Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SHOPPING
CHION-JI TEZUKURI-ICHI
OFFLINE MAP
(
知恩寺手作り市
; 781-9171; Sakyō-ku, Tanaka Monzen-chō 103; 1min walk from Hyakumamben bus
stop, bus 206 from Kyoto Station)
This 'handmade market' is held at Chion-ji from dawn to dusk
on the 15th of the month. Wares include food and handmade clothes. This is a good chance
to see Kyoto's alternative community out in force.
| HANDICRAFTS
| JAPANESE CRAFTS
KYOTO HANDICRAFT CENTER
OFFLINE MAP
(
京都ハンディクラフトセンター
; 761-5080; 21 Entomi-chō, Shōgoin, Sakyō-ku; 10am-7pm;
10min walk from Marutamachi Station, Keihan line)
The Kyoto Handicraft Center is a huge cooper-
ative that exhibits and sells a wide range of Japanese arts and crafts. It also has demonstra-
tions of wood-block printmaking and a corner where you can try your hand at making some
of your own prints. All in all, this is the best one-stop emporium in the whole of Kyoto.
TŌZANDŌ
OFFLINE MAP
(
東山堂
; 762-1341; 24 Shōgoin Entomi-chō, Sakyō-ku; 10am-7pm; 10min walk from Marutamachi
Station, Keihan line)
If you're a fan of Japanese swords and armour, you have to visit this won-
derful shop on Marutamachi (which is diagonally opposite the Kyoto Handicraft Center).
They have authentic swords, newly made Japanese armour, martial arts goods etc, and
there's usually someone on hand who can speak English.
| SWORDS
| JAPANESE CRAFTS
ZŌHIKO
OFFLINE MAP
(
象彦
; 752-7777; 10 Okazaki Saishōji-chō, Sakyō-ku; 9.30am-6pm, closed Wed; Kyoto Kaikan/
Bijyutsukan-mae bus stop, bus 5 from Kyoto Station; 15min walk from Higashiyama Station, Tōzai subway line)
This is our favourite lacquerware shop in Kyoto. While the outside is nondescript, the in-
side is a treasure trove of beautiful lacquerware and there's a fine gallery upstairs. It's very
