The rebirth of the famous Kyoto garden of Jiashuiyuan: a hidden luxury

The Westin Kyoto is located in Keage Station, a famous autumn and cherry blossom viewing spot in Kyoto. It was established in 1890. However, this century-old resort hotel is unique. Today, we will unbox the legendary Sukiya-style annex Kasuien. - 【Written at the beginning】 🎏Sukiya-zukuri is one of the Japanese architectural styles. The meaning comes from "Sukiya", which means liking elegant things such as waka poetry, tea ceremony or flower arrangement. Therefore, "Sukiya" can be understood as "a house built according to one's preferences" 🎡 Historically, Sukiya appeared in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. At that time, it used materials from civilian houses and did not pay attention to technology. Now it has become a synonym for high-priced, high-tech top-level buildings. - 【Previous Master’s Works】 🌟Through the private passage on the seventh floor of the hotel, we arrived at the "Jiashui Garden" built using the high and low terrain of Huading Mountain. 🎯This was the former Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo's villa Kijuan and its garden 🌲It was built in 1959 by Japanese modernist architect 🗼Togo Murano, who used the flexibility and freedom of the Sukiya style to interweave landscape and architecture, 💫reminiscent of the goose-shaped layout of Katsura Imperial Villa and Nijo Castle 🌈The white sand garden in the middle of Jiashui Garden, 💡 inspired by the Sanboin Temple of Daigoji Temple in Kyoto, 🌊 introduced the canal of Lake Biwa to build waterfalls, 🎨 the tranquil landscape image is presented in the garden, 🎷 listed as an important cultural attraction in Kyoto in 1994 🎎There are calligraphy works by Yasunari Kawabata hanging in the hotel lobby, and the library next to the lobby 📔 also contains a lot of Murano's materials and books📜 - 【Reborn】 The renovation project was led by Nakamura Takushi and reopened in July 2020. The original 20 guest rooms were changed to 12, and the living space was greatly expanded. 2 rooms were merged into 1, and the room area ranged from 52-101㎡. 🏮Each room has a hot spring bathtub. 🌳The wooden structure, log furniture and cypress bathtub in the whole room exude a fresh wood fragrance, which can not only relax your mood💞but also heal the fatigue of travel💤 👺The room combines new technology and craftsmanship. The wall lamps use three-dimensional Japanese paper and LED technology to reproduce Murano's design, and you can feel the perfect connection between new culture and historical atmosphere🏺 - 【Hotel Experience】 ✅Equipped with a housekeeper to take care of daily life🙋, meeting all the needs of daily life in the hotel ✅Provide seasonal dishes, you can taste the sushi made by the chef on site🍣 ✅Enjoy 🌀"Spa×Beauty×Acupuncture" in the room, both men and women can make reservations👫 ✅In addition, you can also go to the Westin Hotel to use the ⚜️Lounge, 🍕 buffet, 🌭 French cuisine, Japanese teppanyaki, as well as 🍵 tea room, 🥂 bar, 🏋️‍♀️ gym and other facilities