Guesthouse KYOTO COMPASS

2015/01/21

Let's enjoy our local area !! "SENTO",Public Bathhouse.

There is not very much snow, but it is sooooo cold in Kyoto.
We strongly recommend "SENTO", which are public bathhouses, on such a cold day in winter.
You can enjoy "SENTO" at a very reasonable price. It costs about 430 yen.
In Edo period（17th ~19th century)most buildings were made of wood.
Then a lot of fires occured.
Therefore some Samurai residences were permitted to install bathes in their houses.
Most of Japanese people went to the public bath because there were no bathes in their homes.
So that is how "Sento culture" began to develope.
Now the numbers are decreasing. But many "SENTO" do still exist in KYOTO!
Around our neighborhood, there are two popular "SENTO" that have substantial facilities.
Let's look inside of them both!!

☆KOMACHIYU☆

KOMACHIYU is located 3 minutes walking distance from our guesthouse.
Many local people wanting to enjoy it wait in front of them before 3:00p.m. for the public baths to open.

The shoeboxes have old style wooden keys.

The bright sunlit bathroom with white tile walls.

Both shallow and deep bathes, medicated, sleeping style, and electric ones as well.

Sauna and steam baths, open-air bathing with water cascading down your back.

Ladies who are enjoying the water draw on the wall of the outdoor bath !!

In the dressing room, there are hair dryers. One time use is just 20 yen.

You can relax with a massage chair!!

This lady is always taking amazing care of our guests and everyone else.

KOMAGHIYU

Normal business hours 3:00 p.m.~1:00 a.m.

Sunday hours 7:00 a.m.~1:00 a.m

Closed Tuesday

☆TAISHOYU☆

TAISHOYU is near the Nanajoonmaedori bus stop on Shichijo street.

It takes about 5 minutes to walk there from our guesthouse.

It has a modern brick appearance outside.

Along with having a parking lot.

There are lockers, massage chairs, a new scale and free dryers in the dressing room.

The bathtub is extremely large !!

They have a sauna and cool water bathes.

Jacuzzi and electric bathes in part of both the shallow and deep tubs.

You can enjoy everything!

The medicated bath is refreshed every month.

The rest room is near the front desk for your convenience.
They have several kinds of drinks in the ice box from which for you to choose.

We used to drink a milkcoffee after taking a bath, but now perhaps a beer if you like?

You can enjoy everything for only 430 yen!!

TAISHOYU information

                                         Normal business hours        3:00 p.m.~1:00 a.m.
                                         Sunday hours                        8:00a.m.~1:00 a.m.
                                         Closed                                    Wednesday

2014/12/15

FUSHIMIINARI TAISHA for New Years visit !!

The FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA at New Years Day !!

On New Years Holidays, Many Japanese go to a Shinto shrine for New Years visit.

The Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of the most famouse shrine where is the head shrine of the 30,000 Inarisha shrines nationwide.

The foxes that are the Inari god's servant are waiting for you.

It is crowded by tans of people infront of the shrine on New Years holidays.

Why don't you try to wear Kimono, and walk aroud Kyoto.

After praying, try to clim the mountain, please.

Go though the red Torii gates that is called "senbon torii".

You must feel so unique atomoshere.

If you clim to the top of the Inari mountain, it's hard but you must has a sense of accomplishment.

On the road infront of the shrine, they sell some roast sparrow.

They sell unique things what for I don't know.

ACCESS to FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA

COMPASS

　　　　　　　　　　　　　↓　city bus 33,205,208

Kyoto station

　　　　　　　　　↓　JR Nara Line

JR Inari station

↓　

The FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA

One day trip included FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA

COMPASS

↓　city bus 202 get off at Tofukuji bus sto

They have some great gardens !! Tofukuji

↓　15min,-walking -distance

If you clim to the top, it takes 2 hours !! Fushimiinari Taisha

↓　Keihan Line Fushimiinari station to
Gion statiom

Yasaka Shrine

↓　Keihan Line Gion shijou station to

You cross the river with stepping stones. Demachiyanagi station, then walk 15min,

Eat the famouse Japanese sweet "Mitarashi dango"Shimogamo shrine

↓　city bus 4, 205

Kyoto station

↓　city bus 205 (B-3 bus zone)

get off at Nanajou Onmae bus stop then walk 3min,

COMPASS

!! 1st Annniversary !!

Guesthouse KYOTO COMPASS celebrates the 1st year anniversary on the 7th of Feb,2015.
We sincerely appriciate all of you.
With our feeling of gratitude, we are going to provode a web reservation-limited campaign.
We are looking forward to many people staying in our guesthouse at this opportunity.

★Get a shopping ticket★
Get a 300yen shopping ticket of Guesthouse KYOTO COMPASS
*You can use the ticket for bicycle rental, laundry services, original COMPASS goods, plus other things.
*1ticket per person.

★Get an original sticker of Guesthouse KYOTO COMPASS★
*1 ticket per person.

★Campaign period★
From 16th February to 15th March.
*The customers who stayed during this period.

2014/09/01

COMPASS SELECTS ARTISTS ORIGINAL PRODUCTS

COMPASS select artists original products are on sale.

Please come and look !!

The painting at the entrance "Dream of Rainbow "

at our Front desk is now available as postcars souvenir !!

Artist Tomonari Nakayashiki http://thomyashiki.tumblr.com

100yen /sheet

Why don't you send your impression and hope on these postcards to your important person ?

"CHIBI-MARU"

Pretty and fashionable table lights

They look like real lanterns !! But they are comfortable by LED.

Artist Kojima shouten http://kojima-shouten.jp/

Spread the wings of your imagination with an EARTH PLATE !!

Artist Fumi Omae http://studio-tochin.jimdo.com/

The compass drawn on the ceiling of our guesthouse is now on sale as can badges !!

If you wear one of these can badges , you are a member of the worldwide COMPASS family.
Artist Kouhei Yamao http://www.yamaokohei.com/
200 yen /each

T-shirts with COMPASS logo.

Logo designer Yuki Yanagisawa

1800 yen/ each

Tey are so cute !!!

"Sagano Romantic train and Arashiyama walk"

There are a lots of to see beautiful autumn leaves in Kyoto.

This time I'd like to show you

"Sagano Romantic train and Arashiyama walk"

The cause is to raid a Roantic train from Kameoka Torokko Station,

Get off at The Arashiyama Torokko station,

and walk th bonboo street,

visit some temple whrer has beautiful maple trees.

Guesthouse KYOTO COMPASS

↓walk 15min.

LR Tanbaguti station

↓JR Sagano line

JR Umabori station

↓walk 10min.

Kameoka Torokko station.

↓Torokko train about 20min.

Arashiyama　torokko station.

↓walk

bannboo street

↓ walk

some temple

http://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp/

The Bannboo street

When you get off at the Arashiyama Torokko Station, you are just near the banboo street.

When you are in the bamboo street, you must feel lke being in a story.

Then you visit some temples where has beautiful colored leaves.

Nisoninn temple

Okouch sansou

Arasiyama

After that, you eat delicious foods, buy souveniors, riding a boat.

Oh ! you can see monkeys in the monkey park !!

You enjoy vorious things in Arashiyama !!

2014/08/02

The second time, Japanese traditional instrumentb night !!

On the 19th of July, we held " the second time Japanese traditional Instrument night"

The player of Shakuhachi is Mr, Shinsui Hayashi.

The player of Shamisen is Ms, Keisui Hayashi,

Thanks to them, they play the instrument infront of our guests as volunteers.

After listening music,everybody tried to play the instrument.

All the attendants were from the foreign coountries.

We were so worry that they would enjoy the Japanese traditional music,

but they were full of curiouse !!

They challenged to play the instrument after listening to the music.

I realized that music has no borders !!

After that, let's eat TAKOYAKI !!

The guests tried to make them.
Why don't you challenge to make them.

"The third time ,Japanese traditional Instrument night" will be held

from 19:00~ on the 21st of August

We will continue to held it once a month.

Even if you don't stay in our guesthouse, please come and listen to the music !!

Let's enjoy togather !!

2014/06/22

Enjoy our local area !! PART①　The Umekoji Park

We want to show you our local area.
It is a little west of KYOTO station. It takes about 20minutes by bus.
There are many good retaurants and local shopping street, public baths and the Kyoto central markets. I believe you enjoy Kyoto from a diffrent angle.

This time, I want you show you the UMEKOJI PARK.
The UMEKOJI PARK is located between Kyoto station and our guesthouse COMPASS.
It takes about 10min. by bicycle, two bus stops from COMPASS.
First of all I'll show you The Umekoji Steam Locomotove Museum.
(It will be The Kyoto Railway Museum from the spring in 2016)