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水口弥
; 221-3076; Nakagyō-ku, Takakura-dōri-Nishikikōji agaru, Kaiya-chō 558-1; 10am-6pm Tue-Sat,
11am-5pm Sun; 10min walk from Shijō Station, Karasuma subway line)
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
(small hand towels), handkerchiefs and bedding. It's near
Daimaru.
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OPA
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(
オーパ
; 255-8111; Nakagyō-ku, Kawaramachi-dōri, Shijō agaru; 11am-9pm; 1min walk from
Kawaramachi Station, Hankyū line)
This youth-oriented shopping centre is the place to go to see
swarms of
ko-gyaru
(brightly clad Japanese girls) and their mates. It's also a decent spot
for those who want to check out a wide variety of fashion boutiques and other trendy
shops.
SHIN-PUH-KAN
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新風館
; 213-6688; Nakagyō-ku, Karasuma dōri, Aneyakōji sagaru, Bano-chō 586-2; shops 11am-8pm
Sun-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat, restaurants 11am-11pm; 1min walk from Karasuma-Oike Station, Karasuma & Tōzai
subway lines)
This interesting shopping complex has a variety of boutiques and restaurants
clustered around a huge open-air atrium. The offerings here run to the trendy and ephem-
eral, which seems to appeal to all the young folk who congregate here. Occasional art and
music performances are held in the atrium.
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ERIZEN
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(
ゑり善
; 221-1618; Shimogyō-ku, Shijō Kawaramachi, Otabi-chō; 10am-7pm Tue-Sun; 1min walk
from Kawaramachi Station, Hankyū line)
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-yūzen
(Kyoto dyed fabrics) and other kimono fabrics. Prices are not cheap but the
service is of a high level. Staff can measure you for a kimono and are happy to post it to
your home later.
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TSUJIKURA
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(
辻倉
; 221-4396; Nakagyō-ku, Kawaramachi-dōri, Shijō agaru higashi gawa, 7F Tsujikura Bldg;
11am-8pm, closed Wed; 2min walk from Kawaramachi Station, Hankyū line)
A short walk north of the
Shijō-Kawaramachi crossing, Tsujikura has a good selection of waxed-paper umbrellas
and paper lanterns with traditional and modern designs.
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NISHIHARU
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