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Popular Shopping | Miscellaneous Shopping Tips | All Tips (67) Clothes, shoes, cheap souvenirs for people at home or every day items for yourself (chopsticks, japanese crockery etc .. at the 100yen shops).
There's plenty of restaurants and cafés and a supermarket. Theme: Women's ClothesAddress: Teramachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto CityDirections: Hankyu Line to "Kawaramachi". Keihan Line to "Shijo". |
Kyoto subway station offers a wide variety of modern shops and cafes. thebiggest department store in the station is "the Cube"where you can do your one stop souveneir shopping if you are pressed for time. Leave a Comment Theme: Other |
The Shijo shopping area is home to the longest pedestrain mall in Japan. The shopping goes on forever and the street houses shops that cater to everyone from expencive galleries to cheap tshirt shops.
Whatever you want Leave a Comment Theme: Other |
There are many flea markets in Kyoto every month but the one at Toji Temple is the largest. It is only held on the 21st of the month, every month, from 7am-5pm. You can find everything here: kimonos, pottery, toys, antiques, household goods, furniture, etc.
The flea market at Chionji Temple on the 15th of every month is more of a handicrafts market. Most of the vendors sell their own wares, ranging from bags to jewelry to pottery to homemade banana bread muffins.
Bargaining is ok at flea markets. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Toji Temple, Minami-ku. Chionji, near Ginkakuji.Phone: 075-691-3325 (Toji)Directions: Toji Temple-8 min walk from Kintetsu Toji Station. 10 min walk SW of Kyoto Station. Chioji Temple-take the city bus to Hyakumanben bus stop. 2 min walk from there. |
On the way to the temple, there are many interesting shops to attract your attention on both sides of the street.
There are too many things to list here, so take a look at the picture to have a glimpse on what is up for sale. It's mainly souvenir galore
Quite touristy so expect to pay a little more Theme: GiftsAddress: Kiyomizudera TempleDirections: To get there from Kyoto Station, take bus 206 (US$1.90 per person) or a taxi (US$9.44). |
You would normally need to go the museum to get a postcard of the art on display there. At this shop most of them are here.
Pay about 100Yen or less per card. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Tominokoji st. Nakagyo-kuPhone: 075-253-0625Directions: On the west side of Tomino-koji, North of Sanjo; 10:30-17:30, closed Wednesdays and 1st&3rd Thursdays. |
There are all sorts of things a visitor can buy and take home. I came across these special mushrooms in one the covered walkways lined with various stores. I'm not quite sure what was so special about these mushrooms but they were selling for over a hundred dollars. If you're interested in something more useful and traditional try hunting down bargain Geisha statues for $10, baby kimonos for $5, or $40 Samurai swords. Leave a Comment Theme: Other |
Yojiya, founded in 1904, is a famous Kyoto cosmetic company selling facial products. Their most popular item is their oil blotting face tissues (Aburatorigami). They also sell lipstick blotting paper, facial brushes, soap, mirrors, cleansing poweder, facial sponges, & more. Leave a Comment Theme: Bath and BeautyAddress: Various locations around KyotoDirections: There are a few locations around Kyoto & also a branch in Torrance, CA (USA).Website: www.yojiya.com or www.yojiya.co.jp |
Located at the corner of Sanjo and Karasuma Streets, Shinpuhkan was built in 1926 (Taisho 15). Shinpuhkan was designed by the Ministry of Posts and Communications architect Yoshida Tetsuro (1894-1956) to be used as the Central Telephone Company Building.
The tile on the building's exterior are arranged in a subtly irregular design that is one of the building's distinguishing features. The bricks are laid in an unusual pattern, which might be considered an influence of North German Expressionist Movement.
It was re-opened in 2001 as the Shinpuhkan shopping center. The three-storied building features clothing stores, restaurants, cafes etc., and the inner courtyard is used to hold events, as well as housing business facilities. Theme: OtherAddress: Nakagyo Ku Karasuma Anekoji SagaruPhone: 075－213－6688Directions: Accessible from Subway Karasuma Line - Karasuma Oike Station. |
Sells pottery, lacquerware, glassware, clocks, furniture.... from the Meiji to the Showa period. Reasonably priced, with little 50year old plates from 100Yen each, to delicate 30,000Yen antique Meiji era lacquerware bowls....
I bought this lacquerware plate from the Meiji era (ie. about 100years old) as well as some black early Showa period soup bowls. hmm I'd also like to get the light as a feather early Showa drinking glasses.... (ie. from about the 1930's, the ones grandma would have used...) - I just worry I would break them!!
I bought the bowls on sale! 500Yen each! They also have some lovely Taisho Period lacquerware trays that i think I want!! Only 4 of them left. 2500Yen each. Very reasonable... Leave a Comment Theme: AntiquesAddress: Nakagyou ku, Takakura streetPhone: 075-254-7536Directions: On Takakura street, just north of Sanjo street. On the west side.Website: http://www.zaq.ne.jp/v2k/asp/v2k.cgi?id=35862 Other Contact: closed Wed. and Thurs. |
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