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Machiya Working Holiday
Photo: Janice Tay If you can work from home, why not work from Kyoto? Telecommuting gives you the chance to move over for a few weeks and...
Shimaya Stays
May 8, 20212 min read
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Getting to Komatsu South by bus
If travelling to Komatsu South from Kyoto Station by bus If you are taking a bus from Kyoto Station to Komatsu South, board City Bus 206...
jtay
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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Guide for Komatsu South guests: Where to hail cabs and buses
Make a right turn as you leave the Komatsu South machiya then go left (shown in photo) where the road forks. Follow this lane to the main...
jtay
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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Getting to Komatsu South by taxi
If travelling to Komatsu South from Kyoto Station by cab Show the following line to the taxi driver: 「東大路松原上る一筋目西入ル、京都銀行東山支店の角を西に入ってください。...
jtay
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Getting to the BenTen Residences by taxi
Please ask the taxi driver to take you to the junction known as Higashiyama-Yasui (pronounced hee-gah-shee-ya-ma ya-su-ee). If necessary,...
jtay
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Getting to the BenTen Residences by bus
If travelling by bus from Kyoto Station If you’re taking a bus from Kyoto Station, board City Bus 206 and get off at the...
jtay
Aug 21, 20202 min read
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Care in the time of corona
While the desire to see the world remains as strong as ever, travel during a pandemic naturally raises new concerns. We at Shimaya Stays...
jtay
Aug 12, 20202 min read
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