Yuki (8-ballmabelleamie)
Gion storefront
This apparel store/café as it looks is located in Gion Shirakawa Historic Preserved District. It is one of the Kyoto neighbourhoods where you can feel the authentic atmosphere of the old capital.
I read a news article at least seven years ago saying that Kyoto City was recruiting a business operator who would remodel a certain historic building in Gion District and utilize it in their business. I enlarged the small picture in the article and realized that the building in the subject was a fine restaurant that I had had dinner at before. The building, both exterior and interior, was a typical traditional one in the district - no large windows or feeling of openness on the facade. The owner had closed the restaurant for a reason and donated the property to the city, then they city proposed this plan to let somebody transform the building into something that they wanted for their business while keeping the good parts unique to old buildings in order to revitalize the district as well as to preserve the historic building in return for assisting some remodeling expenses and the rent.
This is *the* renovated building. When I walked past it 6.5 years ago, the exterior was still in the condition of the abandoned restaurant. This evening last year, I was overwhelmed by how it had transformed into another business. This is just one example of a successfully renovated case - there are many cases that the city is involved in across the old capital.
京都・祇園白川保存地区ののアパレル店／カフェ。以前は料亭でしたが市の再生プロジェクトによって生まれ変わったようです。
Gion storefront
This apparel store/café as it looks is located in Gion Shirakawa Historic Preserved District. It is one of the Kyoto neighbourhoods where you can feel the authentic atmosphere of the old capital.
I read a news article at least seven years ago saying that Kyoto City was recruiting a business operator who would remodel a certain historic building in Gion District and utilize it in their business. I enlarged the small picture in the article and realized that the building in the subject was a fine restaurant that I had had dinner at before. The building, both exterior and interior, was a typical traditional one in the district - no large windows or feeling of openness on the facade. The owner had closed the restaurant for a reason and donated the property to the city, then they city proposed this plan to let somebody transform the building into something that they wanted for their business while keeping the good parts unique to old buildings in order to revitalize the district as well as to preserve the historic building in return for assisting some remodeling expenses and the rent.
This is *the* renovated building. When I walked past it 6.5 years ago, the exterior was still in the condition of the abandoned restaurant. This evening last year, I was overwhelmed by how it had transformed into another business. This is just one example of a successfully renovated case - there are many cases that the city is involved in across the old capital.
京都・祇園白川保存地区ののアパレル店／カフェ。以前は料亭でしたが市の再生プロジェクトによって生まれ変わったようです。