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House & Townhouse in Murasakino Kamisekiryucho
Casa di Murasakino - A Modernist Residence in the Heart of Kyoto's Cultural North
JPY
554,000,000
USD
3,460,000
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Bathrooms
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Floor Area (Registered):
- 479.91 sqm
- 5,165.70 sqft
- 145.17 tsubo
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Land Area:
- 237.61 sqm
- 2,557.61 sqft
- 71.88 tsubo
Overview
A Stacked-Cube Residence Crowned by a Private Rooftop Pool, Mountain Views, and a Tea Ceremony Tatami Suite
Casa di Murasakino stands as a singular architectural composition in Kita-ku, Kyoto — a residence of stacked, cantilevered cubes rising four storeys against the city's storied northern skyline. Set within Murasakino, the historic district whose name evokes the imperial purple dye fields once cultivated here, the home occupies a corner site moments from Daitoku-ji's Zen temple complex and the cultural anchors of Funaoka and Kamigamo. Completed in March 2019 in reinforced concrete, the structure stands as a confident modernist counterpoint to its tile-roofed neighbours — un'opera scultorea of light, void, and cantilever.
Spanning 480.05 sqm of total floor area across four storeys and a full basement, the residence offers an extraordinarily rich programme of spaces uncommon to Kyoto. The basement is dedicated to wellness and discipline — a fully equipped private training gym featuring treadmill, rowing machine, and a professional equestrian simulator, alongside a private sauna suite paired with a hinoki cypress soaking tub and stone-clad bathing room — a personal sanctuary worthy of an athlete's residence. The third-floor LDK exceeds 82 sqm beneath a central skylight, while a traditional tatami room with circular shoji window frames the western mountains. Crowning the composition, the fourth floor opens to a private infinity pool with adjoining sauna and shower, commanding panoramic views of the Higashiyama and Kitayama ranges.
Interiors balance graphite millwork and stone with warm oak flooring, washi textures, and indirect lighting throughout. Offered vacant and complete with private elevator, integrated parking, and bespoke walk-in storage — una residenza turnkey of exceptional rarity in Kyoto.
- Property: Casa de Murasakino, 14 Kamisekiryū-chō, Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto
- Status: Vacant, Ready for Immediate Occupation
- Layout: 4 Bedrooms + LDK + Tatami Room + Gym + Sauna + Wine Cellar + Infinity Pool
- Total Floor Area: 480.05 sqm (1F: 93.86 / 2F: 115.06 / 3F: 110.30 / 4F: 18.13 / B1F: 142.56)
- Site Area: 236.64 sqm
- Building Area: 133.63 sqm
- Structure: Reinforced Concrete, 4 Storeys + 1 Basement
- Year Built: March 2019 (New Construction)
- Amenities: Private elevator, rooftop infinity pool, private sauna, hinoki cypress bath, basement training gym with equestrian simulator, wine cellar, integrated parking
- Location: Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto
- Access: Approx. 13-min walk to Kitaoji Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line), with direct connections to Kyoto Station and Shijo
- Tenure: Freehold
- Asking Price: ¥554,000,000
Property details
- Year Built 2019
- Floor Area Ratio 200%
- Building Cover Ratio 60%
- Land Use Zone Category I Residential Zone
Features
- Gym
- Pool
- Gardens
- Air Conditioning
- Elevator
Surroundings
- Kitaoji Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line) — approx. 13-min walk
- Kuramaguchi Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line) — approx. 20-min walk
- Kitaoji Bus Terminal — approx. 13-min walk (direct buses to Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto Station, and Shijo-Kawaramachi)
- Senbon-Kitaoji Bus Stop — approx. 5-min walk (City Bus routes 206, 6, 46)
- Daitokuji-mae Bus Stop — approx. 8-min walk (direct access to Kinkaku-ji and central Kyoto)
- Kyoto Station (JR Tokaido Shinkansen, Nara Line, Sagano Line) — approx. 20 min by subway from Kitaoji Station
- Osaka International Airport (Itami) — approx. 60 min by car
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) — approx. 90 min by car or Haruka Limited Express from Kyoto Station
- Daitoku-ji Temple Complex — approx. 600m (8-min walk)
- Imamiya Shrine — approx. 700m (9-min walk)
- Funaoka Onsen (Historic Public Bathhouse) — approx. 500m (6-min walk)
- Murasakino Onsen — approx. 400m (5-min walk)
- Lawson Convenience Store — approx. 200m (3-min walk)
- FamilyMart — approx. 300m (4-min walk)
- Life Supermarket Senbon-Kitaoji — approx. 500m (6-min walk)
- Aeon Mall Kitaoji — approx. 1.0km (13-min walk)
- Kitaoji Town Underground Shopping Arcade — approx. 1.0km (13-min walk)
- Funaoka Park — approx. 700m (9-min walk)
- Kyoto Prefectural Murasakino High School — approx. 600m (8-min walk)
- Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital — approx. 1.2km (15-min walk)
- Kamogawa River — approx. 1.5km (19-min walk)
- Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) — approx. 2.0km (8 min by car / 15 min by bus)
- Kyoto Botanical Gardens — approx. 2.5km (10 min by car)
- Gym
- Pool
- Gardens
- Air Conditioning
- Elevator
- Year Built 2019
- Floor Area Ratio 200%
- Building Cover Ratio 60%
- Land Use Zone Category I Residential Zone
Surroundings
Murasakino Kamisekiryucyo 14 , Kita , Kyoto 603-8211
Murasakino sits in Kyoto's culturally rich Kita-ku, moments from the Zen temple complex of Daitoku-ji, the historic shrines of Imamiya and Funaoka, and the riverside paths of the Kamogawa. Kitaoji Station offers direct subway access to Kyoto Station and Shijo, while the Kitayama and Higashiyama ranges frame the horizon — a serene, quietly refined enclave of timeless Kyoto.
