Kyoto Condo Rental 2024
Cynthea Bogel
Kyoto Condo Rental 2024
January 17 to October 17, 2024. 4-month minimum preferred but negotiable.
Kyoto condo for rent to a scholar or professional conversant in Japanese and familiar with living in Japan.
77 square meters (829 sq. feet). Sakyo-ku north-eastern central, very convenient and scenic location with nice balcony. Located near Kyoto University, Doshisha University, Otani University, Goethe Institute, Botanical Garden, hospitals, and more.
Excellent location and transportation options, the apartment is newly renovated with local architect using plaster, washi, mortar floors, with an open floor plan and no-toxin finishes. Ample bookshelves and closets, large worktables (multiple), comfy chairs, and raised tatami platform bed. Inspiring light and views throughout. Sixth floor of seven-story building, excellent cross ventilation, and western glass wall with expansive views with UV block 100% “up-down blinds” that adjust to any height. No sofa and no TV screen. Nice kitchen with huge work island, open plan w/ gas stove and two-side fish grill, small dishwasher, small oven. Great if you like to cook.
180-degree unobstructed views of the hills and mountains of Kyoto looking west, northwest, and southwest across the “delta” of the Kamo and Takano rivers over the protected woodlands of Shimogamo Shrine all the way to Arashiyama and Atagoyama. Well-kept seven-story building on the raised bank of the Takanogawa. Walk and bike scale 10. Nearest bus stops 3 and 5 mins by foot, nearest train station 9 mins by foot (Demachi Yanagi Keihan line, also Eizan lines). Nearest Karasuma subway is Karasuma Imadegawa. Away from tourist traffic and destination tourist spots but a most convenient and scenic area of the city. Parks, riverside, and hills for running/walking. One major shopping center is very nearby and with Demachi Yanagi marketplace/ arcade also very nearby. Many restaurants, cafes, etc. but also very ample greenery and space all around.
Reasonable rent in exchange for your care of my apartment. Rent will be based on occupancy duration, number of persons, and space/storage needs. One or two adults preferred. One or more occupants should have experience living in Japan, be familiar with social norms (neighbors!) and Japanese house care. If conditions are met the rental cost per month will include water, sewage, and garbage fees; electricity and gas (with a cap in case of excessive heat or AC costs; all condo fees; high speed WIFI; and cost of twice-monthly cleaning. More details and photos on request.
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Please contact me at this email address: cjb...@gmail.com if you are interested. I would like to finalize the rental by the end of December.
Thank you, Cynthea
Cynthea J. Bogel
Philippe Buc
Tom Conlan and myself have just come out with a comparative history
dossier on medieval opaths building on an international workshop that
took place in Vienna, Austria, in October 2021. Here is the link to
_Medieval Worlds_ :
https://medievalworlds.net/9563-4inhalt?frames=yes
I cite the blurb:
"In this volume, guest editors Philippe Buc and Thomas D. Conlan use
oaths as the pivotal point for their comparative thematic section.
Focusing on the differences and similarities between Japanese and
European oath-taking and oath-breaking practices during the medieval
period, on terminology and on chronology, Philippe Buc provides an
introduction that contextualises the studies in this collection. For
Japan, Yoshikawa S. and T.D. Conlan give insights into the development
of the written oath (kishōmon) from its predecessors and origins in the
third to sixth centuries to the sixteenth century, M. Gilbert and
Horikawa Y. provide case studies of kishōmon in the heyday of its use.
For Western Europe, S. Esders outlines the development of oaths from
Late Antiquity to the tenth century under Christian doctrinal influence.
In three case studies, H. Reimitz, H. Débax and O. Richard illustrate
the use of oaths in the Early, High and Late Middle Ages."
The turnover was fast and the editorial work swith, measured, and
competent. _Medieval Worlds_ is peer reviewed, and likes dossiers,
especially comparative history ones.
Regards, Philippe Buc