{"id":105560,"date":"2024-11-21T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=105560"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:16:48","slug":"hotel-the-mitsui-kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/hotel-the-mitsui-kyoto\/","title":{"rendered":"HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO: A Modern Haven Steeped in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kyoto, it can be said, is a complex city. Imbued in tradition and history, it\u2019s also a fascinating and modern destination. Enchanting, protean and ever elusive, it\u2019s this subtle combination of attributes that makes it so attractive to visitors from Japan and overseas. One of Japan\u2019s most acclaimed authors Junichiro Tanizaki, although born in Tokyo relocated to Kansai after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, once wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/kanjiro-kawai-life-work-ceramicist\/\">Kyoto<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKyoto is a city that teaches you to appreciate the beauty of simplicity. From the minimalist design of its temples to the subtle flavors of its cuisine, there is a sense of elegance and refinement that pervades the city. It\u2019s a place where you can learn to find beauty in the everyday, and appreciate the artistry that goes into even the simplest things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-hotel-the-mitsui-kyoto\">Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-noh-drama-at-the-old-mitsui-family-shimogamo-villa-in-kyoto\">Noh Drama at the Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa in Kyoto<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-indelible-memories\">Indelible Memories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-hotel-the-mitsui-kyoto\">Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto (stylized as HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO), embodies everything that Tanizaki writes about and much more. <strong>From the moment you arrive, to be greeted by the sumptuous Kajiimiya Gate and enter the astounding lobby area which overlooks the powerfully serene gardens, a scene found pretty much nowhere else in the ancient Japanese capital or really anywhere else in the country.<\/strong> The Kajiimiya Gate, with a profound history spanning over 300 years, was originally built in 1703 in the Kawaramachi Imadegawa area of Kyoto as the gate to the Kajiimiya Palace within the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds. In 1935, the gate was relocated to the residence of the Mitsui family, which had existed in this particular area for over 250 years. It was officially registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in July 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With interior architecture by renowned Hong Kong creative <a href=\"https:\/\/andrefustudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andr\u00e9 Fu<\/a>, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto is a modern-day testament to the storied history of the city and its culture.<\/strong> The aim of Fu was \u201cto preserve a sense of heritage, whilst overlaying it with a contemporary interpretation of Kyoto\u2019s history\u201d and he achieves this and more with elegant and expansive use of space, light and furnishings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105626\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"entrance of the Mitsui Hotel in kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120844\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_23.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105627\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"entrance of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20121010\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_24.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105625\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20120824\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_22.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the guestrooms at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto look onto the revered Nijo-jo Castle which sits with pride and pomp in this part of the city. <strong>The hotel and castle sit within the Nakagyo ward which has a slightly more tranquil ambience than other more tourist-focused districts. The famed Nishiki Market where a dizzying amount of local culinary delicacies can be found, also can be found nearby.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105593\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mitsui Hotel in Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165555\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105594\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of Mitsui Hotel Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165634\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_03.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105592\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto in the evening\" class=\"wp-image-105592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19165527\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The historic Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa in Kyoto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, like most modern luxury hotels, plays host to an array of state-of-the-art facilities including a gym, thermal spring spa, souvenir store, restaurants, bar and outdoor areas where guests can relax and listen to the quietness and serenity which surrounds them. <strong>The restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelthemitsui.com\/en\/kyoto\/restaurants-bar\/toki\/\">TOKI <\/a>is headed by acclaimed chef Testuya Asano who is Japan&#8217;s representative at the Bocuse d&#8217;Or International Culinary Competition 2027. The chef is renowned for his use of Kyoto ingredients with a French style of cooking.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105622\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"private room of restaurant TOKI\" class=\"wp-image-105622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114546\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" data-id=\"105623\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"chefs at restaurant TOKI of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18-500x340.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114733\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_18.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105624\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"person filling a wine glass\" class=\"wp-image-105624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114805\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_16.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The beautifully lavish guestrooms are, ostensibly, a modern reimagining of the traditional Japanese tearoom. The hotel\u2019s 160 guest rooms feature curated natural materials, showcasing top-quality craftsmanship. Each room embodies the authentic beauty of Japanese design. It will come as no surprise, then, that <strong>Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto was, this year, awarded Five-Stars by the Forbes Travel Guide and has garnered an array of other accolades and international recognition as one of the world\u2019s leading hotels.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"105619\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Suite room of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114025\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_20.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105620\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"room of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114254\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_19.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105621\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"private onsen at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20114328\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_21.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-noh-drama-at-the-old-mitsui-family-shimogamo-villa-in-kyoto\">Noh Drama at the Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa in Kyoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I was in Kyoto to stay at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, I had another reason to be there which involved one of the most special experiences I\u2019ve ever had in Japan. <strong>Driven in a private car from Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto to the historic Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa in Kyoto, I was ushered by lantern light into the gorgeous and historically profound villa and ascended the wooden stairs to the second floor to be greeted by chef Asano from the Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto who had laid on a multicourse meal served in beautiful wooden bento boxes and paired with wine and sake.<\/strong> Gorgeous and subtle in flavors and aesthetics it was the perfect opening for what was to follow next.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"wagashi, traditional japanese sweets\" class=\"wp-image-105595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171132\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_11.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped 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https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171521\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171521\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171521\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_06-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171521\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_06-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171521\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_06.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105599\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"dining room of Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19171630\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_07.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a former student of literature and theater in Glasgow, I had studied and seen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Noh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">noh drama<\/a> before. I knew, for example, that noh had had a huge impact in the work of Irish writers W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett and that the performing artform had a history dating back about 700 years. A few years ago I traveled to Kurokawa in Yamagata Prefecture and saw, firsthand, this remarkable town\u2019s noh theater and met the performers there. <strong>Here I was, however, in the historic Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa in Kyoto and was given an educational talk by leading noh performer and academic&nbsp; Haruna Tanaka from the <a href=\"http:\/\/kongou-net.com\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kongo School of Noh<\/a>.<\/strong> Tanaka explained beautifully in English about the history of noh, the idiosyncrasies of the art form, the use of stunning historic masks some of which date back centuries and about the intricate use of music and costume.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105600\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172151\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_12.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105601\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"person getting dressed in a kimono\" class=\"wp-image-105601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172230\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_13.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105602\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"person with a traditional noh wig\" class=\"wp-image-105602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172313\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_14.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105603\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Noh artist\" class=\"wp-image-105603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172434\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_15.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanaka\u2019s casual and hugely informative lecture was followed with <strong>an actual noh performance of the drama <em>Hanjo<\/em> which was originally and coincidentally set in Shimogamo. <\/strong>Supported by three musicians playing traditional instruments in a darkly lit room, the lead performer or <em>shite<\/em> entered the room and performed a section of the drama resplendent in kimono and mask, gliding over the tatami mats and dancing so beautifully and intimately in a scene that was particularly moving and utterly enthralling. It\u2019s extremely rare to see noh performed in such an environment with the <em>shoji <\/em>(sliding doors) open allowing for the natural sounds of autumn to flood into the room. Insects chirping and water trickling in the beautiful silence of an autumn evening in Kyoto. Something that I will never forget \u2014 both indelible and utterly majestic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105604\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Noh performance at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172513\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_08.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105605\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Noh performance in Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172610\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_09.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"105606\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Noh performane at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto\" class=\"wp-image-105606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19172637\/Hotel_mitsui_kyoto_10.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-indelible-memories\">Indelible Memories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This luxury experience called &#8220;KYOTO NOH DINING 2024&#8221; is a supreme example of the kind of tailored and curated tours and experiences available to visitors to Kyoto. <strong>From the stay at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto and the superb culinary experiences on offer to the noh drama element, it\u2019s a unique and unforgettable way to see Kyoto through another lens.<\/strong> Kyoto is a magical city as it is but if you consider these particular experiences, the city becomes alive in a different way, making history and expertise come to life and an event which will remain in your memory forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelthemitsui.com\/en\/kyoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Photographs provided by Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoto, it can be said, is a complex city. 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