Services & Amenities

Enter our pond garden sanctuary for health-conscious travellers, where wellness infuses every element of the experience. From Zen meditation to heart-opening healing and nourishing soul food, experience all-encompassing wellness inspired by traditional Japanese practices; an ancient art, delivered with purpose, poise and presence.

At our Spa, ceremonial Japanese rituals, revitalizing treatments and deeply healing local ingredients work in harmony to merge tradition with technology and mind with body – the perfect antidote for today’s modern world.

Stay on track with your fitness goals even when you’re far from home. Our full-service Fitness Centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week — meaning you can get in a workout whenever it is convenient for you, and then unwind in our sauna or steam room.

Go for an invigorating swim or sit back and relax on an underwater lounge chair in our 20-metre, indoor pool, with adults-only hours in both the morning and evening and two whirlpools for even more relaxation.

Beyond the Hotel building, enter the poetic beauty of our Shakusui-en pond garden and its beating heart of Japan’s ancient Imperial capital, preserved for over 800 years.

Our first-floor flower shop, open daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, features seasonal flower boxes and floral arrangements.

Take a scenic tour of Higashiyama and beyond, including visits to neighbouring temples, aboard our Four Seasons rickshaw.

Experience the solemn art of a private tea ceremony at Shakusui-tei, located in our Tea House that's surrounded by our historic ikeniwa, or pond garden. This immersive, enlightening experience is offered exclusively for guests of our Hotel.

A Maiko performance is held at 6:00 pm on weekends, followed by the visit to the Lounge & Bar, Brasserie and the Fuju. *Date subject to change