Where nature and the heart meet—
Into an unseen landscape.
The Serene Garden
Draped in Time
KYOTO ARTSCAPE is a new project set across distinct locations in Kyoto,
where the scenery itself is embraced as art, in harmony with nature.
Carefully curated humidity, meticulously designed light,
and air that breathes in stillness.
Here, nature itself becomes the design,
and even the layers of time are sublimated into beauty.
Sensibilities are sharpened, and the emptiness of space emerges as a refined form of luxury.
In this garden—where nature and humanity, technology and aesthetic consciousness intertwine—silence becomes the most eloquent presence of all.
Ohara Sanso
A beautiful terraced rice field and satoyama landscape seamlessly connect with a Japanese garden. At its heart stands a relocated mountain retreat—a traditional tea house—alongside a reception hall that has welcomed distinguished guests with ties to Kyoto, serving as a place to reflect on the city’s future.
Scholars and artists familiar with Kyoto gather here, embracing the entire Ōhara Sansō as a cultural and artistic expression that extends into the broader community of Ōhara.
While conducting research on satoyama-based ecological systems and promoting cultural preservation led by private initiatives, this site aspires to become a platform for sharing visions of a sustainable future with the world.
Kurama
Honmachi
Summit
Once a site for receiving radio signals, this mountaintop—formerly home to a government-owned transmission tower—is now being reimagined as a place for input and reflection toward a sustainable society.
From the summit, one can take in sweeping views of Kyoto, Shiga, and Osaka. There are no artificial structures in sight—only unspoiled nature.
Harnessing cutting-edge technology to make use of natural infrastructure, this place invites visitors to fully experience the pure sounds, air, and wind that cannot be felt in the artifact-filled urban environment.
Condominium
in Kaikonbō-chō,
Shugakuin
Located near Shugakuin Imperial Villa, this site features a relocated samurai residence originally from Iga, alongside a traditional Japanese garden set against the borrowed scenery of Sekizan Zen-in Temple.
Renovated as a piece of "art real estate," the property is now being developed into a condominium project that harmonizes culture, history, and contemporary living.
