Guesthouse Sakuraya

Nara


In a 160-year-old machiya (shophouse) with a courtyard garden, this quiet, atmospheric spot beautifully integrates both traditional and contemporary design. There are only three rooms (book early); one room has a toilet. The English-speaking owner offers cultural experiences (tea tasting, calligraphy and kimono wearing, for example) upon request. Wi-fi in the lobby only.


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Nearby Nara attractions

1. Naramachi Kōshi-no-Ie

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This well-preserved merchant's house in Naramachi, with its lattice front, beamed ceilings, old kitchen, tansu (chest of drawers) stairs and inner garden,…

2. Naramachi Monogatari-kan

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This traditional-style house is now a community arts centre, with exhibitions and occasional live performances.

3. Kōfuku-ji Three-Storey Pagoda

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Kōfuku-ji's oldest structure is this often-overlooked, elegant three-storey pagoda built in 1181, a rare example of Heian-era architecture.

4. Kōfuku-ji Nanen-dō

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Kōfuku-ji's southern octagonal hall, first built in 813 (and most recently reconstructed in 1789), enshrines an image of the bodhisattva Kannon.

6. Kōfuku-ji Tōkondō

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Kōfuku-ji's Tōkondō is a National Treasure dating from 726 and rebuilt in 1415 (but paying homage to older structures). It houses several important…

7. Kōfuku-ji

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Kōfuku-ji was founded in Kyoto in 669 and relocated here in 710. The original Nara temple complex had 175 buildings, though much has been lost over the…

8. Kōfuku-ji Hokuen-dō

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Kōfuku-ji's northern octagonal hall was first built in 721. The current reconstruction is c 1210, making it the second-oldest structure at Kōfuku-ji.