おこしやす · Japan

Study with me in Kyoto

Settle into a merchant townhouse reading room, a matcha tea house with glowing shoji, a garden café with a tatami nook, a ryokan roof deck, or a tatami study hall beside the Yasaka Pagoda.

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The tiny FocusMiles island of Kyoto: Pagoda Study Hall and the rest of the town
京都 Kyoto, Japan

5 places to study in Kyoto

Paper screens, moss gardens and red maples; the five-storey pagoda stands over the tiled roofs and the mornings here are very quiet.

A study room in Kyoto, captured in the FocusMiles app
  • Landmark

    Pagoda Study Hall

    A temple tatami hall beside the pagoda: low desks, shoji thrown open onto a moss garden of red maples.

    10 desks
  • Café

    Matcha Tea House

    A quiet tea house: whisked matcha, wagashi, shoji glowing amber, a red bench and parasol in the lane.

    14 desks
  • Café

    Machiya Garden Café

    A converted Kyoto townhouse café: pale cypress tables, paper lanterns, a pour-over counter, a raised tatami nook and an engawa veranda onto a moss-and-stone courtyard with a maple.

    15 desks
  • Library

    Machiya Reading Room

    A merchant townhouse turned reading room: dark beams, paper screens and a tiny courtyard garden.

    16 desks
  • Rooftop

    Ryokan Roof Deck

    A cypress roof deck above the tiled roofs: hot tub steam, lanterns, the five-storey pagoda across the rooftops.

    10 desks

The street in Kyoto, as recorded

Study in another city

The night train runs from Kyoto to Tokyo. Every session can also be a flight to any of the other cities.

Questions about studying in Kyoto

Is it free to study in Kyoto on FocusMiles?

Yes. The timer, the tasks, every room in Kyoto and the other cities, the people and the sounds are free, and you do not need an account: pick a critter and a name and you are in.

Is there sound when I study in Kyoto?

A little, and it is yours to switch off: recorded rain when it rains, soft typing from the desks around you and a radio that suits the room. The recording on this page is a real street in Kyoto.

Can I study with friends or other people in Kyoto?

Yes. Rooms like Pagoda Study Hall, Matcha Tea House, Machiya Garden Café mix people who are focusing right now with a few friendly bots, so the desk next to yours is rarely empty. Send an invite link and your friend lands in the seat beside yours. There is no camera or microphone: everyone is a little critter, and your task stays private.

How does a study session in Kyoto work?

You start a pomodoro (25 minutes of focus and a short break by default, both adjustable), take a seat in one of 5 places in Kyoto and work. Every focused minute earns a mile you can spend on hats and colours. Leave your seat and the timer pauses until you sit down again.

Your desk in Kyoto is waiting.

It takes about ten seconds to sit down. The first mile is a minute away.

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