Overview
THE HOTEL HIGASHIYAMA KYOTO TOKYU, A Pan Pacific Hotel is located near Higashiyama Station on Kyoto's east side, making it a strong choice for travelers focused on Okazaki, Heian-jingu, Nanzen-ji, Gion, and Higashiyama sightseeing.
This is a design-led, full-service hotel rather than a basic rail-hub stay. The tradeoff is straightforward: Kyoto Station still requires a transfer, shuttle, or taxi ride, but the hotel places the quieter cultural side of eastern Kyoto much closer.
Rooms
The hotel has 143 rooms and suites. Categories range from Superior and Deluxe rooms to Premier, Executive, and suite layouts, with sizes running from compact 21-square-meter rooms to larger suites, including the 85-square-meter Pan Pacific Suite.
Rooms combine traditional Japanese design elements with modern comfort. Standard categories suit travelers expecting a compact Kyoto city room, while Executive rooms and suites offer more space for guests who prefer a less compressed stay.
Facilities
Facilities are geared toward a relaxed east-side Kyoto stay. The hotel has a private spa area, a utility room with fitness equipment, laundry, and books, and a lobby featuring original art. On the ground floor, the Craft Editions shop presents Kyoto craft items selected with the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design.
The private spa is reserved for staying guests and uses tea as a design motif. It gives the property a clear point of difference for travelers comparing it with simpler Kyoto sightseeing hotels centered mainly on rooms and breakfast.
Dining
Nananoichi is the main all-day dining restaurant, combining Japanese and Western influences with a focus on Kyoto ingredients. The hotel also has Sarei, produced by Gion Tsujiri, a tea and bar space suited to a quiet in-house break between sightseeing outings.
In-room dining adds flexibility, giving guests more options than they would have at a limited-service property. Higashiyama and Okazaki are still rewarding areas for eating out, but guests do not need to leave the hotel for every meal.
Location and transport
Higashiyama Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line is about four minutes away on foot. The Tozai Line is convenient for east-west subway travel across Kyoto, with a transfer at Karasuma Oike for Kyoto Station.
From JR Kyoto Station, shuttle bus rides take about 25 minutes and taxi rides about 20 minutes. Arrivals are manageable, though this hotel is better suited to east-side sightseeing than to guests who need the fastest possible access to Kyoto Station platforms.
Why stay here
Choose this hotel if you want a polished Higashiyama stay with subway access, calm design, in-house dining, tea, spa facilities, and a location well matched to Okazaki and northern Higashiyama sightseeing. It is especially appealing for travelers planning more time around museums, gardens, shrines, and east-side walks than around Kyoto Station.
The surrounding area makes it easy to spend a full Kyoto day nearby: Heian-jingu, Okazaki museums, Murin-an Garden, Nanzen-ji, the canal, and walks toward the wider Higashiyama area are all part of the local sightseeing rhythm.
Good to know
The hotel does not have its own private parking lot, so guests arriving by car should plan on nearby paid parking or use another arrival method.
4-minute walk