Demachi House
Fabrice Requin
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While organizing our trip in Kyoto, one key issue was where to stay. During my last visit back in 2008 we decided to book into a hotel, sharing a room for whole of us 3. I can say now that its not the ideal choice to have especially in japan where space is limited, we were cramped and really our stay wasnt that confortable. I learnt from that mistake and this time i wanted to explore other options. Once day by luck I stumbled accross Japan Experience.
Japan Experience is a travel agency focused exclusively on Japan, Thy offer House rentals, tours, Japanese Rail Pass and more. They provide a lot of houses in Kyoto that are ideal for more than 2 people. To make things better, Japan Experience also offer Houses for holidaymakers wishing to eat and sleep in traditional Japanese style. There are many options to choose from but the one house that caught my eye was called Demachi where we stayed for 8 nights.
This Demachi house combines comfort and Japanese decor to enjoy a pleasant stay near the Kamogawa river in a popular colourful district. Its ideal location also allows you to move easily around the city and its surroundings. I would like to highly recommend tThis house or any to anyone who is looking to experience the Japanese way of life in Kyoto. The house is quiet, tranquil, and highly accessible to the major tourist attractions either by walking or taking a bus or train. 
Lets explore the house. On the ground floor, you find the Kitchen/dining room, small Japanese style living room, Japanese bathroom (shower and Japanese furo bath) and toilet.
On the first/top floor, you have 2 Japanese bedroom (with Japanese futons) and aJapanese style office (convertible into a Japanese style bedroom). 
I would like to thank Daniel Auguste, our travel angel, who assisted us tremendously in planning our daily trips and making it such hassle free and enjoyable! I would definitely come back again!
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Looks like an awesome house, I wouldn’t mind staying there :). Nice traditional Japanese doll-thingies to add to an awesome vibe haha. I’ll agree that having a nice house over a hotel is the better choice. Hotels are nice when there is a few but when you get many, as you said, things get a bit hectic. Though, hotels I went to in Tucepi (Croatia) and Varadero (Cuba) were nice.
Love the music in that video.
The thing that came in my mind was, why pay a similar price to a hotel where its cramped where you can get your own house!
plus it really gives you that japanese feeling you want to have while staying there =)
That looks like the perfect place to stay to experience living in Japan.
While I was in Kyoto, I stayed in a ryokan. It was expensive, but the rooms, baths, food, and service were exceptional; much better than a western-styled hotel.
Wow been able to afford a Ryoken is sure the ultimate experience!
Wow that looks mighty convenient. I didn’t know that such a service existed and it looks pretty cheap for what you get really. I’ll keep this in mind for whenever I go. Thanks for sharing!
Same here, it is far a better option than hotels mind you if you can afford Ryokan then thats a different story =)
Oh nice find, I did not know you could get these in Japan. My family once rented a house during a trip but was quite expensive for just a weekend. The only saving grace was that there was a lot of them so splitting the cost was easier.
On another note, I finally get to see how big a 6 tatami room is. I have been curious since I researched acquiring an apartment in Japan for a school assignment.
Oh, that video remind me. Farbrice, have you not been using your fancy new video camera? Where are the videos to go along with the photos?
ah that’s an interesting house, were there some height difficulties for you, like hitting your head at the entrance when you are taller than an average japanese person? sry silly question, but Im curious ^^
these dools look like ancient nendoroids ;D
WOW! That’s great! I never thpught of looking into something like that. Currently the plan is to stay in Tokyo and then join a 6 day tour group after a week…but I think I’d prefer to spend more time in Kyoto then Tokyo.
The hosue looks beautiful, i love Japanese design!
Japan Experience sounds like an amazing idea as well!
Ah feels just like a typical Japanese house you would live in, if you were residing in Japan.
For me, I love staying in hotels but staying in a place like this and being able to experience what its like to be Japanese is also great.
I love the interior of the house, looks minimalist and comfortable.
Envy much hahaha.
Great information btw, i’ll try out that japan experience when I try to book a flight to Japan on 2012.
Man I wish I’d think the same thing when I visited Japan. It is really a good idea to stay in a house than in a hotel.