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VMG Hotels & Unique Venues
鮒鶴京都鴨川リゾート
Kiyamachi, Kyoto
A hundred and fifty years on the bank of the Kamo River
What makes it special
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The wooden riverside platforms over the Kamo are a Kyoto summer institution. Funatsuru's is among the largest in the city and seats up to a hundred - a reception no other season can give you.
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The Grand Ball Room's height follows Shoin architecture, where ceiling height signalled status. The transom carries the Higashiyama silhouette carved into a single board.
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The open terrace looks across the Kamo River to the thirty-six peaks of Higashiyama, with nothing in the way. Cherry blossom lines Kiyamachi in spring.
About the venue
Funatsuru opened in 1870 as a Japanese inn and restaurant on the Kamo River, and spent a century as a salon for Kyoto's writers and artists. The five-storey wooden building was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2012, and now operates as Funatsuru Kyoto Kamogawa Resort.
It sits on Kiyamachi-dori, the street of Edo-period teahouses that has appeared in more Japanese novels than almost any other address in Kyoto. For couples who want Kyoto to be the wedding rather than the backdrop, the location does most of the work before anything is planned.
Spaces
| Space | Size and capacity |
|---|---|
| Grand Ball Room | 315 sqm · 168 seated · 200 standing |
| Gallery Room | 157 sqm · 90 seated · 100 standing |
| VIP Room | 67 sqm · 40 seated |
| Kawayuka (riverside) | 217 sqm · up to 100 · summer only |
| Terrace | approx. 70 standing |
Capacities vary by layout and menu. Confirm final numbers with the venue at the time of booking.
Getting there
Five minutes on foot from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station (Hankyu), nine minutes from Gion-Shijo Station (Keihan), five minutes by car from Kyoto Station.
180 Minoyacho, Kiyamachi-dori Matsubaraagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8015, Japan
Venue information and photography courtesy of VMG Hotels & Unique Venues. Official venue page →
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Begin
Tell me your date and guest numbers. I will come back with what this venue can and cannot do for the day you have in mind - honestly, and in English, Cantonese or Mandarin.