Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto
A 160-room hotel beside Nijo Castle, on the site of the Kyoto home of the Mitsui family.
The photograph shows the region, not the hotel.
- Address
- 284 Nijoaburanokoji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, adjacent to Nijo-jo Castle
- Size
- 160 guest rooms
- Site
- The Kyoto home of the Kitake, the executive branch of the Mitsui family, kept by the family for over 250 years
- Spa
- A thermal spring spa using natural spring water from an on-site source, with a private onsen, treatments and a gym
- Dining
- TOKI, FORNI, THE GARDEN BAR and SHIKI-NO-MA, which the hotel says surround a garden
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Nijojo-mae Station and about 15 minutes by car from Kyoto Station
- Opening
- The hotel's page gives no opening date
What it is
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto stands at 284 Nijoaburanokoji-cho, next to Nijo Castle in central Kyoto. The hotel's page says the site was the Kyoto home of the Kitake, the executive branch of the Mitsui family, which the family kept for over 250 years. SHIKI-NO-MA, one of its restaurants, is a modern reconstruction of part of the former Mitsui home, built of Japanese cypress.
The page lists 160 rooms and four named dining venues, although it refers to five sections. It does not state when the hotel opened.
The spa
The hotel's thermal spring spa uses natural spring water from a source on the site, and the page lists a private onsen, spa treatments and a gym. Our itinerary describes the hotel as close to Nijo Castle with a natural hot-spring spa. The page gives no more detail on the baths.
Rooms and the rate
Published rates are high and uneven. A review site quotes the hotel's entry-level Deluxe room at JPY 177,100 to JPY 316,250 a night in December 2023. Trabber lists the property from US$977. These are snapshots from different times. Our cherry-blossom itinerary prices its Kyoto nights at Hoshinoya Kyoto, so this page does not feed the total.
Who it suits
It suits travellers who want a central Kyoto address by Nijo Castle, with a spa in the hotel and the history of the site as part of the stay.
It is a poor fit for anyone who wants a ryokan or a quiet garden outside the centre. With 160 rooms it is a large hotel.
| Rate | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level Deluxe room, per night, December 2023Quoted by a review site, which converts it to about US$1,200 to US$2,100. It is an older figure. | JPY 177,100 to JPY 316,250 | Hungry Huy, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto review |
| From, per nightA listing figure; the page does not give a date. | US$977 | Trabber, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto |
Published prices read on 11 October 2026. They are not quotes: rates change by date, room and availability, and may exclude taxes and service charges. Ask us for a quote for your dates.
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- Which rooms look onto the garden, and which are closest to Nijo Castle?
- Is the private onsen included with a room, or booked by the hour?
- Which of the restaurants take reservations from guests ahead of arrival?
- How early must we book for cherry blossom?
- What are the current rates for our dates, with taxes and service charge?
- Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, official site
- Hungry Huy, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto review
- Trabber, Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto
This page is compiled from the sources above. A detail they did not give is left out, not guessed.
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