The Ochaya Hasu お茶屋蓮 used to be a "teahouse" (ochaya お茶屋), the name given to geisha houses and brothels. It is part of Kikuhama, a district were prostitution was authorized. This ochaya type of machiya has been fully restored and well insulated, the original room layout (4 guestrooms upstairs) has been kept, and more amenities added, such as 3 bathrooms and 2 WC. With its 5 bedrooms, it can fit up to 12 people.

The district, Kikuhama 菊浜 or Gojō rakuen 五条楽園, is South of Gojō street, located between two rivers, Takasegawa and Kamogawa. It was a yūkaku 遊廓, a brothel area, and has thus kept this atmosphere of being cast away. Now it is a quickly changing neighborhood, with new cafes and hotels, but it remains a kind of place apart in the middle of the city.

The Ochaya is a 100 years-old property (built in 1910) that has been restored by the architects and designers of the Hasu group, based in Kyoto and Luxembourg. Hasu 連 is the Japanese name of the lotus flower; in Buddhism, this flower is the symbol of the life that flourishes even in harsh and muddy conditions.

Please contact us by email if you have any questions about this rental.

The Ochaya Hasu is a licensed hotel business, it can be rented here for a short period of time. We have a 2 nights minimum policy.

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