Find your home.
Make it your own.
We’re a small, local team helping you find, buy and renovate a home in Kyoto. Work directly with us, with support in English and Japanese.
Discuss your projectStep inside our own renovation →
Small by nature.
Local by experience.
Kyoto is where we live. Our own experience of buying and renovating a house here—and our relationships with local architects, builders and craftspeople—shape the help we offer.
You deal directly with us. We take time to understand what you want from a home, help you ask the right questions and stay involved in the conversations with the people working on your project.
From the first idea
to a place that feels like home.
A considered shortlist
Homes selected around your budget, location and way of life. Local context helps you see beyond the listing.
A closer look
In-person or video viewings, with questions gathered for the agent and architect before you decide what comes next.
Purchase & renovation support
Help coordinating local conversations, design decisions and the practical details of your project.
We began with
our own home.
Our experience of buying and renovating a house in Kyoto is the starting point for Kyoto House. The photographs throughout this site are of that home.
Explore the spaces, the materials and the decisions behind a home that brings Japanese character together with everyday comfort.
Explore our renovationTell us what brings you to Kyoto.
A place to live, a second home, or a renovation you’ve been imagining. Let’s start with your plans.