Kyoto Shopping

  1. Kōjitsu

    If you plan to do some hiking or camping while in Japan, you can stock up on equipment at this excellent little shop on Kawaramachi. You'll find that Japanese outdoor sporting equipment is very high quality (with prices to match).

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  2. Qanat Rakuhoku

    This huge new complex in Takano (northern Kyoto) has stores selling just about everything, as well as a big food court complete with Starbucks and even a place that sells decent pizza (something of a rarity here).

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  3. Shin-Puh-Kan

    This new Downtown shopping complex has a variety of boutiques and restaurants clustered around a huge open-air atrium. The offerings here run to the trendy and ephemeral, which seems to appeal to all the young folk who congregate here. Occasional art and music performances are held in the atrium.

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  4. Zest Underground Shopping Arcade

    This new mall under Oike-dōri in front of Kyoto City Hall has a variety of boutiques, restaurants and a small branch of Kinokuniya bookshop.

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