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In my opinion, this is one of Kyoto's best souvenir shops. Many of the items cannot be found elsewhere in the typical tourist shops and the items also look less touristy! They have some really nice paintings with typical Japanese scenes, handmade crafts, and nice copies of famous Japanese works of art. The paintings are all printed on authentic Japanese paper made here (hence the name). If you are not impressed by the same items you find over and over again in other shops around the city, this may have what you are looking for!
Updated Oct 7, 2010
Address: 549-2 Nishinomon-cho
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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....
What to buy: 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!!
What to pay: 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...
Updated Aug 26, 2010
Address: Takakura street - Nakagyoku Sanjo Takakura agaru
Phone: 075-254-7536
This is a pedestrian shopping lane about a kilometer long lined by restos and stores on both sides that sell clothes, shoes, bags, consumer goods, souvenirs, etc. Together with Shijo St., it is Kyoto's main shopping area for both locals and tourists.
Written Jul 27, 2010
The fancily dressed store attendants, who open the front doors, not a second before, not a second after the allotted opening time.
What to pay: Depends on what you buy, but definitely pricier than most department stores.
Written Jun 26, 2010
Address: 79 Shijo Takakura
Website: http://www.daimaru.co.jp/english/kyoto.html
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The Kyoto Handicraft Center is one of the best places to see and to do shopping for art, cloths, souvenirs and of course all type of local handicraft items. It is like a big supermarket of 5 floors with all what you might be wish to bye while in Japan.
Written Feb 5, 2010
Phone: 075-761-8001
Website: www.kyotohandicraftcenter.com
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This the food shop at the ground floor of Kyoto station departement store. After I understood that not many restaurants used toi have an english menu and anyway that prices were a bit high, I started buying food in the supermarket and I definitly enjoyed a lot.
Opening time: 10 am untill 8 pm.
What to buy: Sushi and Sashimi, the quality is great and they are cheap.
What to pay: A package with 12 tuna sushi is about 300 yen.
Written Oct 11, 2009
Phone: 075-352-1111
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This is a shop very close to Kiyomizu temple.
It simply has the wide variety of spices and, also many combinations of spices.
While going around the shop you can smell spices and also taste some of them.
What to buy: Their specisality is definitly the seven spices Tang Dinasty.
What to pay: One small bag is about 250 yen.
Written Oct 11, 2009
Address: 2-221 Kiyomizu Higashiyama ward Kyoto city
Phone: 0755510738
Website: www.shichimiya.co.jp
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All of Japan is peppered with these. You can find lots of little things you might need and not have to pay through the nose either.
What to buy: Anman/nikkuman--a quick steamed dumpling snack (suprizingly filling for 110 Yen)
O-nigiri--little triangles of squeezed rice (litterally what the name means) filled with fish, meat or veggies...usually depicted for us illiterate gaikokujin.
What to pay: Most items can be purchased for less than 1000 Yen.
Written Mar 7, 2009
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I bought the coasters inside the Kyoto National Museum. There are tables inside where you can pick and choose what you wanted to buy. I think the staff are the ones selling. Not sure. But they are individual sellers with different tables.
What to buy: Coasters with the designs of the old paintings in Japan. The paintings are the old customs and traditions of Japan.
What to pay: 4000 yen
Updated Jan 19, 2009
Address: Kyoto, Japan
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There are many stores along the walkway going to the Kiyumizadara Temple. Most of these stores sell key chains but look for this particular key chain because it has the Kiyumizadara Temple etched on it and looks like a 30-D. It is very beautiful.
I am trying to frame it so I can display it in my living room and not use it as a key chain because it is too heavy!
What to buy: Silver Kiyumizadara key chain
What to pay: 2500 yen
Written Jan 19, 2009
Address: Kyoto, Japan
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