CHOURAKUKAN
Unique Experience
The pleasure of playing in this house has lasted for a long time.
Named "Chorakukan" by Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan, it is a pavilion for guests and socializing.
The same hospitality and historical atmosphere as in the past. A time that can only be experienced here.
Dinner & Lunch
The dining room was once the center of hospitality as the Feast Room. The light from the chandelier glistens off the plaster sculptures in the glamorous space of bygone days, Chef Hashimoto's classic French cuisine can be enjoyed in the glamorous space of the past.
Details.
｜11:30-15:30 (last entry at 14:00)
| 17:30-22:00 (last entry at 19:30)
｜Main Bldg. 1st floor
Chourakukan FRENCH LE CHENE
Breakfast
The breakfast served by the chef of FRENCH LE CHENE at Chourakukan is exclusively for guests staying at the hotel. A simple breakfast course is served, including freshly squeezed juices, fresh salads with original dressings, and egg dishes made with eggs from Kyoto's Ohara region.
Details.
｜Fresh juice, soup, salad, bread, egg dish, fruit, coffee or tea
｜8:00-11:00 (10:00 L.O.)
｜Main Building
*Menus are subject to change depending on the availability of ingredients.
*For guests staying for consecutive nights, the contents will be changed after the second day.
Teatime
Located on the first and second floors of the Meiji-era Western-style "Chourakukan" building, Dessert Cafe Chourakukan can be enjoyed in different style rooms. Afternoon tea can be enjoyed in the rococo style dining room. Seasonal desserts, light snacks, and beverages are served at the café's seating area, and guests may choose one free soft drink from the café.
Details.
｜11:00-18:30 (18:00 L.O.)
Afternoon Tea｜Honkan 1F Geihin-no-ma
Café｜Main Building 1st floor, Billiard room 2F, Smoking Room / Art Room / Phoenix Room / Reception Room / Ladies' Parlor
Dessert Cafe Chourakukan
Private Bar
The "LIBRARY" in LIBRARY BAR MADEIRA comes from the fact that this room used to be a study. The bar is the hotel's front desk during the day and a private bar at night. Please choose your favorite wine as if you were selecting a book from a bookshelf. We serve a variety of alcohol including Madeira wine, a beautiful wine from Portugal.
Details.
｜19:00 - 22:00
｜Main Bldg. 1st floor (former study room)
This bar is for the exclusive use of hotel guests. Please note that only guests staying at the hotel can use this bar.
Onari no Ma, Chourakuan (usually closed to the public)
In front of you is a view of the Higashiyama Mountains that changes with the seasons and serves as a borrowed landscape. At a time when it was common to have Japanese and Western-style buildings coexist in separate buildings, Kichihei Murai's bold architectural approach of incorporating a Japanese-style room into a Western-style building still surprises visitors. Normally closed to the public, the building is open to guests on request.
Details.
｜Please contact us
｜Main Bldg. 3rd floor
*Please ask the hotel staff if you would like to visit.
*This tour may not be available for private parties, etc. Please contact us for details.
Private Library
The library is well stocked with books on Kyoto, Western architecture, cuisine, and art, as well as a variety of CDs and DVDs for guests to take back to their rooms to watch at their leisure.
Details.
｜New Bldg. 4th floor
This space is for the exclusive use of guests.
Viewing space
With the brick walls of the main Chorakukan building in front of you, you can enjoy a view of the Higashiyama mountains, Chion-in Temple, Heian Shrine, and other Higashiyama landmarks, as well as the changing scenery of the four seasons.
Details.
｜New Bldg. 4th floor
This space is for the exclusive use of guests.
Private Lounge
The lounge, with its beautiful Swarovski lighting, is for the exclusive use of Hotel Chourakukan's guests. Guests can enjoy coffee, tea, and other beverages in a peaceful space surrounded by solid wood and furniture designated as tangible cultural properties by the city of Kyoto.
Details.
｜10:00-12:00 / 15:00-22:00
｜New Bldg. 4th floor
This space is for the exclusive use of guests.
Gift shop
Chourakukan BOUTIQUE's gifts made with the finest ingredients and the most ingenious manufacturing methods. Chourakukan is the guest house of Kichibei Murai, who was called the "King of Tobacco. We sell sweets and baked goods named after his cigarettes, as well as jams and dressings that can be enjoyed during afternoon tea or breakfast. They make great gifts for your loved ones or souvenirs that can only be purchased here.
Details.
｜11:00-18:00
｜Main Bldg. 1st floor
Chorakukan Boutique
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple "Daishoin
Kichibei Murai was the industrialist who built Chourakukan. Hotel Chourakukan offers a special tour of the "Daishoin" for a limited time only.
Details.
The 2023 event will be held on April 29 (holiday Monday), May 27 (Saturday), and 28 (Sunday).
*Please contact us for more details.
Chion-in Special Viewing
Chion-in, the head temple of the Jodo sect, with its impressive Sanmon Gate, one of the largest wooden gates in Japan, rising above the stone steps. We have prepared a special accommodation plan that allows you to enjoy a private special visit to this historic temple in Kyoto. Monks will guide you to the Main and Small Hojo, the Sutra Repository, the Bell Tower, famous for the New Year's bell, and the inner sanctuary of the National Treasure, Mikageido, which is normally closed to the public.
Details.
｜Time requested from 10:00 to 14:00 (about 2 hours)
*Some dates may not be available due to Chion-in's events, etc.
Please contact us for details.
Geisha and Maiko Ochaya play experience
This plan offers a chance to encounter the Japanese style of Kyoto at the Onarimono Room on the 3rd floor of Chorakukan, a tangible cultural property of Kyoto City (not usually open to the public). In this private and reserved space, you can experience a tea house game with gei-maiko and watch them dance.
Details.
｜Negotiable (about 1 hour and 30 minutes)
*Some dates may not be available depending on availability.
Please contact us for details.
Private English Rakugo in the Onari Room
This is a special plan to rent the Onarimono Room on the 3rd floor of the Chorakukan, a tangible cultural property of Kyoto City (normally closed to the public), and enjoy English Rakugo by rakugo storyteller Shiharu Tachikawa. Experience Japanese culture through English rakugo performed by Shino Haru Tachikawa, who is fluent in English.
Details.
｜Negotiable (about 2 hours)
*Some dates are subject to availability.
Please contact us for details.
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