Kyoto – where tradition is still alive. Our share house in Kamigamo, Kyoto
From Kamigamo Shrine, a World Heritage site, Kamogawa River flowing by, to the Shakemachi area where the share house is located – the whole town of Kamigamo is defined by its many cultural heritages of ancient Kyoto.
Right beside
Kamigamo Shrine (Kamo Wake-ikazuchi Shrine), famous for its Aoi Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, an international share house opens from March 2017.
＜Borderless House Kyoto-kamigamo＞
http://www.borderless-house-zh.com/jp/kamigamo/
3 Good Points about Kyoto-kamigamo Share House
1. A large scale share house with tenants from all kinds of backgrounds. The first 20 people large-scale share house in Kansai!
Its appeal lies especially in the traditionally Japanese outer appearance, fitting perfectly in the cityscape of Kamigamo, as well as the
70 square meter living room perfect for getting together with your housemates.
And if you need to get your mind off things from time to time, just take a good book and some tea to relax on the terrace.
In addition,
all rooms on the second floor are loft-type, giving you even more space for yourself!
2. Expand your circle of friends! A share house for both international and regional exchange
Until now, the concept of Borderless House was all about international exchange. Borderless House Kyoto-kamigamo takes this to another level by creating a concept of both
international and regional exchange.
There are all kinds of events organized by the local neighborhood committee, sports festivals, and events collaborating with the local residents or university clubs.
Apart from international exchange, this share house is loved by the local community for its active participation in community revitalization and multi-generational exchange.
In addition, you can enjoy seasonal events such as Aoi Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, or the monthly market held at Kamigamo Shrine.
3. Well-featured living conditions in a beautiful townscape – the perfect location
(Photo by (c)Tomo.Yun / http://www.yunphoto.net)
Kamigamo, Kyoto – you might think it is nothing more than a sightseeing spot, with Kamigamo Shrine as its only attraction. But in reality, it is a safe and convenient area with surprisingly many university students living here.
Daily groceries can be done at a Coop supermarket and a 100 Yen Lawson store nearby, both especially popular among university students.
In addition, bakeries, and Gyoza no Ohsho (the main food provider for Kyoto’s students) as well as many other bars and restaurants are in the neighborhood, so you will not have any inconveniences in daily life.
(Source:
http://neomartvs.ldblog.jp/)
And the best part : Kyoto’s leading fashion quarter,
Kitayama, is only 5 minutes away from the house by bicycle.
Kitayama is especially frequented by young people, for its many stylish cafes and restaurants and modern townscape, and is always in the top ranks of Kyoto’s most popular quarters to live in.
Gift shops, cafes, restaurants, botanic gardens, art galleries – Kitayama is the perfect place for a fun weekend stroll!
Also, you might know
Kawaramachi as one of the busiest quarters in Kyoto.
From the house, you can reach Kawaramachi by bus without having to change lines!
It might take 35-40 minutes to get there, but Kamigamo Shrine Is the terminal station, enabling you to get a seat even during crowded times.
The bus stop “Kamigamo Shrine” is only 3 minutes from the house on foot.
The closest train stations are Kitaoji Station and Kitayama Station. Both can be reached within 5 minutes by bicycle!
☆Great access to several universities and major train stations☆
If you are a student, the access to your university is a big deal.
I actually took my bicycle to see how far it is…
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Otani University: 8 min. by bicycle
It is right beside Kitaoji Station, so you can have a fun bike ride through the shopping street.
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Doshisha University: 13 min. by bicycle
Just 1.5 km further downhill from Otani University!
–Kyoto University: 18 min. by bicycle
Riding alongside scenic Kamogawa River while listening to some music will bring you to Aobashi Bridge in no time! From there, go further until Kamigamo-ohashi Bridge and you will find yourself on Kyoto University’s Yoshida Campus.
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Kyoto Sangyo University: 10 min. by shuttle bus (bus stop: 3 min. from the house)
I’m sorry… I took the bus instead… ;_;
The shuttle bus from Kamigamo Shrine to Kyoto Sangyo University is always crowded with students.
A newly constructed building, a great community and location – all combined in this share house!
Why don’t you become a part of Kyoto-kamigamo share house?
Borderless House Kyoto-kamigamo Supporters
At Kyoto-kamigamo House, we are looking for people who will liven up the share house together with us, and make Kyoto-kamigamo House as well as the local area’s characteristics known to a broader range of people!
＜Kyoto Kamigamo Supporters＞
http://www.borderless-house-zh.com/jp/kamigamo/kamigamo_support/
Why not work together with us to liven up life at Borderless House Kyoto-kamigamo?
Supporters will get certain benefits in exchange, such as a discount from the rent!
Please feel free to
inquireand and reserve!
※10mins away from JR Kyoto station ＜Borderless House Kyoto-Hanazono1＞
http://www.borderless-house-zh.com/jp/sharehouse/h/kyoto-hanazono1
※Tenant’s voice
http://www.borderless-house-zh.com/jp/sharehouse/tokyo/tenantvoice/?limit=30
Since I live in Korea, I decided that this was a good chance to explore other Asian countries.
Besides Korea,
the other Asian country that has always been at the top of my list to visit was Japan.
For this, the Borderless Share House free house exchange to Tokyo was a great opportunity!
Borderless Share House Japan has a lot of houses in Tokyo; in different areas of the city and of varying sizes.
So the first thing I did, was check out all the houses on the borderless website and do some research on which area of Tokyo I wanted to stay in, as well as consult with the borderless staff about which houses were available during the time I intended to stay in Japan.
After all the practical arrangement had been made, it was all smooth sailing from there.
I was only in Japan for 9 days, but it was great and very comforting to arrive and be greeted by the Japanese Borderless staff member, at the subway station nearby the house I was going to stay in.
As when you move into any Borderless house/apartment, I was given a tour of the house and the instructions I needed to know for my stay there (i.e. recycling, house rules), and the borderless staff member answered all the questions I had about my stay in Japan.
Since I was in only in Japan for 9 days I didn’t really have the opportunity to hang out that much with the other tenants of the house.
Most of them were workers and some where students, so they were also busy with their work and studies.
However those I did meet at the house were all really nice and curious to hear and learn, about my experience living in Korea and why I had chosen to come to Japan.
At the same time, my new Japanese housemates were also able to give me advice about the area in which we lived, as well as everything from transport to the best places to eat and shop in the local area.
During my time in Japan I not only stayed in Tokyo, I also when to Osaka and Kyoto.
Having Tokyo as my base for exploring Japan was great, because it meant that I could both start and finish my house exchange in Tokyo.
Not only was I able to visit Japan without spending a lot of money on accommodation,
I was also able to talk and interact with natives to Japan as well as other foreigners, while living with them in a share house – I truly believe that this, is the best and fastest way to gain insight into a country, its culture and its people.
I would definitely recommend the Borderless House exchange program.
Whether you want to study, do a language course or go on vacation to explore and learn about a new culture, this is a really good way to do it, because you immediately have to chance to meet and make friends with locals and other foreigners!
* Only for tenant *
If you want to join our House exchange program,
feel free to contact us! Always welcome!
Please refer to the link below for more information.
http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange 
A little bit of strained look in everyone’s face…seems like more ice breaking needed?
After the self-introduction was the game session! The tenants teamed up as each house.
We prepared 3 different kinds of games, and a big prize for the winner team: “rent discount ticket”!!!
The first game: ping pong match on an international standard ping-pong table!
Everybody frantically chases the ball for the rent discount ticket!
Looks like everybody is enjoying themselves! Ice breaking succeeded? 🙂
The second game: the world wide famous JENGA!
Considering its simplicity in rules, we thought each JENGA game will finish in a flash… but no!
All our tenants are such good players, each game went on for at least 30 minutes!
Look at everyone’s faces! So serious!
And this JENGA tower…look how tall it ended up as, impressive!
This has to be some professional level!
After the 2 ice breaking games…the final game: pop-up pirate game!!
All the participants got way more excited, as the winner team of this game wins the prizes!
So which house was the lucky team that won the 1st prize eventually??
Not only the game sessions have ended in a great success, but also the tenants that participated have brought us a variety of delicious international dish and desserts!
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Rosanne van der Leer (她來自荷蘭唷！)
Q1. 為什麼會想要參加物件交換的計畫呢？
Rosanne: 我現在在首爾實習，然後有一些假可以放，所以我希望藉由物件交換計劃來台北玩玩。我希望在台北一個星期的假期能避避韓國的冬天，然後觀光、體驗不一樣的亞洲文化。由於我是自己一個人來，我認為這個計畫能認識已經住在台北的房客們，而他們能提供我一些住在這的資訊及建議；）
Q2. 妳覺得這次的物件交換如何呢？
Rosanne: 非常好！所有的室友們都很親切而且歡迎我。我認識了很多台灣文化，也嘗試了不少街上小販賣的食物。我很喜歡夜市，人們也都很友善。物件交換計劃本身也規畫得非常好，員工們都很專業唷。
Q3. 有沒有什麼難忘的片段呢？
Rosanne: 當我一住進來時，馬上就被邀請一起去參加Borderless辦的聖誕晚餐。那時候已經非常接近活動時間，但台北Borderless House的員工們還是很寬容地讓我參加了。這個活動不僅很貼近聖誕節的精神，也是個很好的機會認識來自不同國家的人們。我甚至還在遊戲中得分贏了聖誕節禮物呢！；）除此之外，我覺得室友們人都非常好，他們主動帶我去夜市，還讓我嘗試了臭豆腐！
Q4.有沒有任何想說的話呢？
Rosanne: 這是一個認識新朋友很有趣的方式，尤其是當你一個人行動的時候。員工們把一切安排得非常好，讓我擁有愉快的經歷！
Q5.對於這個計畫有沒有任何改善的建議呢？
Rosanne: 我覺得很好，可以繼續保持！一切都規畫得很好。唯一讓我有點不知所措的是，因為我不知道台北Borderless員工們使用的是Line的應用程式，所以當我抵達時不知道如何和員工們聯絡。如果之前能事先透過email跟我說明的話，我當時在機場時就能告知你們我會遲到了。
以下有她在台北拍的美麗照片～～～♥
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(中正紀念堂)
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(從象山遠眺的台北市景)
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(街道一景)
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Rosanne後來和我們說，她在夜市最喜歡的食物是焗烤馬鈴薯，但不是很喜歡臭豆腐，我們覺得她已經很有勇氣去嘗試了呀！（笑）
她也覺得台灣人很熱情地跟外國人說話及互動喔。事實上，我們也被她真誠的分享所感動呢：）
物件交換計畫能提供更多機會給我們的房客去認識當地的室友並體會當地的文化。目前我們在日本、韓國、台灣都有很多物件，你可以免費地待在任何一個物件唷！！
✫如果你已經是我們的房客，並且對這項計畫有興趣的話，請不要猶豫快點參加吧！！
http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange/houseexchange_form/
✫想了解更多物件交換計畫請參考我們的官網介紹唷！！
http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange/
Easy access to everywhere in Central Osaka!
Big community space on the 6th floor for all tenants!
We could carefully design equipments and its security, because this building itself is a brand new.
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遊戲結束後大家自由的聊天、拍照或是交換聯絡資訊!
大家一起拍個照吧!
感謝大家的參與，希望大家喜歡也期待下次見面囉!
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