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When are reservations available?
MACHIYA RESIDENCE INN accepts reservations up to 8 months in advance (which includes the current month).
Please check back on our website on the 1st of every month to see the new reservation openings of our traditional Japanese holiday homes!

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Japanese ZEN Breakfast

  • Japanese ZEN Breakfast
  • Japanese ZEN Breakfast
  • Japanese ZEN Breakfast

Experience a traditional Japanese Breakfast (shojin ryori)
during your stay in Kyoto

Start your day with a Zen Breakfast that captures the spirit of Japan's culinary traditions.
Our Zen Breakfast offering is in the ‘Shojin Ryori’-style, a type of traditional Japanese vegetarian Buddhist cuisine.
Carefully prepared by the chefs at Izusen, a renowned Kyoto restaurant established in the Meiji Period (1871),
your Zen Breakfast will be delivered right to your machiya house.

Japanese ZEN Breakfast

What is Shojin Ryori?

Shojin Ryori is a vegetarian/vegan multi-dish cuisine enjoyed by Japanese monks that is rooted in Buddhist teachings.
Its dishes often include grains, legumes, and vegetables, emphasizing the natural flavors of each ingredient.
Although the seasoning is minimal, the dishes are far from lacking in flavor!
Each seasonal ingredient is thoughtfully prepared to enhance its natural richness, creating a flavorful and nutritious dining experience.

  • Per Person2,950yen(tax & delivery fee incl.)The Zen Breakfast option is an experience available exclusively at a selection of our machiya accommodations (not available at all machiya homes).

Zen Breakfast Menu (Example)

  • Sakizuke (Appetizer) - Simmered soybeans & Fan-shaped carrots
  • Nimono (Simmered Dish) - Yuba (tofu skin), Kabocha squash, and Small taro
  • Hitashimono (Soaked Dish) - White vinegar dressing
  • Aemono (dressed salad) - Rikyū tofu
  • Hassun (Seasonal Platter) - Plum tempura, Layered kanten jelly, Grilled miso-glazed fu (wheat gluten), Green soybeans
  • Futamono (Lidded Dish) - Sesame tofu
  • Mushimono (Steamed Dish)
  • Steamed dish (unspecified)
  • Kō no mono (Pickles)
  • Steamed rice
  • Suimono (Clear Soup)
  • The menu above is an example. The content may vary depending on the season and the availability of ingredients.
  • Note: We are unfortunately unable to accommodate allergy requests
  • Multiple Night Stays: For guests staying multiple nights, a different menu will be prepared for up to three nights. From the fourth night onwards, the same menu will be repeated.

Breakfast Delivery Time

The delivery time for the Zen Breakfast will vary depending on the machiya house you have reserved. The collection of breakfast dishes from your machiya house will take place between 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Please see below for more details:

Delivery Time
8:00 AM〜8:30 AM

For the following machiya homes: Anzu-an / Asagi-an / Gion Shirakawa Kouki / Gion Koyu-an / Hanatoki / Hanagoromo / Hanakagari / Hatoba-an / Izuki / Kotohi / Marikoji / Mizunoha / Riyu-an / Shimabara Kaiden / Shobu-an / Tasokare / Yorozuha/ Yotsuki



Delivery Time
8:30 AM〜9:00 AM

For the following machiya homes: Natsume-an / Masarigusa