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House & Townhouse in Kamitakano Kamonbayashicho
Kyoto Shoreisai Estate Next to the Shugakuin Imperial Villa
JPY
798,000,000
USD
4,930,000
- 4.5 Bedrooms
- 2 Bathrooms
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Floor Area (Registered):
- 322.86 sqm
- 3,475.23 sqft
- 97.67 tsubo
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Land Area:
- 694.72 sqm
- 7,477.90 sqft
- 210.15 tsubo
Overview
A Kyoto Estate Named by Prince Pujie
Shoreisai stands as a near-century-old residential legacy immediately adjacent to the Shugakuin Imperial Villa, the seventeenth-century retreat of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Its former master, Nishimura Kiyoji — Chairman of Ritsumeikan University — shared a profound friendship with Aisin-Gioro Pujie, younger brother of China's last emperor, who bestowed upon the estate its name and wrote its original calligraphic name board, still on display within the walls today.
Offers a fully restored 322.86 sqm residence on 694.72 sqm of freehold land in Kyoto's most quietly prestigious northern district. The interior features four tatami rooms and three Western rooms, a sunken-hearth tearoom, an independent tea house, a modern kitchen, home sauna, and double bathroom facilities. The garden draws Mount Hiei as borrowed scenery.
Positioned a ten-minute walk from Miyake-Hachiman Station, residents enjoy proximity to Shūgakuin Imperial Villa, Rurikō-in, and Sekizan Zen-in. Comprehensively restored in November 2025, this estate represents a singular opportunity to own a living piece of Sino-Japanese cultural history.
- Property: Shōreisai (Heritage Estate)
- Provenance: Named by Aisin-Gioro Pujie; owned by Nishimura Kiyoji
- Status: Comprehensively Restored (Completed Nov 2025)
- Layout: 4 Japanese Rooms + 3 Western Rooms + Tearoom + Independent Tea House
- Living Area: 322.86 sqm
- Land Area: 694.72 sqm (Freehold)
- Structure: Wooden, Tiled Roof, 2 Storeys (Built 1973)
- Location: Kamitakano Kamonbayashi-chō, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
- Access: 10-min walk to Miyake-Hachiman Station (Eizan Electric Railway)
- Amenities: Japanese garden with borrowed scenery, sunken-hearth tearoom, home sauna, garage, 3 parking spaces
- Zoning: Category I Low-Rise Exclusive Residential District
Property details
- Year Built 1973
- Floor Area Ratio 50%
- Building Cover Ratio 30%
Features
- Gardens
- Resort
- Suburban
- Countryside / Rural Life
Surroundings
- Miyake-Hachiman Station (Eizan Electric Railway Main Line) — 10-min walk
- Shūgakuin Station (Eizan Electric Railway Main Line) — 15-min walk
- Takaragaike Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line) — 8-min drive
- Kyoto Station (JR Lines / Shinkansen) — approx. 40 min by rail
- Kamitakano Bayashi-chō (Kyoto City Bus) — 3-min walk
- Shūgakuin Rikyū-michi (Kyoto City Bus) — 8-min walk
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) — approx. 1 h 45 min by car via Dai-Ni Keihan Expressway
- Osaka International Airport (Itami, ITM) — approx. 1 h by car
- Kyoto Station — approx. 25 min
- Osaka (Umeda) — approx. 1 h
- Sekizan Zen-in (Tendai Buddhist Temple) — 0.80 km / approx. 10 minutes on foot
- Rurikō-in (Celebrated Maple Temple) — 0.92 km / approx. 12 minutes on foot
- Shūgakuin Imperial Villa (17th-century Imperial Retreat) — 1.03 km / approx. 13 minutes on foot
- Manshu-in (Tendai Monzeki Temple) — 1.90 km / approx. 24 minutes on foot
- Kyoto Institute of Technology — 2.60 km / approx. 32 minutes on foot
- Kyoto University of the Arts — 3.10 km / approx. 39 minutes on foot
- Gardens
- Resort
- Suburban
- Countryside / Rural Life
- Year Built 1973
- Floor Area Ratio 50%
- Building Cover Ratio 30%
Surroundings
1-2 Kamitakano Kamonbayashichō , Sakyo , Kyoto 606-0072
Kamitakano in northern Kyoto is a district defined by imperial heritage and mountain tranquility. The Shūgakuin Imperial Villa, Rurikō-in, and Sekizan Zen-in lie within walking distance, while Mount Hiei rises as borrowed scenery. Ten minutes from Miyake-Hachiman Station on the Eizan Line, the neighbourhood offers Kyoto's rarest combination: cultural gravity and absolute calm.
