Sanjo-Honke Misuyabari

4.5

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.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Sanjodori Kawaramachi Nishi Iru Map
Area: City Center Area
Phone: 0752212825
Hours: 10:30-18:00
Closed: Thursday

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

This is a gem

Reviewed : 2023.04.18

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...
If you are into fine needlework this is the shop for you

Reviewed : 2019.10.12

It may be a little difficult to find actually being behind the arcade shops in its own private courtyard. This shop is famous among embroiderers after fine quality handmade needles. The shop has...
昭和を感じる質の良い商品

Reviewed : 2020.01.16

友人が欲しいものがあるというので初めて行ってみました。三条のアーケードから細い路地を入ると京都らしい坪庭や京都の町屋が。そこにあるお店はとてもレトロですがどれを見ても質の高い商品ばかり。私ももう少し若ければ手仕事用にいろいろ買いたかった。