Your home away from home, the Moon Room was designed by one of Japan's best up-and-coming designers, Teruhiro Yanaghihara. Detailed, nuanced, elegant, the room is spacious enough to host a large family, perfect for relaxing between excursions to temples and gardens. The Moon Room is located in an old neighborhood noted for its evocative architecture. Karasuma-Oike, the city's key subway station where the city's two train lines intersect, is about five minutes' walk. Marutamachi Station is about a 3-minutes' walk, and within a few blocks' stroll are convenience stores and two supermarkets. Nijo Castle, The Imperial Palace Grounds, the Manga Museum, Sanjo-Dori (the Downtown shopping district), and dozens, if not hundreds of restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and bars are within an easy ten minute walk (to which I provide an online resource guide and a map with gourmet suggestions). Besides the subway, two bus stations traveling to most places of key interest to travelers, are conveniently boarded just a few blocks away at the Imperial Palace and Nijo-Castle. While enjoying the space's tranquility, it's nearly as central as a visitor to Kyoto can be.

I'm a visual artist from Los Angeles interested in narrative storytelling with images and words. I'm also a father to Tennbo, now 9-years-old. We love baseball, cycling, reading, board games, cinema, & making little movies together. I've traveled to around 50 countries, so I know pretty well what a guest wants to experience: something comfortable, quiet, beautiful, a place to rest and contemplate. You've come to the right place.

Kyoto is a beautiful city and nearly every neighborhood has its own charm, but the the Moon Room is located between Nijo Castle, the Imperial Palace, and the Manga Museum, on a quiet street just off Downtown. Though there are some (tasteful) modern buildings, many traditional machiyas remain and a quiet stroll around the neighborhood will reveal to the wanderer traditional crafts still at work, as well as unique galleries and lovely gardens for tea. There are many restaurants and cafes in the area, for which I provide an online guide to help you find your way. The Moon Room is great for families since it is less than ten minutes' walk from a major playground/ children's center as well as the Manga Museum.