観光地・嵐山の喧騒を忘れそうなゆったりした空間が広がるのは、昭和初期の旧邸宅を改装した「eX cafe 京都嵐山本店」。重厚な門の奥には黒壁に黒い牡丹の粋な絵が出迎えます。制作時にはワインレッドだった葉っぱが経年変 化で鮮やかな青色になったのはKi-Yanもびっくり。約400m2の日本庭園をソファ席やテーブル席、座敷などいろんなスタイルで眺められます。人気の「京黒ロールくろまる」や「天龍寺パフェ」を楽しみに、芸能人や有名人も頻繁に訪れるそう。赤と白の獅子の座敷はぜひ家族連れで！

 Converted from an early Showa period home, this large coffee house offers a quiet space to relax within Kyoto’s bustling tourist hub of Arashiyama. Upon entering the Japanese style gates, guests will encounter Ki-Yan’s elegant ‘Black Peony’ painted on the building’s black façade. The artist himself was surprised to find that the original wine red colour of the peony’ s leaves transformed to vivid blue only a few years after the work’s completion. Offering both Western and tatami style rooms as well as Japanese garden views, the ex cafe Arashiyama is favoured not only by tourists, but celebrities as well. Sit crossed-legged on a tatami mat while enjoying your dessert and viewing Ki-Yan s red and white lions in the cafe s Japanese style room.

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