The video clip of the opening event "PLAY JOURNEY! Kyoto" has been released.From February 22~25, PLAY JOURNEY performed “PLAY JOURNEY! Kyoto Edition” at our hostel.
On each day, 3 different artists painted cherry blossoms onto 3 photographs by different photographers while PLAY JOURNEY performed their play about travel in Kyoto and cherry blossoms.
3 cherry blossoms, fully bloomed at the moment of the 3 consecutive showcases end, will be covering a whole wall of the hostel lobby for a while.
From this October, we started monthly stay plan as our new business model. With our “Stay at a city” to “Stick around a city” motto, we offer reasonable price for your stay.
【① GoTo Travel Campaign】
With the campaign, the price for monthly accommodation is all 35% discount.
Let me introduce some examples for monthly accommodation fees with the discount below.
Bed in Mix-Dormitory room Monthly accommodation fee 14,300Yen, and common service expenses 8,800Yen, +accommodation tax 6,000Yen
Bed in Female-Dormitory Monthly accommodation fee 24,200Yen, and common service expenses 8,800Yen, +accommodation tax 6,000Yen
Private room for 1-2persons Monthly accommodation fee 37,400Yen, and common service expenses 16,500Yen/person, +accommodation tax 6,000Yen/person
In addition, the reginal coupon ticket come with the plan.
Important: the campaign is only for those who have resident in Japan.
【② Activity Support Plan】
Discount amount is up to 20,000Yen from 5,000Yen for the monthly fee, at maximum of 6 month.
WISE OWL HOSTELS gives a special offer to those who work or challenge their dreams such an actor, comedian, YouTuber, entrepreneur, and so on.
【③ Trial Stay Plan in Dormitory】
Until the end of November, we offer a special price for trial stay in either Mix- or Female-Dormitory with the accommodation fee 11,000Yen for 7 nights.
For more details, please click here.
During this tough period, many people had to leave Kyoto. However, Kyoto is one of the most historical and traditional and cities in the world, and is the place where you get many inspirations. Why not live in Kyoto with reasonable expenses at WISE OWL HOSTELS.
For more information, please contact us.
March 2020, from Tokyo to Kyoto.
In celebration of our grand opening in March, we hosted an event in mid-February, a delightful mix of live performance, music, art and food. The highlight of the event was the performance by PLAY JOURNEY!, a theatre group who have gained popularity at our Tokyo Hostel bar HOWL, and performs plays based on photographer Makoto Suda’s photobook NO TRAVEL NO LIFE. Together with the performers, Suda reenacts some of the experiences he had while travelling. The play they performed at our reception, PLAY JOURNEY! Kyoto Edition, however, was specially written for this occasion by playwright Takehiro Yoshida to include themes such as “Kyoto”, “travel” and “sakura”.
The story centers on the friendship of three men in Meiji Era Japan. The play begins to the live piano of E. Watson (SALVALAI), music written for the performance. On stage behind the performers is propped a 3 meter wide photograph of a leafless cherry tree… the canvas for the live painting. As the story progresses, so does the live painting, and by the end of the performance, the painting is complete. The blossoming of the cherry blossoms heightened the emotions of the performance.
PLAY JOURNEY! Kyoto Edition was performed for three consecutive days. On each day three different artists painted blossoms onto photographs of bare cherry trees taken by three different Tokyo based photographers.
Afterward, all three paintings were hung up on our lounge walls, bringing an early spring to WISE OWL HOSTELS.
At the afterparty, our guests enjoyed delicious cuisine by our food manager under the freshly painted cherry blossoms. We will be keeping up the artwork until summer. Please feel free to come and enjoy the artwork!
5 mins from Kyoto St. on JR Line and Kintetsu Line
5 mins from Toji St. on Kintetsu Line