Unique Store · Karasuma-Nijo
Shoyeido Kyoto Main Store 香老舗 松栄堂 京都本店
Incense maker Shoyeido's flagship on Karasuma-dori, selling traditional and modern incense with a small exhibition space.
PriceFree
Getting thereMarutamachi Station (Kyoto Subway), 5 min walk
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeWeekday afternoons
AddressKarasuma-dori Nijo-agaru Higashigawa, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-0857
Websiteshoyeido.co.jp
About
Shoyeido has blended incense in Kyoto for about 300 years. The main store offers incense sticks, cones, sachets and aromatic woods, and occasionally hosts workshops and exhibitions on the culture of scent.
Highlights
- About 300 years of incense making
- Sticks, cones and sachets
- Scent exhibitions
- Workshops
Tips
- Staff help choose scents
- Sachets make light souvenirs
- Near Kyoto Imperial Palace
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