Best around Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple Spot List

The Japanese designer Atsuro Tayama's Daimaru Kyoto store, ATSURO TAYAMA

We make each and every piece of clothing by hand using traditional Japanese fabrics such as sashiko-stitched textiles, as well as kimono sewing and dyeing techniques originating in Kyoto.

A store with popular character goods and Japanese miscellaneous goods perfect for souvenirs, located in Kyoto's Shijo Kawaramachi. We also have 300 gacha gacha machines.

We started making raku ware pottery in Gion, Kyoto, about 200 years ago. Presently Motoo Kawasaki is the 8th generation of Waraku.

Conveniently located ten minutes on foot from Kiyomizudera Temple. Enjoy sightseeing in Kyoto empty-handed with our kimono rental with no time limit.

A store producing and selling Kyoto-style wire netting ware. Admire the products made one-by-one by our craftsmen.

Experience bushido, the way of the samurai. Have a samurai experience readily by trying kembu, a traditional Japanese performing art, or watching a stage performance.

Experience tea ceremony at Kyoto's Kiyomizu/Ninenzaka! You can learn about the Japanese traditional culture of tea ceremony, and even try making tea yourself.

A long-established speciality store in the prayer-bead manufacturing capital of Kyoto, boasting a history of more than 300 years.

A vintage accessory shop for women, with items chosen from all over Japan and the world.

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

Women of all ages patronize this shop

The place to go for cosmetics in Kyoto

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you