Unique Store · Ginza

Tokyo Kyukyodo Ginza 東京鳩居堂 銀座本店

A 1663-founded Kyoto incense house with a Ginza flagship on Japan's most expensive plot of land: refined incense, washi letter sets, brushes and seasonal postcards.

About

Kyukyodo began in Kyoto in 1663 as an apothecary and incense maker, and opened in Ginza in 1880. Its store at the Ginza 4-chome/5-chome stretch of Chuo-dori sits on the plot that tops Japan's official land-price rankings year after year. Inside, the ground floor is devoted to washi paper goods, letter sets, seasonal postcards, envelopes and decorative boxes, while upstairs you'll find incense, scent sachets, calligraphy brushes and ink. It's a quiet, old-world contrast to the luxury flagships around it.

Highlights

• Kyoto incense and scent sachets from a 360-year-old maker
• Washi letter sets and seasonal postcards
• Calligraphy brushes, ink sticks and inkstones
• Store on Japan's most expensive land-price plot

Tips

• Tax-free with your passport on ¥5,000+ per store per day; from 1 Nov 2026 you pay the 10% tax at the till and reclaim it at airport customs, so keep purchases in your carry-on
• Seasonal postcards make cheap, beautiful souvenirs (a few hundred yen)
• Ask staff to recommend incense for beginners, scents are subtle
• Combine with Itoya for a Ginza paper-and-stationery afternoon

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Nearby

• GINZA PLACELandmark & Tower · 40 m away
• Tokyo Metro Ginza Station Passenger Information CenterTourist Info · 40 m away
• Ginza 4-chome Crossing & Wako Clock TowerPhoto Spot · 70 m away
• Wako Tea SalonCafé & Sweets · 80 m away
• Ginza Station · Coin Lockers (Tokyo Metro concourse)Luggage Storage · 80 m away
• Tricolore HontenCafé & Sweets · 90 m away
• Ginza Katsumido CameraCamera Store · 100 m away
• Ginza MitsukoshiMall & Department Store · 110 m away