Kyoto’s Nishiki Market, a Feast for the Senses
This covered market, the oldest in the city, houses around one hundred food and drink establishments that are popular with food lovers.
Nickamed ‘Kyoto’s kitchen’ and a popular spot with residents of Kyoto, Nishiki Market, built in the 14th century, houses around one hundred businesses (selling food, but also all kinds of accessories and clothing) and restaurants that contain hidden culinary treasures.
On this 400m-long covered shopping street, travellers are greeted by warm cries of irasshaimase from sellers hailing potential buyers and are instantly immersed in this labyrinth of stalls, colours, flavours and aromas of soy milk doughnuts and marinated vegetables known as tsukemono. Visitors to this culinary hub are sure to leave with a full stomach and several shopping bags.
More information about Nishiki Market can be found on the Japan National Tourism Organisation website.
Nishiki Market
〒604-8054 京都府京都市中京区富小路通四条上る西大文字町６０９
TRENDING
-
Hiroshi Nagai's Sun-Drenched Pop Paintings, an Ode to California
Through his colourful pieces, the painter transports viewers to the west coast of America as it was in the 1950s.
-
A Craft Practice Rooted in Okinawa’s Nature and Everyday Landscapes
Ai and Hiroyuki Tokeshi work with Okinawan wood, an exacting material, drawing on a local tradition of woodworking and lacquerware.
-
The Tattoos that Marked the Criminals of the Edo Period
Traditional tattoos were strong signifiers; murderers had head tattoos, while theft might result in an arm tattoo.
-
‘Shojo Tsubaki’, A Freakshow
Underground manga artist Suehiro Maruo’s infamous masterpiece canonised a historical fascination towards the erotic-grotesque genre.
-
‘Seeing People My Age or Younger Succeed Makes Me Uneasy’
In ‘A Non-Conformist’s Guide to Surviving Society’, author Satoshi Ogawa shares his strategies for navigating everyday life.
