Shopping in Kyoto
13 places across 8 neighbourhoods, 13 of them free to enter, the most featured first.
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Shopping · Kawaramachi
Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades 寺町京極・新京極
Two parallel covered shopping streets running between Shijo and Sanjo.
Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 1 h
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Shopping · Nijo Castle
Sanjo-kai Shopping Street 三条会商店街
A covered neighbourhood shopping arcade of about 800 m on Sanjo-dori between Horikawa and Senbon streets, with around 180 shops and restaurants serving local residents.
Nijo (JR Sagano Line, Tozai Line), 7 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Shopping · Imperial Palace
Demachi Masugata Shopping Street 出町桝形商店街
A covered neighbourhood arcade of about 160 m west of the Kamo river, with fruit and vegetable shops, a supermarket and small eateries.
Demachiyanagi (Keihan Oto Line, Eizan Main Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 30 min
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Shopping · Fushimi
Otesuji Shopping Arcade 大手筋商店街
A four-block covered shopping street west of Momoyama-Goryomae Station, with local shops and restaurants, including a few that sell Fushimi sake.
Fushimi-Momoyama (Keihan Main Line), 2 min walk · Free entry · 30 min
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Shopping · Kyoto Station
Kyoto Tower Sando 京都タワーサンド
A shopping and food complex that opened in April 2017 on the lower three floors of the Kyoto Tower building, facing Kyoto Station.
Kyoto (JR lines, Karasuma Line, Kintetsu Kyoto Line), 2 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Shopping · Shijo-Karasuma
Daimaru Kyoto 大丸京都店
A department store on Shijo-dori at the Karasuma crossing, with food halls on its basement floors selling Kyoto sweets, pickles, bento and prepared dishes, and restaurants on the top floor.
Karasuma (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 1 min walk · Free entry · 1 h
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Shopping · Shijo-Karasuma
Shinpuhkan 新風館
A shopping complex built around the 1926 former Kyoto Central Telephone Office, designed by Yoshida Tetsuro, with a new wing supervised by Kengo Kuma.
Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 1 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Shopping · Kawaramachi
Kyoto Takashimaya 京都高島屋
A department store at the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing, part of the Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.
Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 1 min walk · Free entry · 1 h
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Shopping · Kawaramachi
Ippodo Tea (Kyoto main store) 一保堂茶舗 京都本店
The main store of a Japanese tea merchant whose history on Teramachi-dori goes back to 1717, selling matcha, gyokuro, sencha and hojicha.
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line), 7 min walk · Free entry · 40 min
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Shopping · Kawaramachi
Kyukyodo (main store) 鳩居堂 本店
A shop founded in 1663, originally as a pharmacy, on Teramachi-dori at Aneyakoji.
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line), 4 min walk · Free entry · 30 min
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Shopping · Gion
Ichizawa Shinzaburo Hanpu 一澤信三郎帆布
A maker of canvas bags on Higashioji-dori south of Sanjo, in a line of business dating from 1905.
Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 30 min
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Shopping · Gion
Furukawacho Shopping Street 古川町商店街
A covered neighbourhood shopping street about 220 m long with around 40 shops, between Sanjo-dori and the Shirakawa canal near Higashiyama Station.
Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 3 min walk · Free entry · 20 min
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Shopping · Okazaki
Kyoto Handicraft Center 京都ハンディクラフトセンター
A crafts store in two buildings on Marutamachi-dori north of Heian Shrine, open since 1967, selling Kyoto and Japanese crafts such as damascene, woodblock prints, pottery, dolls and kimono.
Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan Oto Line), 10 min walk · Free entry · 1 h
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- Free things to do in Kyoto 58 places
Places with free entry, from temple grounds and shrines to markets and riverside walks.
- Kyoto on a rainy day 70 places
Museums, covered arcades and halls that stay dry when it rains.
- Kyoto early in the morning 28 places
Places at their best early, at opening time or before the day crowds.
- Kyoto at night 30 places
Places to go after dark: lit streets, shrines open at night and evening views.
- Autumn leaves in Kyoto 23 places
Places known for their autumn colour.
- Cherry blossoms in Kyoto 17 places
Places known for their cherry blossom.
- Kyoto with kids 21 places
Places that work well with children.