Annie Le’s visitor home institution in Kyoto is known as A Day in Khaki, impressed, she says, by the beguilingly tranquil colours of town. Her focus is on giving guests an opportunity to completely expertise the historical past of town by staying in century-plus-old constructions. The primary “Khaki” location is in a restored machiya, an vintage picket townhouse close to Nijo Citadel: we not too long ago spotlighted it in our Design Journey Tour of Suave Motels in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Right now, we’re dropping in on Annie’s new location, A Day in Khaki Mashimoto, inside strolling distance of Kyoto’s Imperial Palace. Set in a storied outdated silk manufacturing facility with courtyards and the unique proprietor’s dwelling, the compound was given a considerate transform by Takato Yochida and his group at Ikken structure. His mandate was to have a good time the unique setting whereas making it an exquisite year-round place to hold your hat. Let’s have a look.
Pictures by Kevin Ho, courtesy of A Day in Khaki, except famous.
