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Kifune Ugenta
Kyoto, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Only two maisonette suites turn Kifune Ugenta's riverside restaurant into an overnight escape in Kyoto's northern hills. Interiors bring together George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, and Sori Yanagi, with an irori hearth, pine jacuzzi, and open-air bath spread across two levels. Summer meals move to the kawadoko platform above the river; colder months bring the inn's turtle-and-wild-boar Kifune hot pot.
- 2 rooms
About Kifune Ugenta
- The inn offers two maisonette-style suites, each with an open-air bath on the upper level.
- The current Ugenta traces its beginning to a restaurant and inn opened by the family in 1962.
Restaurants and bars
- Sagenta — Restaurant
- Kifune Cosmetics & Gallery — Restaurant
Experiences
- 川床料理 (kawadoko riverside dining) — Kaiseki meals served on riverside kawadoko platforms over the Kifune river during the season; rain or high water moves dining indoors.
- SUIGEN house craft beer with grilled sweetfish — Unfiltered, unpasteurised craft beer brewed by Minoh Brewery with Kifune river water, served with grilled sweetfish during kawadoko season.
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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