Hotland's renovated townhouses spice up Kyoto's 'hidden quarter'

Restaurant operator transforming 'machiya' into eateries to draw tourists

Hotland Machiya Top 2025-07

A traditional machiya townhouse was refurbished and turned into the Sushi Roman restaurant in Kyoto. (Fun International)

KENTA ANDO

OSAKA -- Hotland Holdings is refurbishing machiya townhouses in Kyoto, turning them into restaurants as it looks to draw tourists into a lesser known part of the city. The Japanese restaurant operator has a number of brands, including octopus dumpling specialist Tsukiji Gindaco.

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