Sanbido Karasuma Head Office (さんび堂 烏丸本店)
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A Japanese trinket shop located a three minute walk from both Karasuma Station and Shijo Station operated by the Sanbi trinket brand, which was founded in 1886. The shop sells exclusively designed trinkets made with traditional Japanese craft making techniques such as tie dying and sewing, including furoshiki wrapping cloths, bags, gamaguchi purses, tenugui hand cloths, and obidome sash ornaments. Like the products sold there, the design of the shop itself is a blend of the traditional and the modern.
Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku Muromachi-dori Aya Fuji Shimuru Hakarakutencho 504 (Kawaramachi / ShijokarasumaArea)
10:00-18:00
*Hours extension at Gion Festival
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- Address
- Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku Muromachi-dori Aya Fuji Shimuru Hakarakutencho 504 [map]
- Phone
- 0753412121
- Hours
- 10:00-18:00
*Hours extension at Gion Festival - Closed
- open everyday (New Year's Holiday is closed)
- Parking Lot
- Available 2 spaces (* Advance reservation required)
- Credit Card
- Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Kyoto Areas

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.