반얀트리 히가시야마 교토

⛩️A temple of yugen on the Higashiyama ridge

Kyoto · Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto

1

Natural Hot Spring

• ♨️A private source rising naturally through volcanic rock deep below
• 🌿Water long valued for easing sore muscles and softening skin
• 🛁Unwind in the onsen-inspired spa baths above the city skyline

2

Rooms & Private Onsen

• 🏯All 52 suites pair tatami living space with a wooden soaking tub
• ♨️Onsen Retreat rooms come with a fragrant hiba cypress bath
• 🎋Windows look down onto the courtyard garden, bamboo grove and Noh stage

3

Kaiseki Dining

• 🍱Refined kaiseki built on Kyoto's seasonal produce
• 🌸Signature dining that carries the abundance of each season
• 🍵Mornings open with a delicate traditional Japanese breakfast

4

Spa & Wellbeing

• 💆Banyan Tree's signature treatments, for body and mind
• 🧘Yoga sessions on the Noh stage in the Bamboo Pavilion
• 🌾An onsen-inspired spa built from local materials, with the city laid out below

5

Architecture & Design

• 🏛️Designed by Kengo Kuma as a sanctuary rather than a hotel
• 📜Washi paper walls and hinoki cypress in quiet, minimal composition
• ✨Traditional Japanese beauty and modern restraint, held in balance

6

Views

• ⛰️Set on Higashiyama's sacred ridge, the highest vantage point in Kyoto
• 🏯A skyline punctuated by Kiyomizu-dera, Chion-in and more
• 🎋The bamboo grove on the grounds moves with the wind, and the quiet deepens

7

Getting Here

• 🚗About 20 minutes by car from Kyoto Station
• 🚙Private shuttle on request, with on-site parking
• 🚶Close to Gion's lanes, the Philosopher's Path and Higashiyama's landmarks

High on the Higashiyama ridge, Banyan Tree Kyoto is a temple-like retreat where Kengo Kuma's architecture meets a private natural hot spring. Fifty-two rooms, and the quiet aesthetics of yugen throughout.

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