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FUFU Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan · FUFU · Core Luxury
Every one of FUFU Kyoto's 40 rooms has a hinoki cypress bath filled with natural hot-spring water, a few minutes from Nanzen-ji and facing the historic Lake Biwa Canal. Opened in April 2021 beside a preserved Japanese garden in Okazaki, it feeds restaurant Ioto with Kyoto vegetables cooked over charcoal. The small resort holds a MICHELIN One Key.
- 40 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: Okazaki / Nanzen-ji
- Architect: Nikken Sekkei
About FUFU Kyoto
- Hulic developed it. Takenaka built it. Ioto cooks kyoyasai over charcoal toward the garden.
- Okazaki, at 41 Nanzenji Kusagawa-cho, faces the Lake Biwa Canal, with Nanzen-ji a few minutes away and a preserved Japanese garden beside the rooms.
History
FUFU Kyoto opened on 26 April 2021 at 41 Nanzenji Kusagawa-cho in Kyoto's Okazaki district, near Nanzen-ji and facing the historic Lake Biwa Canal. Hulic developed the small resort; Nikken Sekkei designed it with TKN Architect, and Takenaka Corporation built it. All 40 rooms have hinoki cypress baths filled with natural hot-spring water. A historic Japanese garden on the site backs restaurant Ioto.
The setting
In Okazaki, facing the Lake Biwa Canal, a few minutes from Nanzen-ji. All 40 rooms have hinoki cypress baths of natural hot-spring water, beside a preserved garden.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant Ioto — Restaurant · Kyoto vegetables and charcoal dishes, using local ingredient
Experiences
- Flower arrangement — Flower arrangement experience offered in Kyoto activities.
- Tea ceremony — Tea ceremony experience offered in Kyoto activities.
- Incense ceremony — Incense ceremony experience offered in Kyoto activities.
- Zen meditation — Zen meditation experience offered in Kyoto activities.
Amenities
- Yoga
- Onsen
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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