There are many discoveries to be made while walking around the neighborhood of Sanjo Street and the Takasegawa River.
Activities
Go-KINJO: Enjoying your neighborhood
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The neighborhood around OMO is a charming and fascinating area where people come and go. You will experience the excitement of unexpected encounters once you start to explore the area. Let's set out on a trip and enjoy the area around the hotel!
Kyomachi walking tour along the river
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This basic tour will take you on a walk along the Takase River to learn about the origins of the city of Kyoto. As you tour with the OMO Ranger, a neighborhood guide who knows the city inside and out, you will be exposed to the city's charms in a deeper way than you ever knew before.
Walk to old stores of Kyomachi
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Visitors can enjoy the feeling of traveling back in time to the Edo period as they stroll around to visit old stores of interest to them. Why not join the OMO Ranger,a neighborhood guide who knows the town inside and out, to find items, both current and traditional, to enrich your travel experience?
The "neighborhood map" of Sanjo Street and the Takase River.
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It is a two-page map of neighborhoods in Sanjo. It contains information on neighborhood attractions and stores that were actually visited and researched by OMO Rangers. The map features carefully chosen information on several themes, including hidden gems, spots, and stores where you can casually drop by, and is great for both first-time visitors and those who have been to Kyoto many times.
Takase-bune table and bamboo blind
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The Takase-bune table symbolizes how boats were once pulled by hand along the Takase River. The Takase-bune table is a face-to-face type counter that allows people to interact with each other. The table is made of wood to symbolize Kiyamachi, a lumber town through which the Takase River flows. Another of its charms is the "blind" (noren) inside the Takase-bune table, which reveals the landscape of the Takase River and the Sanjo Bridge, where boats were hauled by human power back in the day.
Hands-free travel with "carry service"
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We offer convenient and economical carry services to help you enjoy your trip with ease. Not only between Kyoto and Osaka stations, but also between OMO's three facilities in the distinct Toji, Sanjo and Gion areas of Kyoto, you can leave large luggage and travel with ease.
Not only can you stay in one hotel and experience each area in depth, but you can also enjoy the whole of Kyoto on a ladder tour of OMO's multiple hotels in Kyoto as a major base for sightseeing in the city.