京都錦市場商店街

Ito Jakuchu “Bamboo Tiger” Rokuonji Collection — Ito Jakuchu Bamboo Tiger (detail)
　Rokuonji Storehouse

Walking through this 390-meter long market also means walking through 400 years of history.
Nishiki Market, with its history and arcade, is long. But it also has depth.
It is also a shopping street featuring ages-old merchant practices and traditions. The market is integral to Kyoto’s culinary culture with special ingredients that can only be found here and knowledge that only experts can share with you. Please enjoy discovering the many unique features of Nishiki Market.

Ito Jakuchu “Namushifu” Sano City Yoshizawa Memorial Museum collection — Ito Jakuchu, Saichūfu(detail)
Sano City Yoshizawa Memorial Museum
Collection

You might wonder,“Should I learn about Nishiki before going there, or should I go there first?”
Well, Nishiki Market has a long history, and there may be some stories that will pique your interest.
We have collected some of the representative ones.

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Ito Jakuchu “Folding Screen of Trees, Flowers, Birds and Beasts” Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art collection — Ito Jakuchu
Folding Screen with Trees, Flowers, Birds and Animals
Collection of Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

There is still a lot that many people don’t know about Nishiki.
We will continue to explore the charm of Nishiki, so that it could be passed down to the next generation.

“Nishiki Market is deep in greed, but it also has pure depth” Vol.2: LTalking about life in Nishiki Market

This is the second installment of “Tales of Nishiki.”
As a continuation of the first interview session, we changed the location and also changed the topic to life in Nishiki Market in the old days.

28/1/2021

“Anything that could be put in the mouth could be sold.” Vol. 1: The Nishiki Market just after the war

For the first installment of “Tales of Nishiki,” we gathered together people who have been involved in Nishiki Market for many years to talk about the market in the olden days.

28/1/2021