Best Gift Shops around Kansai Spot List

A store specializing in Buddhist altar equipment in Kyoto's Kawaramachi district. We sell all sorts of equipment, including Buddhist altars, Buddhist statues, rosary, incense sticks and candles.

We sell Japanese character goods and souvenirs inspired by Japanese culture at Osaka's Nippombashi.

A store with popular character goods and Japanese miscellaneous goods perfect for souvenirs, located in Kyoto's Shijo Kawaramachi.

Appreciate the palm-sized artworks

An exhibition and shop of items unique to Nara

More than a thousand picture postcards adorn this store's walls, including valuable ones from Kyoto's art galleries and museums as well as other regions of Japan. In fact, searching for your favorite postcard here feels like viewing artworks in an actual museum. Items popular among non-Japanese people, such as folding screens and folding fans, are available too.

Hanko Shop 21 Shinsaibashi specializes in traditional hanko, which is also popular as a travel souvenir.