Kyoto · Shopping

Best Shopping Street in Kyoto

9 places, each checked by our team.

• Arashiyama Main Street 嵐山 長辻通Arashiyama — The busy street from Togetsukyo Bridge past Tenryuji to the bamboo grove, packed with snack stalls that went viral: Kyoto croquettes, yuba, sakura…
• Byodoin Omotesando (Uji) 平等院表参道Uji — The tea-scented lane leading to Byodoin in Uji, lined with centuries-old tea merchants roasting hojicha and selling matcha soft-serve, sweets and tea.
• Demachi Masugata Shopping Street 出町桝形商店街Demachiyanagi — A short, charming old arcade by the Kamogawa delta where the anime 'Tamako Market' was set. Bean shops, fishmongers and a few new cafes and craft…
• Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Arcade 伏見大手筋商店街Fushimi — Four-block covered shopping street in the Fushimi sake district, with local shops, sake sellers and snacks.
• Kyoto Sanjo-kai Shopping Street 京都三条会商店街Nijo / Horikawa — An 800 m covered local shopping arcade west of Horikawa with around 180 shops: butchers, croquette stands, tofu shops and diners for the…
• Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka 産寧坂・二寧坂Higashiyama — The stone-paved slopes below Kiyomizu-dera lined with wooden machiya selling pottery, pickles, sweets and souvenirs. Kyoto's most famous old…
• Shijo-dori Shopping District 四条通Shijo-Kawaramachi — Kyoto's main shopping avenue, from the department stores at Karasuma and Kawaramachi to traditional shops in Gion.
• Shinkyogoku Shopping Street 新京極商店街Downtown (Shinkyogoku) — Kyoto's lively covered arcade for souvenirs, snacks, school-trip trinkets, purikura and pop culture, running parallel to Teramachi between Shijo and…
• Teramachi Shopping Street 寺町京極商店街Downtown (Teramachi) — A covered arcade running north from Shijo, with old incense, stationery, tea and wagashi shops mixed with vintage clothes, game stores and cafes.