AmanKyoto
Aman Kyoto occupies a forest at the foot of Hidari Daimonji in Takagamine, north of the city and about half an hour by car from Kyoto Station.
Aman Kyoto is a resort destination wedding venue in Takagamine, Japan, hosting 10 to 40 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Kansai International (KIX), ~2 hours by car. Best months: July, August, September, December.
Aman Kyoto in Takagamine, open July – September, December.
Aman Kyoto occupies a forest at the foot of Hidari Daimonji in Takagamine, north of the city and about half an hour by car from Kyoto Station.
The land had been walled and abandoned for decades by a textile magnate who meant to build a museum on it, and Aman kept the moss, the stone paths and the stream and set six low pavilions among them.
There are 26 rooms and suites, including six Aman Suites and a private residence.
This is not a ballroom wedding.
4 notes of our own.
Private forest at the foot of Hidari Daimonji, north Kyoto
26 rooms and suites across six pavilions, plus a residence
Fireplace room seats 28; garden terrace for drinks receptions
Full-resort buyout quoted for private celebrations
Best held in July, August, September.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Aman Kyoto.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 16:00Arrival through the moss garden, tea in the Living Pavilion
- 19:30Kaiseki dinner at Taka-An for the immediate party
- 11:00Kinkaku-ji early, back for dressing
- 16:00Ceremony on the stone path under the maples
- 18:30Dinner around the fireplace, garden lit outside
- 09:00Onsen and breakfast before the drive south
Things worth knowing.
KIX · ~2 hours by car
Guests fly into Kansai International. Our team arranges every transfer.
$97,000
Aman publishes no wedding or buyout pricing at all, so every figure here is ours, set from the published room tier and Kyoto kaiseki norms and converted at about 155 yen to the dollar. The resort quotes celebrations only after an enquiry.
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From about 15,000,000 yen for a small buyout weekend, roughly $97,000 (estimated)
$3,200
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Not published; quoted with the celebration proposal (estimated 500,000 yen and up, about $3,200)
35,000 to 60,000 yen a head for kaiseki dining at this tier / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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35,000 to 60,000 yen a head for kaiseki dining at this tier (estimated)
$1,600 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Rooms from roughly 250,000 yen, about $1,600 (estimated)
July – September, December
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Aman Kyoto host?+
Aman does not publish a wedding capacity. The one seated figure it gives is 28 in the room with the central fireplace, and the resort has 26 rooms, so plan for a party in the tens and put anything larger to the celebrations team as a buyout.
Can we take the whole resort?+
Yes, Aman quotes a private buyout of the entire property, which is how most weddings here are actually structured. It is priced on enquiry and it moves sharply with the season, so ask early for the dates you care about.
What does Aman Kyoto cost?+
The resort publishes no wedding pricing. Rooms sit at the top of the Kyoto market, and a buyout of 26 rooms with dining attached is a seven-figure yen number per night before the wedding itself. Treat every figure on this page as an estimate.
How far is Aman Kyoto from the city?+
About 30 minutes by car from Kyoto Station, in Takagamine on the northern edge. That distance is the point of the place, and it means budgeting cars for guests rather than assuming they will walk anywhere.
When is the best time of year?+
The maples through the property make November the signature month and the hardest to book. April is the other peak. Summer in Kyoto is genuinely hot and humid, and the forest setting takes the edge off it rather than removing it.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Aman Kyoto.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.