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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...

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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...

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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...

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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。...

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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,...

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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...

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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...