Maja Hotel Kyoto, located in the central Kyoto neighborhood of Kawaramachi, is a capsule hotel designed by Finnish industrial designer Harri Koskinen. The hotel comprises 60 capsules, called huts, which come in two sizes and feature a distinctive triangular roof modeled on the shape of a house. Harri Koskinen is responsible for all creative design related to the facility, including its interiors, graphics, and related products. Maja, which means “hut” in Finnish, is aiming “to create a cosy and warm home-like experience” for its guests.

The first floor of Maja Hotel Kyoto houses the first branch of the Finland-based Cafe Aalto, a cafe located inside Helsinki’s Academic Bookstore, which is the work of renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The Kyoto branch of Cafe Aalto is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and serves Finnish-style cinnamon rolls, coffee, and traditional Finnish delicacies such as salmon soup. The chairs, tables, and other furnishings used in the cafe are the first reproductions of the furniture designed by Alvar Aalto exclusively for Cafe Aalto in Helsinki.