Situated on the Kamo River in Kyoto and commanding a panoramic view of the Higashiyama mountains, the Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto is a world-class high-end hotel with a traditional ambience of Japan’s ancient capital. In the hotel with five floors above ground and two basement levels, the elevator hall and interior ceilings feature impressive kumiko latticework made of precisely assembled pieces of Japanese cypress. The car flooring is made of granite. In the car interiors, the mirrored side surfaces of coloured stainless steel, indirect lighting using LED technology and elegant black LCD panels are impressive.