12 recommended gourmet foods and souvenirs map for eating at Nishiki Market in Kyoto (not to be missed!)

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2024.9.23

12 recommended gourmet foods and souvenirs map for eating at Nishiki Market, Kyoto [Not for eating!

Known as "Kyoto's kitchen," Nishiki Market is a treasure house of gourmet food! With an array of foodstuffs unique to Kyoto, the market has become a popular spot visited by many tourists from Japan and abroad in recent years. While "eating and walking" to enjoy gourmet food at restaurants is allowed, "walking and eating" while walking is prohibited! Enjoy Kyoto's gourmet food while observing good manners.
(TEXT/Kae Nishio, EDIT/Kanako Horike)

Contents of this article

1.: ［Nishiki Market is 390 meters long and is the kitchen of Kyoto with a variety of souvenir stores and stores!

2.: Visit Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine, popularly known as Nishiki no Tenjin-san

3.: Kiyoe's yuba cream croquettes are light and creamy with a Kyoto-like flavor.

4.: Beef tenderloin aburi-zushi at Kyo-no-Onikato-Hiroshiki, where you can enjoy melt-in-your-mouth meat sushi at a reasonable price.

5.: Cute-looking octopus eggs with quail eggs stuffed into the octopus head [KAI, Nishiki Ichiba

6.: The best-before date is one minute! An-butter taiyaki with melted butter is irresistible [Nishiki Ichiha & Mamemono to Taiyaki (Nishiki Ichiha & Mamemono Taiyaki)

7.: Summer Strawberry Daifuku made with large strawberries and a special red bean paste.

8.: Tanaka Keiran's "No-Maki" is a specialty of dashimaki, a taste that has been handed down for more than 90 years.

9.: Also recommended for lunchtime drinking! ［Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) at Taco Hai

10.: Thick-cut dashimaki sandwiches from Nishiki Hirano, a deli specializing in prepared foods that has been in business for over 100 years.

11.: Soy milk doughnuts made with carefully selected Japanese soybeans [KONOMONJYA

12.: A specialty store specializing in a wide variety of mochi rice crackers [Terakoya Honpo Nishiki Store (Terakoya Honpo Nishiki-Ten)

13.: Souvenir #1] The delicious aroma of freshly roasted tea soothes you.

14.: Souvenir #2] Kyoto pickles specialty store [Masugohonten] continues to evolve while inheriting tradition.

15.: Extra Edition (1)] This is also a must-see place! Nishiki Market, also known as a museum at night

16.: What is the relationship between [Nishiki Market] and the Gion Festival?

17.: Extra Edition 3] Frequently Asked Questions Q&A

18.: ［Access to Nishiki Market

19.: Finally.

16. What is the relationship between [Nishiki Market] and the Gion Festival?

Gion Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Japan, is a grand annual festival held in Kyoto from July 1 to 31 to pray for the banishment of evil spirits and epidemics. While the Yamahoko-junko is the most famous festival, the main event is the procession of three portable shrines (Shinkosai and Kankosai) dedicated to the deity of Yasaka Shrine. The three portable shrines will parade through the shrine's town, arriving at the Otabisho in Shijo Teramachi on the evening of July 17 and returning to the head office on July 24. One of the three, called "Nishi Goza," is an octagonal-shaped portable shrine with a phoenix on its roof, and is carried by the Nishiki Mikoshi Kai, a group of merchants from Nishiki Market, which was commissioned by Yasaka Shrine.

17. Extra Edition 3] Frequently Asked Questions Q&A

Q1: Is there a restroom?
A1: You can use the restrooms at the Kyoto Nishiki Market Shopping Center Promotion Association office or at each store. (Only users of Nishiki Market can use the restrooms.) Please use other public restrooms in the neighborhood.

Q2: Are trash cans available?
A1: Please use the trash cans at the store where you purchased the product or take it home. Littering or leaving trash behind is prohibited.

Q3: Can I drink and walk around?
A3: Both eating and drinking are prohibited while walking. Please use the front of the store or eat-in space. Please refrain from sitting in front of stores or on public streets.

18. ［Access to Nishiki Market

Located in the heart of Kyoto, Nishiki Market is smoothly accessible by public transportation. ［The Teramachi entrance on the side of Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is accessible from Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Line, Shijo Kawaramachi bus stop, or Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Line. ［The Takakura entrance, which begins behind the Daimaru Kyoto Store, is accessible from Hankyu Karasuma Station, subway Shijo Station, or bus stop Shijo Takakura.

19. Finally.

Nishiki Market, where you can enjoy a variety of gourmet foods, is a popular spot where just walking around is exciting. The more you learn about this lively market, the more you will find out about not only the gourmet food, but also the paintings everywhere and the deep relationship with the Gion Festival.
Let's enjoy Nishiki Market with good manners!

Nishiki Market Shopping Street

all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth
609 Nishidaimonji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
https://www.kyoto-nishiki.or.jp/

The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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