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title: "Ishicho Shogikuen, Kyoto: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Ishicho Shogikuen in Kyoto: rated 8.4 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-14
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Ryokan · ★★★
# Ishicho Shogikuen

Suemarucho, Kyoto, Japan

8.4 ·  Very good 16 reviews ·  #580 #580 of 836 in Kyoto ·  8.8 Location score
## About Ishicho Shogikuen

Ishicho Shogikuen is a ryokan in Suemarucho, Kyoto, Japan. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.4 out of 10 across 16 reviews. It is 2.2 km from the centre of Kyoto. The nearest airport, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), is 40 km away.

- **Type:** Ryokan

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Rooms:** 48

- **Floors:** 5

- **Opened:** 1981

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 52

Takeya-machi Higashi-iru, Kawaramachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi

## How Ishicho Shogikuen scores

Better rated than 27% of hotels in Kyoto

-   Guest rating **8.4**
-   Location **8.8**
-   Public transport **9.1**

Kyoto average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.8**/10

- **Walk grade:** **97**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **28**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">神宮丸太町駅</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">310 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">40 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">90 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Kyoto</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   ArtSpace Meisei270 m
-   島津創業記念資料館280 m
-   高瀬川一之船入340 m
-   井原西鶴句碑350 m
-   古伊万里陳列所茶房大吉前の道標350 m
-   前田又吉銅像記・又吉泉記370 m

### Compare

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## Questions about Ishicho Shogikuen

### How do guests rate Ishicho Shogikuen?

Ishicho Shogikuen has a guest rating of 8.4 out of 10 from 16 reviews, which is better than 27% of rated hotels in Kyoto.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Ishicho Shogikuen?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### How far is Ishicho Shogikuen from the airport?

The nearest airport, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), is 40 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Ishicho Shogikuen have?

Ishicho Shogikuen has 48 rooms on 5 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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