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Nihonkan

696-1 Higashishiokoji-cho Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216, Japan

+81 753 713 124

$45+

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Nihonkan - Kyoto - Building

Provided by Agoda

Overall guest ratings

8.1/10 Excellent

Based on 949 reviews

Review highlights

Location

9.6
Breakfast

8.4
Vibe

5.4
Amenities

3.8

Good to know

Clean rooms
Good accessibility by car
Train station is close

Nearby

Amenities

Internet
No smoking
Air-conditioned
Safe
Storage available
Free Wi-Fi
Laundry service
Terrace/Patio

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Overall Rating

8.1 Excellent

Based on 953 reviews

Location

9.6

Breakfast

8.4

WiFi

7.5

Room

6.7

Service

6.4

Vibe

5.4

Amenities

3.8

Overall Rating

8.0 Good

Based on 428 reviews

Location

9.5

Breakfast

8.4

WiFi

7.2

Room

6.8

Service

6.3

Vibe

5.5

Amenities

4.3

Overall Rating

8.1 Excellent

Based on 266 reviews

Location

9.7

Cleanliness

8.6

Breakfast

8.4

Room

6.5

Service

6.5

Vibe

4.9

Amenities

3.7

Overall Rating

8.2 Excellent

Based on 257 reviews

Location

9.7

Room

7.2

Service

6.6

Amenities

3.9

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6.7

Pros: It's location is excellent and everything is very clean

Cons: Booking.com should mention the 11.00pm curfew in bold, not fine, print when promoting this ryokan! The place is like a prison!! Imagine being in a great city like Kyoto and enjoying dinner in a ...

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.1

Pros: Location

Cons: Unfriendly staff

Reviewed Jul 2017

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10.0

Pros: It was the best hotel ever! Very nice!

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.5

Pros: The futton was a bit too thin

Reviewed Jun 2017

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9.6

Pros: The location is very convenient, close to the train station. The places was very clean. We really enjoyed the traditional Japanese bath.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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5.8

Pros: Near the train station, clean

Cons: Staff, the boy was really unpolite and didn't help us whenever we need something (chair, directions...). The girl at reception, who was only the last day, completely different, nice and helpfull. ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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5.8

Pros: Very central, ryokan style

Cons: Not customerfriendly (shower availability, lock the door between 11-6), everything is very old, smelly in the bathroom, staff is not very friendly

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: The classic Japanese style in the rooms is autentic, too, their attention to guests is so good

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: Very nice experience in this ryokan, typical and clean. The staff is nice and enabled us to let our luggage during the time we visited the city.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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8.3

Pros: I liked that the property is so clean and the location is near to Kyoto station. The ryokan style accommodation is an added experience to at least have an experience of how Japanese live.

Cons: I didn't like the curfew hour of the hotel. We are tourists that are trying to see the best of Japan including the night life that it offers. We went to Hiroshima and Mirajima and for some ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: It was the best hotel ever! Very nice!

Reviewed Jul 2017

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9.6

Pros: The location is very convenient, close to the train station. The places was very clean. We really enjoyed the traditional Japanese bath.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: The classic Japanese style in the rooms is autentic, too, their attention to guests is so good

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: Very nice experience in this ryokan, typical and clean. The staff is nice and enabled us to let our luggage during the time we visited the city.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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6.7

Pros: It's location is excellent and everything is very clean

Cons: Booking.com should mention the 11.00pm curfew in bold, not fine, print when promoting this ryokan! The place is like a prison!! Imagine being in a great city like Kyoto and enjoying dinner in a ...

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.1

Pros: Location

Cons: Unfriendly staff

Reviewed Jul 2017

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7.5

Pros: The futton was a bit too thin

Reviewed Jun 2017

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8.3

Pros: I liked that the property is so clean and the location is near to Kyoto station. The ryokan style accommodation is an added experience to at least have an experience of how Japanese live.

Cons: I didn't like the curfew hour of the hotel. We are tourists that are trying to see the best of Japan including the night life that it offers. We went to Hiroshima and Mirajima and for some ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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5.8

Pros: Near the train station, clean

Cons: Staff, the boy was really unpolite and didn't help us whenever we need something (chair, directions...). The girl at reception, who was only the last day, completely different, nice and helpfull. ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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5.8

Pros: Very central, ryokan style

Cons: Not customerfriendly (shower availability, lock the door between 11-6), everything is very old, smelly in the bathroom, staff is not very friendly

Reviewed Jun 2017

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Nihonkan - Kyoto - Laundry facility

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Nihonkan - Kyoto - Building

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Nihonkan - Kyoto - Dining room

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3/3

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