A CONTEMPORARY OASIS NESTLED AROUND A HERITAGE POND GARDEN
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto, ranked #13 for Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best Hotels (Top – Japan) 2024, welcomes you to our contemporary oasis nestled around Shakusui-en, an 800-year-old heritage pond garden. Located in the serene and well-preserved Higashiyama district, our luxury Hotel in Kyoto puts many of the city’s key attractions within easy reach. Every season unveils new splendours, providing an unrivalled setting for cultural rituals, wellness experiences and culinary explorations. Immerse yourself in Kyoto’s authentic living history while still enjoying the modern comfort and bespoke service synonymous with Four Seasons.
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Four Seasons opens the door to matchless seasonal experiences in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, three iconic cities abloom with poetic springtime hues. Travel between the three centres in just over two hours on the world-famous Shinkansen bullet train – with the added reassurance of Four Seasons platform-to-platform service.1 / 4Autumn Season in Kyoto
Celebrate autumn in Kyoto at Four Seasons. Take in the vibrant Higashiyama foliage and embrace the season through Japan’s traditions – seasonal cuisine, cultural arts, and wellness experiences to refresh body and mind.2 / 4Maiko Performance
Enjoy a 10-minute live dance performance by a maiko (traditional apprentice geisha) and a photo session in our lobby, available at 5:15 pm each Tuesday and Saturday. A maiko performance pop-up bar will also be available from 4:50 pm to 5:30 pm. After the performance, join us at EMBA KYOTO GRILL, The Lounge & Bar and Fuju for a maiko meet-and-greet.3 / 4A Collection of art
From Japanese paintings, Kyomizu potteries to the Washi paper art, feel the touch of Japanese artistry everywhere.4 / 4
Shakusui-en
Built some 800 years ago at the foot of a mountain in the scenic Higashiyama temple district, our 10,000-square-metre (100,000-square-foot), circuit-style ikeniwa, or pond garden, is a haven of quiet dignity – and one of the few remaining gardens created at the end of the Heian Period, the peak of Imperial Japan. Wander its tree- and water-lined paths and fill your soul with a resounding sense of peace.


Along with curated adventures in the city, immerse yourself in Kyoto’s traditions, cuisine and natural beauty right here at our luxury urban Hotel.
Fanny Guibouret General Manager
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