shining through the checkered window and the delicate fragrance of the Tatami best represents the atmosphere of Kyoto