The Bessou Soso
The 別荘 そそ · 京都府京都市下京区若宮町465
Somewhere you leave in the morning. Buses count as much as trains — most of what people come to Japan to see is not on a railway line.
- Train stationGojō · 5 min
- Convenience store362 m
- Places to eat458 found
What is actually within a 10 minute walk
Straight-line distance from the building, measured against OpenStreetMap. Walking times use 80 m per minute, the convention used by Japanese property listings. Only about four in ten places in Japan have an English name in OpenStreetMap, so some names below appear in Japanese — still useful for showing to a taxi driver or matching a shopfront.
Getting around
Bus stop
22 foundWhere there is no train, this is the way out. Stops on both sides of one road are counted once.
- Kawaramachi Shomen 河原町正面2 min · 121 m
- Gojo Takakura 五条高倉4 min · 317 m
Train station
3 foundEverything else you do in a day starts here.
- Gojō 五条5 min · 420 m
- Kiyomizu-gojo 清水五条6 min · 512 m
- Shichijō 七条7 min · 587 m
Daily needs
the hotel can’t do these for youConvenience store
20 foundOpen late, sells water, food, and usually has an ATM that takes foreign cards.
- LAWSON ローソン5 min · 362 m
- FamilyMart ファミリーマート5 min · 375 m
Pharmacy / drugstore
not in this reading20 foundGetting ill is the thing most likely to ruin a trip.
- Matsui Pharmacy Main Branch 松井薬局 本店5 min · 408 m
- Hiyori Stay Kyoto Kamogawa 日和ステイ京都鴨川5 min · 414 m
Supermarket
not in this reading4 foundMatters once you are staying more than a few nights.
- Fresco フレスコ五条大橋店5 min · 374 m
- Fresco 5 min · 390 m
ATMs that take foreign cards
not in this reading24 foundSeven Bank, Lawson Bank, E-net, Aeon and Japan Post accept cards issued outside Japan. Most other Japanese bank ATMs decline them, so they are not counted here. Post offices are counted, because that is where most Japan Post machines are.
- Kyoto ShichijoYonehama Post Office 京都七条米浜郵便局4 min · 297 m
- Kyoto Nakajuzuyamachi Post Office 京都中珠数屋町郵便局4 min · 307 m
Eating
Places to eat
458 foundRestaurants and fast food. Cafes are not counted — most close before dinner.
- bisshon's Pizza 1 min · 68 m
- Kyuu Ji Go Ji 九時五時1 min · 81 m
- Ichi Hime いちひめ1 min · 90 m
Cafe
not in this reading115 foundSomewhere to sit in the morning that is not your room.
- Walden Woods Kyoto 1 min · 58 m
- Maimai Kafe まいまいカフェ1 min · 88 m
Things to see
Things to see
67 foundAttractions, museums, viewpoints, castles and monuments. Ordinary neighbourhood shrines are not counted — Japan has tens of thousands, and counting them would make every street look remarkable.
- Chokugansho/kinbutsudono Enju Temple 勅願所/金佛殿 延寿寺1 min · 97 m
- Moto Rokujou Goshochou Koudou 元六條御所 長講堂1 min · 99 m
- 長曾我部盛親公瘞之地 2 min · 134 m
Public bath / onsen
3 foundOften the reason for the trip rather than a convenience.
- Umeyu サウナの梅湯2 min · 176 m
- Daikoku Yu 大黒湯8 min · 644 m
Park or garden
39 foundSomewhere to walk that is not a shopping street.
- Chi Matsu Park 稚松公園1 min · 79 m
- Shosei Garden 渉成園3 min · 218 m
Souvenir shops
not scored4 foundShown for information only. About 3,000 are mapped for the whole country against many times that in reality, so a hit here is worth something and a miss means nothing.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Kyousendou 京扇堂3 min · 270 m
- Fukuda Ningyou Branch 福田人形店4 min · 307 m
At night
material, not a verdictBars and nightlife
not in this reading72 foundCounted as a plus here. A property tool would count the same places as a minus.
- Rock Stock 3 min · 238 m
- En'ya Kyou No Obanzai えんや 京のおばんざい3 min · 261 m
Police box (koban)
not in this reading4 foundStaffed neighbourhood police posts. The default place to go if something goes wrong.
- Shichijou Keisatsusho Higashidouin Rokujou Koban 七条警察署東洞院六条交番3 min · 239 m
- Shichijou Koban 七条交番8 min · 608 m
Currency exchange
not scored1 foundShown for information only. 197 exchange counters are mapped for the whole country, far fewer than exist, so they are never scored. If you have a card, the ATM count above is the more reliable answer.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Gaika Ryougaesho Kyoto Exchange Kyoto Station Zenten (soto Hei Dakan, MONEY EXCHANGE) 外貨両替所Kyoto Exchange京都駅前店(外幣兌換、MONEY EXCHANGE)8 min · 613 m
Post office
not in this reading10 foundSends things home, and holds a Japan Post ATM that takes foreign cards — away from the cities this is often the only one within walking distance. Sub-post offices (簡易郵便局) frequently have no machine, so they are listed here but not counted as ATMs.
- Kyoto ShichijoYonehama Post Office 京都七条米浜郵便局4 min · 297 m
- Kyoto Nakajuzuyamachi Post Office 京都中珠数屋町郵便局4 min · 307 m
Coin lockers
not in this reading3 foundFor the hours before check-in and after check-out.
- Yamato Un'yu Gojou Karasuma Sentaa ヤマト運輸 五条烏丸センター2 min · 190 m
- Packcity Japan PUDOステーション7 min · 584 m
Laundromat
not scored2 foundNeeded once a trip runs past a week.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Coin Laundry コインランドリー1 min · 73 m
- Laundromat 3 min · 223 m
The area · Kyoto Station
12 min from the centre- Places to eat within 10 min of the centre
- 690
- Convenience stores · ATMs that take a foreign card
- 22 · 23
- Bars & nightlife
- 74
- Things to see
- 45
Other places to stay within the same walk
- Flood and landslide hazard zones
- Road and railway noise
- Earthquake and tsunami risk
- Prices and availability — the booking site has them
- Reviews and ratings — we do not hold any
- Opening hours — they change faster than a monthly import
Scored 2026-10-22 18:46 UTC against our OpenStreetMap import · preset: sightseeing
Listed by 楽天トラベル, confirmed 2026-09-10.