Spread across 5 blocks, the Nishiki Market in Kyoto is a narrow shopping street lined with more than a hundred shops and restaurants. This lively retail market specializes in Japanese food related products. On sale are fresh seafood, poultry produce, knives, cookware, Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. While modern food shops and new souvenir shops have found an abode in this market, there are still enough traditional shops to give you a glimpse of what a traditional shotengai (shopping street) must have looked like. Also, visit the popular attractions in the city by following Kyoto itinerary 7 days.

• The market is a no smoking zone.
• Do taste the free samples that many stalls offer before buying.

• Shop timings vary. Some shops close by 5 p.m.
• Some shops are closed on Wednesday while some are closed on Sunday.

• Shijo subway Station
• Karasuma subway Station
• Kawaramachi subway Station

• Many restaurants and food stalls are present within the market.

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