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7-47 Oe Kutsukakecho, Saikyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, 610-1106, Japan
Maruyama Park Cherry Tree
Inside Tenryuji Temple
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Local tourists being pulled aroud
Hi,
I'll be travelling with my wife in Japan after New Year's and I have some scarcer American and European coins and banknotes I would like to try and sell while we are over there. Does anyone know dealers or interested individuals I might contact. I suppose coin collector or hobby shops would be the easiest to access.
Pax,
Dave
A good resource is Kansai Time Out magazine, a monthly publication that has a listing of temple bazaars and flea markets where your old coins and currency would likely be of most interest. The website is www.kto.co.jp
For example, on the 21st of every month is an antique market at ***enno-ji near Osaka's ***ennoji-mae station and also southwest of Kyoto's Kintetsu Toji station.
Generally speaking you can find flea markets on almost any Saturday and temple markets on almost any Sunday in the Kansai region (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Hyogo)
Oops, the Japanese place name above contains the famous vulgar "s" word which is banned on VT's forums. Let me try again: Shi-Tenno-ji
Sonna deshi-ta ;-)
Thanks Confucius! (Dragon?) Since I am going over New Year's I'm not sure how many flea or temple markets might be open, but I will most certainly kep an eye out and I do have in-laws who can point the way.
Pax
Dave
Sorry, what I wrote was a non-sense...
Oh no sweat. I just don't speak ANY Japanese (OK maybe a 100 word vocabulary) so couldn't tell.
Enjoying the weather in Montreal? hahahahahahaha
Not really warm in my town which is colder than Montréal ;-)
And, I don't know more japanese than you. Maybe what I wrote made as much sense as some french I saw on japanese stores ;-)
I was just trying to use the past tense of the japanese verb "to do" which isn't allowed here. You know why ;-)
I ouldn't know the difference between good French and bad. I once had a girlfriend from Lac St. Jean who taught me how to say "Luke, you pig, you should kiss the hem of my dress", but have long since forgotten even that useful bit of wissenschaft.
Its been almost 15 years since I visited Japan, I bet it has changed lots
Not really warm in my town which is colder than Montréal ;-)
And, I don't know more japanese than you. Maybe what I wrote made as much sense as some french I saw on japanese stores ;-)
I was just trying to use the past tense of the japanese verb "to do" which isn't allowed here. You know why ;-)
Hi,
I travelalot to Japan and visit coin shops regularly. You can find many at major dept stores,like DAIMARU, TOBU, KNTETSU. But they usually buy very low.
If you wish,email me your list and I will make a very fair offer on any or all the pieces you note.Good luck.
PS: I'm in Japan until Feb 9and then back to Canada.I'll be back in Japan again early May.I also travel alot to the US. Regards.
Sorry but I've already returned and all is accompli, thanks for the offer though.
Pax
In Japan there are Geishas but in Kyoto they are called Geikos, the young ones (a kind of a geisha in practice, learning the profesion) are called Maikos.
It´s not easy to see them but if you are lucky you can see some of them walking in the streets going to work.
Usually sold at the temples, these good luck charms for different situations can be good souvenirs for your friends and relatives and even yourself. There are charms for studies, pregnancy, safe-driving, work life luck, etc. 400 Yen onwards depending on the size and design of the charm.
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The palace has "nightengale" floors that squeak when walked on- this was a security measure! It's very cool to experience.
You are able to go thru the palace at your own pace, and the architecture is beautiful.
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