On any given month, Kyoto might receive from 3 million to 4 million tourists, outnumbering locals at least 2 to 1. So it’s no wonder that every international hotel brand has been intent on planting its flag in Japan’s culture capital.
Just last year, wellness pioneer Six Senses—known for resorts in such far-flung beach spots as the Maldives and Fiji—opened one of its first urban properties in Kyoto to great fanfare. Within the next year, the so-hot-right-now brand Capella will open its doors in the city’s Gion district. (It’s the same company whose Bangkok hotel most recently took the No. 1 spot on the World’s 50 Best list.)
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