KANSEI Kyoto Hachijo Starts "Food" Experiences to Refine Sensibilities

ORCA Inc. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masatoshi Kaneko), which develops and operates accommodation facilities, is pleased to announce that "KANSEI Kyoto Hachijo," a hotel with a scent concept that opened last year, will celebrate its second anniversary by launching new culinary experiences. AiNA ORGANIC KITCHEN, a popular establishment in Kyoto, has been welcomed as a new partner, and will begin offering breakfast and lunch services in the hotel lounge. Through these dining experiences, where guests can enjoy various ways of eating and combinations tailored to their mood, physical condition, and preferences of the day, we offer time to listen to one's own senses.

KANSEI aims to evolve beyond the framework of accommodation facilities into a place where travelers and local residents can gather and refine their sensibilities through their five senses.

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KANSEI Kyoto Hachijo's New Challenge in its Second Year

KANSEI Kyoto Hachijo opened in March 2025 with the concept of "A Journey of Japanese Spirit Through Scent."

As a hotel that provides time for self-reflection through a scent-based accommodation experience, we have welcomed many guests. In its second year, KANSEI is embarking on a new challenge: the "Scent x Food" experience. We believe that food is not merely for satisfying hunger.

"What scents are we drawn to, what tastes do we find pleasant? And what do we want to eat today?"

We believe that one's individuality and sensibilities are expressed even in these small daily choices.

That is why KANSEI wants to offer time to listen to one's own senses through food.

A Breakfast Experience Completed with Your Own Senses

At KANSEI's breakfast, we offer a variety of options that you can choose according to your mood, physical condition, and food preferences of the day.

Enjoy a Japanese breakfast with hearty miso soup made with plenty of organic vegetables and freshly cooked rice, or a Western breakfast featuring freshly baked bread, organic vegetables, and seasonal fruits. We also offer menus centered on plant-based ingredients. You can enjoy the unique flavors of each season while incorporating seasonal and fresh ingredients.

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Our goal this time was not to "provide a fixed way of eating," but to "choose how to enjoy it with one's own senses."

For example, croissants can be enjoyed as they are, savoring the aroma of butter and the natural taste of wheat, or they can be filled with salad, prosciutto, and cheese to create your own original way of eating.

For the Japanese breakfast rice, instead of pre-filling it with ingredients, you can enjoy it according to your mood of the day by combining pickles, umeboshi, chirimen sansho, yuba, and other toppings as you like.

"What kind of taste will be pleasant today?"

Completing your own breakfast while enjoying such small choices is also one of the dining experiences that KANSEI proposes.

Furthermore, we have incorporated elements to enjoy the aroma throughout, such as original dressings with added aroma and Kyoto-specific ingredients and condiments. Please enjoy your morning time, where your five senses will slowly awaken by paying attention not only to the taste but also to the rising aroma and the flavor of the ingredients.

Breakfast and Lunch Service Overview

Service Start Date July 18, 2026 (Sat)

Business Hours Breakfast: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Last Order 9:30 AM)

Lunch/Cafe: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Last Order 2:30 PM)

Target Audience Guests and General Public

Reservation Page

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Provided by AiNA ORGANIC KITCHEN

Location KANSEI Kyoto Hachijo Lounge

(15-2 Higashi-iwamotocho, Higashikujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)

Regular Holidays Lunch only: Closed every Monday (for the time being) *Breakfast is open daily

Breakfast Price - Advance Reservation: 1,400 yen (tax included) - Same-day Use: 1,700 yen (tax included)

*This is a special price for reservations made through the official website. Prices may vary on other booking sites. *Menu contents are subject to change depending on the season and availability.

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About AiNA ORGANIC KITCHEN

AiNA ORGANIC KITCHEN is a cafe restaurant that has been popular with many customers in Kyoto and Osaka, with the theme of "Food that is Gentle to Body and Mind."

We provide food that stays close to each person's life while valuing the original flavors of the ingredients, and this philosophy deeply resonates with KANSEI's cherished concept of "time for self-reflection."

KANSEI's Future Vision

KANSEI will continue to propose experiences that allow individuals to confront themselves through their five senses, including scent, art, and food.

From a place to stay to a place to refine one's sensibilities.

We aim to create a space that is open not only to travelers but also to local residents, fostering new encounters and discoveries.

Official Website: https://kyotohachijo.hotel-kansei.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kansei_kyoto8/

Inquiries about event planning and accommodation plan proposals utilizing the hotel: [email protected]