ザ・プリンス 京都宝ヶ池
- City
- Kyoto
- District
- Takaragaike
- Rooms
- 310
- Meeting rooms
- 7
- Max. capacity (theatre)
- 1,400 pax
- Largest room
- 1,140 m² · Prince Hall
- Indicative budget
- €€€
✓ Figures checked against official sources
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MICE strengths
- 5-min walk to ICC Kyoto: congress accommodation and banquets in one place
- Prince Hall of 1,140 m², up to 1,400 theater-style
- Prince Hall + Gold Room + foyer combination for international congresses
- 310 quiet rooms surrounded by forest
- Japanese tea house on the grounds
Why choose it
For any congress or convention at ICC Kyoto: the hotel for VIPs, speakers and the gala dinner, with no coaches needed.
Possible limits
In northern Kyoto, 20 min by subway from downtown and the station; evenings in town require transfers. Heavy demand during major congresses: block very early.
Airport
Kansai (KIX): about 75–80 min by JR Haruka to Kyoto Station, then 20 min by Karasuma subway to Kokusaikaikan. Itami: about 55 min by limousine bus to Kyoto Station.
Station
About 3–5 min on foot from Kokusaikaikan Station (Karasuma subway), the terminus 20 min from Kyoto Station.
Nearby convention centres
- Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)About 5 min on foot
Indicative budget
€€€Indicative: ¥30,000–70,000 / night depending on season.
Nearby restaurants
K36 The Bar & Rooftop
Kyoto · Kiyomizu (The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu) · K36 ザ バー＆ルーフトップ
A bar and rooftop on the top floor of The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu, the former Kiyomizu Elementary School built in 1933 on the Kiyomizu slopes. The open-air terrace gives a panoramic view of Kyoto and a close-up of the Yasaka pagoda (Hokan-ji); indoors, The Bar occupies a former classroom. Drinks list created with Kyoto bartender Minoru Nishida.
On requestEvenings from about ¥5,000 per person
Sokkon Fujimoto
Kyoto · Nakagyo (Kawaramachi) · 即今 藤本
One Michelin Star 2026 (promoted)
A kappo restaurant in central Kyoto, promoted to one star in the Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026. The chef practices tea ceremony, flower arrangement and calligraphy as disciplines of self-cultivation; "sokkon", a Zen phrase about valuing the present moment, guides the cooking, the spare setting and the service.
Groups up to 9 paxOmakase: ¥34,500 per person
Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen
Kyoto · Kiyamachi-Nijo · がんこ 高瀬川二条苑
A large restaurant set in a historic residence on the Takase River, near Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae station, arranged around a Japanese garden with flowing water. Kaiseki and sukiyaki are served in a dozen private rooms, from intimate spaces to a large banquet hall.
Groups up to 88 paxKaiseki banquets: ¥9,000 to ¥30,000 per person
Hirobun
Kyoto · Kibune · ひろ文
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
