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Towa Ryokan

Name: Towa Ryokan
Address: Shimogyo-ku Mongaku-cho 395, Kyoto, JP

★★★·92.0/ 10Excellent

·Ryokans

📍Shimogyo-ku Mongaku-cho 395 · Kyoto ↗

2005 renovated· 17 rooms· Check-in 04:00 PM / out 10:00 AM

ParkingNon-smoking roomsAir conditioningRoom serviceFamily roomsLift / ElevatorAll 41 facilities +

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Experience an abundance of unparalleled facilities and features at Uoiwa Ryokan. Maintain seamless communication using the complimentary Wi-Fi at ryokan.Reception assistance is offered at the ryokan featuring luggage storage. During leisurely days and evenings, on-site amenities such as daily housekeeping enable you to fully enjoy your accommodation. For visitors wishing to smoke, designated smoking zones can be found.At Uoiwa Ryokan, every guestroom is provided with convenient amenities and fittings to ensure a comfortable stay.Enhance your experience at ryokan with the knowledge that certain rooms are equipped with linen service and air conditioning for your convenience. Certain rooms offer in-room amusement features such as the television for your enjoyment.In select rooms at the ryokan, a refrigerator is available for those moments when it seems necessary. Essential restroom facilities are equally significant, and at the ryokan, some visitor bathrooms offer a hair dryer to enhance your experience. At Uoiwa Ryokan, guests can access vending machines that provide light snacks and beverages 24 hours a day.

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His father was an artist specialising in maki-e, gold and silver decorations on lacquer; his mother the latest in a long line of tea-ceremony instructors. Overseas, he spread the word about the virtues of shojin-ryori. ‘En’ means ‘swallow’; the chef named his restaurant for this migratory bird in reference to himself, a man who had lived away from Japan but had come home to Kyoto. The menu is broad in scope and includes some dishes incorporating Western elements. The swallow is said to bring good fortune, and the chef’s personality and the reputation of his cooking bring customers flocking to

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Towa Ryokan

Room types · 4

Vacation Home

Japanese-Style Room

Japanese-Style Superior Twin Room

Japanese Style Single Room

Facilities · 41

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