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offerings range from books to furniture, with an art-house cinema and several restaurants
in between.
TANIYAMA MUSEN
| ELECTRONICS
OFFLINE MAP
(
タニヤマムセン
; 343-0221; Shimogyō-ku, Teramachi-dōri-ShijoDji sagaru, Teianmaeno-chō 589;
10am-9pm; 5min walk from Kawaramachi Station, Hankyū line)
It's hard not to feel sorry for the elec-
tronics shops of Teramachi-dōri: they've been having a hard go of things since the open-
ing of Tokyo-based megastores around Kyoto Station. But Taniyama Musen (
musen
is the
old Japanese word for 'radio') is hanging on. The prices here are often just as good as the
bigger places near the station and you can actually speak to the clerks here (well, that is, if
you can muster a bit of Japanese).
KYOTO ANTIQUE CENTER
OFFLINE MAP
(
京都アンティークセンター
; 222-0793; Nakagyō-ku, Teramachi-dōri, Nijōji agaru higashi gawa;
10.30am-7pm, closed Tue; 5min walk from Kyoto Shiyakushmae Station, Tōzai subway line)
A collection of
semi-independent antique shops under one roof, this Teramachi-dōri emporium has oddit-
ies, curios and treasures to make those yen burn a hole in your pocket. If you're in the
market for an interesting (and possibly pricey) gift for the folks back home, you might
find it here.
| ANTIQUES
