Southern Higashiyama
This company has been making its canvas bags for over 110 years and the store is often crammed with those in the know picking up a skillfully crafted…
Must-see shopping in Kyoto
Downtown Kyoto
This old-style tea shop sells some of the best Japanese tea in Kyoto, and you'll be given an English leaflet with prices and descriptions of each one. Its…
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Downtown Kyoto
Zōhiko is the best place in Kyoto to buy one of Japan's most beguiling art-and-craft forms: lacquerware. If you aren't familiar with just how beautiful…
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Downtown Kyoto
The grande dame of Kyoto department stores, Takashimaya is almost a tourist attraction in its own right, from the mind-boggling riches of the basement…
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Downtown Kyoto
This place sells a fabulous variety of washi for reasonable prices and is a great spot to pick up a gift or souvenir. Look for the Morita Japanese Paper…
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Downtown Kyoto
While you’re in Nishiki Market, have a look at this store – it has some of the best kitchen knives in the world.
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Downtown Kyoto
While the Kyoto branch of Tokyu Hands doesn't have the selection of bigger branches in places like Tokyo, it's still well worth a browse for fans of…
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Downtown Kyoto
Occupying two basement floors of the BAL department store, this excellent bookshop has a massive range of English-language books across all subjects,…
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Downtown Kyoto
This is one of the best places to buy washi (Japanese handmade paper) in Kyoto. It’s got such unusual items as washi computer printer paper and washi…
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Downtown Kyoto
This old shop in the Teramachi covered arcade sells a selection of incense, shodō (calligraphy) goods, tea-ceremony supplies and washi. Prices are on the…
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Southern Higashiyama
Located in the heart of the Kiyomizu pottery area, Asahi-dō has been specialising in Kyōyaki-Kiyomizuyaki (Kyoto-style pottery) since 1870. The complex is…
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Downtown Kyoto
Around since 1885, Funahashi-ya has long been a popular stop to pick up Japanese rice crackers (known as o-kaki in Kyoto) and its signature go-shiki-mame …
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Downtown Kyoto
For all your high-end fashion and homeware needs, the chic and elegant BAL department store is the place to go. You’ll find designer fashion, botanical…
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Downtown Kyoto
This new youth-oriented department store hails from Tokyo and brings some of that fashion sense with it. It’s a good place to see what’s hot with the…
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Fujii Daimaru Department Store
Downtown Kyoto
This smallish department store on Shijō-dōri is very popular with young locals who flock here to peruse the interesting selection of up-to-the-minute…
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Downtown Kyoto
Mimuro is a great spot for anyone looking to take home a good-quality kimono or yukata (light cotton kimono). The English-speaking staff will go out of…
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Downtown Kyoto
Roughly opposite Takashimaya department store, Erizen is one of the best places in Kyoto to buy a kimono or kimono fabric. It has a great selection of kyō…
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Southern Higashiyama
Kagoshin is a small semi-open traditional bamboo craft shop that has been around for generations on Sanjō-dōri, only a few minutes’ walk east of the Kamo…
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Downtown Kyoto
This classic old sweet shop, about 50m north of Sanjō-dōri on Kiyamachi-dōri, is a great place to get acquainted with traditional Kyoto sweets. Just point…
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Southern Higashiyama
If you've taken a shine to the soft warm glow of paper lanterns in your ryokan and want one to take home, this is the shop to get one. In business for…
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Southern Higashiyama
Peruse the cosmetics and skincare here at one of Kyoto's most well-known brands. The famous oil-blotting facial papers make a great lightweight and cheap…
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Downtown Kyoto
This is an attractive shop dealing in wood-block prints. All prints are accompanied by English explanations and the owner is happy to take the time to…
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Downtown Kyoto
Tsujikura is a small store stocking the beautiful wagasa (waxed-paper umbrellas) the company has been manufacturing since the 17th century, which come in…
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Downtown Kyoto
Named after an album by Frank Zappa, Joe's Garage has a music selection as genre-spanning as the musician himself, with jazz and rock to obscure Japanese…
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Downtown Kyoto
Mina has branches of two of Japan’s most popular chains: Uniqlo, a budget clothing brand that has spread overseas, and Loft, a fashionable department…
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Downtown Kyoto
This small shop on the east side of the Museum of Kyoto is a great place to buy washi (Japanese handmade paper) and interesting cards and paper craft…
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Downtown Kyoto
Daimaru has fantastic service, a brilliant selection of goods and a basement food floor that will make you want to move to Kyoto.
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Downtown Kyoto
Boxwood combs and hair clips are one of Kyoto’s most famous traditional crafts, and they are still used in the elaborate hairstyles of the city’s geisha…
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Southern Higashiyama
While exploring the lovely Nene-no-Michi lane in Higashiyama’s main sightseeing district, you might want to step into this fine little wood-block print…
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Downtown Kyoto
Tanakaya is one of the best places in Kyoto to buy kyō-ningyō (Kyoto dolls). In addition to the full range of kyō-ningyō, the shop sells display stands…
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Downtown Kyoto
A collection of semi-independent antique shops under one roof, this Teramachi-dōri emporium has oddities, curios and treasures to make those yen burn a…
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Downtown Kyoto
Located in the midst of Kyoto’s banking district, this shopping, dining and entertainment complex is always worth a look. The offerings range from books…
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Downtown Kyoto
This shop sells noren (curtains that hang in the entry of Japanese restaurants) and a wide variety of other fabric goods, such as placemats, tenugui …
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Downtown Kyoto
Set over three floors on busy Kawaramachi-dōri, Angers is a concept lifestyle store packed with beautiful homewares, stationery, clothing and gifts with a…
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Downtown Kyoto
Check out this youth-oriented shopping centre for a variety of fashion boutiques and other hip shops. There's a small Daiso on the 7th floor for cheap…
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Southern Higashiyama
This fine specialist store stocks a wide selection of bamboo crafts, such as baskets, bamboo vases, decorations and knick-knacks.
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Downtown Kyoto
This large vintage clothing store in the Teramachi covered arcade sells a good range of secondhand kimono on the second floor.
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Downtown Kyoto
Gourmet supermarket on Sanjō-dōri with a good selection of imported food and an excellent selection of wine.
