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Marufukuro
Kyoto, Japan · Independent · Core Luxury
Tadao Ando turned Nintendo's 1933 Kyoto headquarters into an 18-room hotel that opened on 1 April 2022, keeping three Yamauchi-era buildings and adding a concrete annex. Nintendo used the site from 1933 to 1959, when the firm still made hanafuda cards under the Marufuku name. Eleven rooms sit in the old structures, seven in the annex, and a dNa library assembled with the founding family tells the card-game story.
- 18 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Shimogyo Ward
- Architect: Tadao Ando
About Marufukuro
- Nintendo's predecessor occupied these Kyoto buildings as headquarters from 1933 to 1959, when the company still traded as a hanafuda card maker under the Marufuku name.
- Tadao Ando renovated the three historic structures and designed a four-story annex; the hotel opened 1 April 2022 with 18 rooms.
- Eleven guestrooms occupy the old office, warehouse, and Yamauchi family residence; seven sit in the Ando annex.
- The dNa library, assembled with Nintendo's founding Yamauchi family, traces the firm's path from playing cards to games.
- Tokyo hospitality group Plan Do See operates the hotel, and the name on the door is Marufukuro.
The setting
2 km from Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
Experiences
- Tempura dinner at 天ぷら まるふく — Hotel restaurant where artisans fry tempura one piece at a time across a white-wood counter, alongside seasonal Japanese cuisine.
Amenities
- Sauna
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