Over the Togetsukyo Bridge at Kyoto, you can see no shadow of a hotel and the landscape reveals no clues except for the banks of the Ôigawa River.
Once you are free of your luggage, you are invited to head for the pontoon, where a very beautiful wooden boat is moored waiting for you to get into. The engine starts up; the boat slips away from its anchorage with you on board and heads for Hoshinoya Kyoto. The pace is slow and the ride is pleasant, the perfect pace for you to observe nature and try to make out your destination.