Kagan Hotel (Kyoto)
I visited “Kagan Hotel,” an art hotel in Kyoto.
A collector I know introduced me to the founder Mr. Ogisawa, which led to my visit.
Located on one corner of the area that stretches around the Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market, Kagan Hotel is a residency-style facility that hosts both artists and hotel guests.
Artists are provided with living quarters and studios at very low cost (subject to screening). Hotel guests can choose between the “Hostel” mode using shared spaces and the “Hotel” mode with an in-room shower booth, depending on the occasion.
Floor Layout
- 5F: Hotel
- 4F: Hostel
- 3F: Artist residency rooms
- 2F: Gallery / Hostel
- 1F: Gallery, event space, cafe
- B1F: Gallery / Shared studios
1F
The first floor, the face of the hotel, is dominated by shared spaces.
Shared Space
Cafe
B1F
Basement level 1 is divided into two sections — a gallery where art can be viewed, and studios that artists use as production spaces.
Hostel Rooms
Hotel Rooms
From the exposed concrete walls onward, the entire facility had a simple, minimal design.
Founder Mr. Ogisawa cites the Chelsea Hotel and Ace Hotel as the images he draws upon.
Rather than a hotel that exists only for tourist consumption, he aims for a hotel that becomes a stage for creation and stories, and a landmark in the local community.
Through the medium of art, this seems to be a place where artists, guests, and art-world figures from Japan and around the world will build new relationships.
Overview
Kagan Hotel
Address: 99 Shujaku Hozocho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (MAP)
・5-minute walk from Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station on the JR San’in Line
・10-minute walk from Tambaguchi Station on the JR San’in Line
・7-minute walk from the Umekoji Park / Kyoto Railway Museum-mae bus stop on the Kyoto City Bus
・4-minute walk from the Shichijo-Senbon bus stop on the Kyoto City Bus
Official website: https://kaganhotel.com/
