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title: "Ryokan Sawaya Honten, Kyoto: 9.3/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Ryokan Sawaya Honten in Kyoto: rated 9.3 by guests, 2.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Ryokan · ★★½
# Ryokan Sawaya Honten

吉田上大路町, Kyoto, Japan

9.3 ·  Exceptional 120 reviews ·  #110 #110 of 831 in Kyoto ·  8.5 Location score
## About Ryokan Sawaya Honten

Ryokan Sawaya Honten is a ryokan in 吉田上大路町, Kyoto, Japan. It holds a 2.5-star rating. Guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 across 120 reviews. Facilities include free wi-fi. It is 2.7 km from the centre of Kyoto. The nearest airport, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), is 40 km away.

- **Type:** Ryokan

- **Star rating:** ★★½

- **Check-in from:** 16:00

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

- **Rooms:** 13

- **Floors:** 2

- **Opened:** 1916

- **Last renovated:** 2012

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 17

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25 Shogoinkawaharacho,Sakyo-ku

## Live prices around Ryokan Sawaya Honten

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## How Ryokan Sawaya Honten scores

Better rated than 84% of hotels in Kyoto

-   Guest rating **9.3**
-   Location **8.5**
-   Public transport **8.8**

Kyoto average

## Amenities

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.5**/10

- **Walk grade:** **92**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **106**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **4**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **27**

<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=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">370 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 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="">91 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="">2.7 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Main sights of Kyoto

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/japan/kyoto/near/honno-ji-temple/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Honnō-ji Temple</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">19 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/japan/kyoto/near/chion-in-temple/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Chion-in Temple</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/japan/kyoto/near/sanjusangen-do-temple/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Sanjūsangen-dō Temple</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.4 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/japan/kyoto/near/nishi-hongan-ji-temple/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nishi Hongan-ji Temple</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.7 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Kyoto Tower</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><a href="/en/japan/kyoto/near/to-ji-temple/" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Tō-ji Temple</a></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5.0 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Ciepło</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">90 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">40 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Questions about Ryokan Sawaya Honten

### How do guests rate Ryokan Sawaya Honten?

Ryokan Sawaya Honten has a guest rating of 9.3 out of 10 from 120 reviews, which is better than 84% of rated hotels in Kyoto.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Ryokan Sawaya Honten?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### How far is Ryokan Sawaya Honten from the airport?

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

### When did Ryokan Sawaya Honten open?

Ryokan Sawaya Honten opened in 1916 and was last renovated in 2012.

### How many rooms does Ryokan Sawaya Honten have?

Ryokan Sawaya Honten has 13 rooms on 2 floors.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Ryokan Sawaya Honten?

Yes: Ciepło, about 90 m away (1 min walk).

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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