丸福樓
- City
- Kyoto
- District
- Gojō – Kamogawa
- Rooms
- 18
- Indicative budget
- €€€€
✓ Figures checked against official sources
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MICE strengths
- Nintendo's former headquarters (1930): a strong story for international guests
- Contemporary wing designed under the supervision of Tadao Ando
- Only 18 rooms: a full buyout is realistic for a small group
- Lounges open 24/7 (28 + 12 seats), library and bar included in the formula
- Tempura Marufuku counter (23 seats) for an intimate dinner
- Access restricted to staying guests: high level of privacy
Why choose it
For a board or executive committee of 10 to 30 people who want to stay together in a place with a strong identity, within walking distance of Kyoto Station, combining accommodation, dinner and informal discussion in the lounges.
Possible limits
No meeting room or banquet hall: work sessions must be held elsewhere (Fortune Garden Kyoto or The Sodoh, from the same group). No lift in the historic buildings, not barrier-free, no parking.
Airport
Itami: about 50 min by limousine bus to Kyoto Station. Kansai (KIX): about 90 min by limousine bus to Kyoto Station. Then about 6 min by taxi. Private airport transfers from both airports on request.
Station
About 6 min on foot from Shichijo Station (Keihan Line); about 15 min on foot or 6 min by taxi from Kyoto Station.
Indicative budget
€€€€Rates not published here: all-inclusive formula (room, lounges with drinks and snacks, service and tax). Kyoto accommodation tax extra. Quotation on request for a buyout.
Nearby restaurants
K36 The Bar & Rooftop
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On requestEvenings from about ¥5,000 per person
Sokkon Fujimoto
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One Michelin Star 2026 (promoted)
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Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen
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Hirobun
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A restaurant-inn in Kibune, in the valley north of Kyoto, next to the Yui-no-yashiro shrine of Kifune-jinja. From May to late September guests dine on a kawadoko, a tatami platform built over the stream facing a waterfall; from October to April, around the irori hearth. It is also the only house in Kibune serving nagashi-somen.
On requestKawadoko kaiseki: ¥10,890, ¥14,520 or ¥20,570 per person
