Name: What a 100 Year Old Machiya Hotel stay in Kyoto is like
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This is what it's like staying at a machiya hotel in Kyoto Okay, so i'm back in kyoto and just behind me is the machiya hotel that we're staying at it's a hundred years old And I can't wait to show you inside.

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But before we start, let me take you to the beginning All right Our adventure begins at kyoto station as we're headed to rin who invited us to stay at their machiya a traditional kyoto wooden townhouse Okay, so we just got off the shinkansen and we are headed to the check-in area right now So the check-in location is at one of their hotels nearby about a six minute walk from the station So After getting to pick up some of their offered amenities They chauffeured us to our machiya hotel located right by kyoto's historic nijo castle So we just checked in and they are taking us to the machiya right now It's I think like 15 20 minutes from where we just checked in but what's nice is that you know They'll do this service for you.

Like you don't have to like get your own taxi or anything.

Um, it's all provided  And this is our two-story machiya rin premium nijo castle north So kyoto's machias are natural wooden townhouses first built when kyoto was still the capital of japan between the 1000s and the 1200s And are known for their unique elongated design and narrow entrance called unagi no nedoko a place where you'll sleep Which was a direct result of laws that tax property owners based on the width of their entrance Wow, this place is amazing.

You can see right here all of the historical framing I don't know how I feel about you doing my job No washing machine, so this is the dryer here and the washing machine is just below So basically you have the sink This is a coffee machine you have a stove right here microwave a little refrigerator here the wine glasses cups And then just all the utensils down here as well This is a bath I like how the bathroom is nice and modern So this is pretty cool They have dual sinks here and they even have all the amenities even though we like when we checked in They had all the amenities there.

The glass is so clean right now I almost could feel like I could walk right through look It's actually glass So this is kind of like the terrace area so what's nice is it's just like one continuation So if you are taking a bath, you feel like you're outside You're protected from all the elements You like this place What's that?

Wolfie you're doing dad's job So this place looks like it has two bedrooms One like this little one right here that we're standing in and then it has that main bedroom over there You can probably fit maybe three more futons here.

One, two, three Four if you really needed to maybe even five and wow, look at all of this original wooden structure They have this huge log up here.

This is amazing Then what's also interesting is like they've kind of just like mixed it in with new Infrastructure so you can see the lighting just behind here.

There's some ac the toilets obviously new so it's pretty interesting I Also love the little details here.

They have kind of like this flower outline in here flower hole But I actually don't know if it's like part of the original building or if it's not but you know It does have that nostalgic feel to it.

What do you guys call this like a etching or a print carving?

Let me know in the comments what it's called.

Double decker bus Okay, so we are headed out right now We are going to do some touristy things today We are actually going to get on one of those double decker hop-on buses just to check out the sights Family just stopped.

We're gonna miss the bus wolfie Okay, so I think we're a little bit late This is actually nijo castle right here and we're going just towards the corner of it, let's go michael wolfie Now it's time to explore the area a bit we got on the sky hop bus that takes you around the city You can hop on and off all day and we decided to go to one of our favorite walking spots The kiyomizu temple shopping area as wolfie's never seen it before Hey wolfie, what's your favorite word?

It's so Man, that bus really messed up my hair.

I'm just joking So we are heading up the street right now.

Just you know Just hanging out today Dog So these hilly streets are called ichinan zaka ninan zaka and sanen zaka which make up the iconic approach towards kiyomizu temple Lined with traditional japanese style buildings.

You really get a nostalgic sense of a much simpler time in japan Especially in the early quiet mornings as the day goes on though.

It's evidently a popular tourist spot Nonetheless, let's do what we always do and throw down on some street food Arigatou gozaimasu Just got a donut here as we walk along.

Look this is matcha Okay, so I got this little ice cream doozy popsicle has some strawberries raspberries what if you want to take a bite Mmm Okay, daddy's gonna try Oh, that's pretty good, that's the matcha base flavor and it's a little bit on the bitter side This is what it's all about having a little street food with my son.

The first time we've actually been doing this together It's If you're not excited about the street food Well, you can simply enjoy the beautiful and traditional japanese buildings the pagoda at the colorful temple called yasaka koshindo Okay, so we're actually headed back to the machia right now but the place Actually said we can check out one of their other machias to see if we wanted to you know Check that place out right now.

And after that, then we'll go back home It just arrived and it's right here So this one is called shiki juraku near the kyoto gyoen national garden It's a 100 year old machia renovated into a hotel with a gated front to create a private space for guests Okay, so I got the key.

They have like free food here coffee, and they also have all you can drink wine Just one note, although we're taking wolfie apparently this particular machia doesn't allow kids under 12, so this is pretty cool It's like a wide open entrance Hello Wow, I think this is a little dining area over here In this area you have A little bath shower two shower heads go up the stairs.

Oh, there's even a skylight And I guess you got a pretty large bed right here maybe king size or maybe even wider Hey, so if you guys don't know about my paolo from tokyo premium kaminari hot sauce I've got to tell you about it because so many people love it It's handcrafted exclusively by a small batch producer in japan's nigata prefecture made with an original blend of premium kanzuri Aged six years locally grown carolina reaper and shoyu a lot of love has gone into each bottle And i'm telling you that there's no hot sauce in the world that has this level of umami and fire All in one and it all begins at the base of mount myoko in a process called yuki sadashi Where locally grown red chilies are spread over snowfields to develop their natural umami for over three to four days forming the foundation?

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That's interesting After we got back we decided to go to the supermarket to pick up some stuff for our stay It's only a 10 minute walk with both of you.

So it's fairly convenient Quiet yeah quiet Huh, I think this is like a big street right here around here.

But like once you step into the back street, it's pretty narrow Friendly, I guess I think the dinner comes between 5 30 and 6 So we have about an hour just to walk around and check out the sights and see what's around and then Yeah, go back home for dinner The thing is we don't have a big supermarket like this one near our house in tokyo So we always get a bit excited for a little adventure like this Yeah So we just got back Pretty nice.

There is a couple konbinis either way That's pretty close by has that supermarket and there are some restaurants along the street as well So yeah, this place is it's pretty nice.

I got some snacks Beer never had it before looks pretty cool.

We'll have to try this always like getting these japanese snacks as well This is This one's dried squid you got one can you even eat it?

Is it hard It looks really hard It's definitely a workout for your teeth.

Oh, I think the food is here Is For dinner we booked through the machi a japanese shidashi bento a made-to-order set meal prepared by a traditional kaiseki restaurant with 140 years of history easy sen Wow, so look at this amazing meal nothing beats this and being in a matcha in this historical like environment I guess and being able to have a traditional japanese meal.

Like this is what it's all about Wolfie loves it too.

This is like the kids plate and it's pretty damn awesome It has chicken nuggets tempura fried shrimp sausages french fries kamaboko shrimp egg salmon cucumber rolls, I think Yeah I just love the variety here.

It just all looks so good The set comes with an appetizer dish sashimi egg pudding clear soup called osuimono kuri gohan Which is steamed rice with chestnut a very fall dish tempura sushi a vinegar dish sesame tofu in a sauce and a broiled dish I think you know, usually you're probably gonna want to start with what's in front of you This is kind of like the appetizers.

You have two types of fish I think this little fish is a kibinago the little kibinagos try this egg dish.

This is umaki Um Ah, there's unagi in the middle.

I think the egg is done in kyoto style So it's a little bit on the savory side Which actually I prefer as opposed to you know in tokyo when it's kind of sweeter and then you have some sashimi right here That looks so delicious.

I have some sea rim That's so fresh and the tuna is so buttery as well, I think this is uni it's on top of a goma tofu You have some mushrooms here Oh that uni is really good nice and creamy little sweet The goma tofu is made of sesame and it's got a little bit of a smooth mochi texture to it Okay, so let's check out this thing right here.

It's wrapped in daikon has some shredded carrots Maybe some egg crab octopus cucumber and then there's some sauce here.

Oh It's like a crab sauce the sweet vinegar just throw it in here I just dumped it all in here See what happens Okay, so I got the crab there Pickles It's a nice refreshing little dish, you know, I love vinegar anything with vinegar I usually tend to like this one is no exception the meal isn't too strong like it hasn't been over seasoned Slightly seasoned just to like accentuate all the food.

Um, it's good You can eat it after you had one more sauce So I like the vinegar stuff that you know, the kani vinegar that thing you liked.

This was our meal wolfie is over here having a ball Maiko is enjoying her meal too.

Definitely want to try this once and especially on a lazy day Super tired from traveling.

This is like the perfect way to do it Good morning, everyone.

The family is still sleeping 6 30 right now Nothing like starting the day with some cold coffee wolfie and I slept early last night after dinner I put him to sleep and I just fell asleep with him.

So I think we went to bed at like 9 30 I slept perfectly last night.

This room is also nice I don't even know what this room is for maybe like having coffee or tea or something.

There you go But yeah, there's quite a lot of room.

Okay So this morning I think breakfast is going to be coming here between 8 30 and 9 and then after that We'll probably be filming some other videos as well.

So looking forward to that doing some street food videos and whatnot Yeah, we'll take you through um If we don't do the street food video in this video then expect it to be coming after this video or maybe before I guess We'll see how it works out.

So I guess all we have to do now is just wait for the family to wake up Good morning You sleep well, dude So michael, how'd you sleep last night Okay I think I was using the pillow in the wrong way.

You know, like how the pillow was like this And like you put your head in the middle I was like on the edge like my neck was hurting anything else So in case you're wondering i'm using a three powder.

This is very good I love this nars climax.

Okay, so I think we're gonna cut to the laundry section of this video So This is how i'm feeling with wolfie right behind me you like doing laundry wolfie, yeah This morning we ordered a breakfast from the same place always nice when breakfast is served in the room without having to lift a finger Okay, so let's see what we got this is another amazing breakfast I love how you just get like a bunch of different little japanese dishes that you can try It's a very like typical style japanese breakfast.

You don't just get like one like big dish with pancakes and eggs and sausage But you get like these little ones that you can try It's great because you know, it doesn't necessarily sit heavy on your stomach so you can enjoy the rest of the day So this set is very much a shojin ryori style meal a traditional vegetarian cuisine originated from zen buddhism It comes with rice with yukari red shiso dried seasoning on top miso soup an eggplant dish wheat gluten skewer Shiitake mushrooms and veggie roll a pickle dish and some other dishes.

I have no idea what they are Feel like we can start off with kombu kind of style seaweed root kelp thing Oh It's kind of like okay, I don't really know but it does have some sansho pepper in there So it has a kind of numbing pleasure or pain some might call it but it's not too strong, but definitely not for kids And then look at this you got some yuba right here one of my favorites bam, look at that big piece of yuba Ah I just love the texture of that.

Oh, I think the washing machine is having a go right now Yeah, so the yuba what's nice about it usually has like the same taste It has kind of like a rounded taste just in between savory and sweet.

Oh, and this is uh, like a tofu Sponge it's called a koya dofu like just soaks up all of the sauce that it's been marinating in All right, this is gummo, I think and usually you'll see this in oden if you ever go to like oden places I have this Um, this is wonderful three different tofu dishes not like you would think of tofu in one dish Oh whoopies doesn't have any meat either So, what do you think I really really like it.

Like the seasoning is so satisfying That like I have rice everything has different like seasoning that's when it's on show that one's ginger that one's like So it's our the breakfast and the dinner.

They're surprisingly completely different Um in terms of like style of food, I think I like breakfast over dinner.

Yeah I'd love to have this every day Yeah All right, so we're gonna wrap up the video here.

We're actually checking out today There's actually a lot that happened on this trip, but we didn't have time to show it all in this video We actually have a few other videos that we'll be releasing for this trip So definitely check those out but like always if you like this video help us out and hit that like button if you guys want to see more videos like This or anything related to japan hit that subscribe button in the above and we'll catch you guys in the next one