Souvenirs Spots in City Center Area

  • Sanjo-Honke Misuyabari
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    4.5
    14 Reviews
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Sanjodori Kawaramachi Nishi Iru
    A needle specialty shop with a large signboard announcing its location on Sanjo-dori Street just off of Kawaramachi-dori Street. The store itself is just along a narrow alley. Misuyabari needles, created as if they were little katana swords, are set apart by the lack of resistance you'll feel when sewing. By adding a small angle to the tip of the needle too small to be seen with the naked eye as well as vertical streaks during the polishing process they create needles that pass through the fabric without cutting the threads. It's also fun to look at their array of needles that you wouldn't normally see including American needles, silk needles, and pongee needles.

    A lovely, lovely shop for handmade needles. A single tiny needle, a work of true craftsmanship, can cost more than 12 USD, the quality is outstanding and the garden in front of the shop, which is not...

  • Miyawaki Baisenan
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Roktondori Alley Higashiiruru Ogurocho 80-3
    A seven-minute walk from Karasuma Oike Station and a 10 minute walk from Shijo Station, Karasuma Station, and Kawaramachi Station. This shop, located close to the intersection between Rokkaku-dori Street and Tominokoji-dori Street, makes and sells Japanese sensu folding fans. The long-standing shop was established in 1823 and carries a wide selection of products, including not just maiogi dancer's fans and summer fans, still used widely in Japan today; but also hiogi formal hinoki cypress folding fans and kazariogi decorative fans. Exquisite examples are on display in the shop and the ceiling is decorated with designs based on those used on fans. The shop sells men's and women's fans, fan cases, and fan stands.
  • Eirakuya Hosotsuji Ihee Shoten Main Store
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Muromachi Tsurumi Sanjo climb Overaller town 368
    This cotton cloth shop which was founded around the beginning of the Edo period in 1615 is a well-known shop with a history of more than 400 years. They sell more than 200 types of products including tenugui (hand towels) with reproductions of patterns from the Meiji period to the early Showa period, and tenugui featuring designs that are collaborations with well-known Kyoto brand shops and artists. In addition to their wealth of accessories including tote bags and handkerchiefs using tenugui fabrics and patterns as well as pouches, their furoshiki with can also be used as bags are popular. The second floor also has a gallery pertaining to tenugui culture. The closest station is Karasuma Oike Station.
  • Kohchosai Kosuga Kyoto Main Shop
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Sanjyodo Kawaramachi Higashiro Nakajimacho 74 The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo 1F
    The directly operated shop of the long-established bamboo product maker founded in 1898, it is located about a three-minute walk from the Tozai Line's Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. They are famous for their flower baskets that continue to be made with unique designs, and for the utensils named minotake developed by the designer Makoto Koizumi. Many tourists from both Japan and abroad visit to find bamboo items carefully made one by one.
  • cozyca products shop HIRAETH
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Kawaramachidori Ebisugawa Agaru Sashimonocho 322
    This stationery shop is located on Kawaramachi-dori Street in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. They deal in various kinds of goods typical of Kyoto, like Japanese washi paper items, postcards, stationery, Japanese accessories, and more. They have a popular Koto (zither) Experience Salon on the second floor. Lots of tourists from Japan and abroad visit this shop looking for Kyoto souvenirs.
  • Katayamabunzaburosho
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Hashibenkeichou 221

    We made a brief visit to Katayama Bunzaburo boutique on Takoyakushi Dori during our visit to Kyoto. We were glad we made this visit. In a relatively small storefront, there are literally hundreds...

  • Hakuchikudoukampusanjouteramachiten
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    Nakagyo-ku Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Sanjodori Teramachi angle Yongle Town, 223
  • Kogatanayachube
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    Nakagyo-ku Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Sanjodori Kawaramachi east Nyuru
  • icingcookiesTOBIRA
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Mibunaginomiyacho 13-32
  • Osawafukuromono
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Shinkyougokushijou Teruhora Nakano-machi 543
  • Ofuhisa Honten
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Nishi-Kyogetsu Phoenix Pharmacist Kaoru Middle-cho Town 493
  • Kyoichi Ya
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Sanjo Sagaru Sakuranocho 396
  • Kyoto Memory
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Higashigawacho 523
  • Kyo no Shiki
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Dori Takoyakushi Sagaru Higashigawacho 528-1
  • Kyo no Furusato
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Dori Sagaru Sakuranocho 439
  • Kyo Kazu Do
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Dori 3-jo Sagaru Sakuranocho 406
  • Goto Sei Takado
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Dori Takoyakushi Sagaru Higashigawacho 512
  • Bentendo
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogokudoru hex down
  • Honke Yatsuhashi
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Nishinokyokoboricho 2-23
  • musubikyoto
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Shinkyogoku Sanjo Sagaru Sakuranocho 495-2

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Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.

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