Nishiki Market
Kawaramachi, Kyoto
Source: kyoto-nishiki.or.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Nishiki Market is a 390 m covered lane of food shops just north of Shijo-dori, and it's been trading for about 400 years. This is where you find Kyoto vegetables, Lake Biwa river fish, hamo eel, yuba and fresh fu. The painter Ito Jakuchu was born into a vegetable wholesaler's family on the lane, and copies of his work turn up on the shop shutters.
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Insider tip
Don't eat while you walk. The market asks you to eat in front of, or inside, the shop you bought from. Many shops close on Wednesdays, and many are shut from 1 to 3 January. The red, yellow and green roof keeps you dry when it rains.
What the guides say about Nishiki Market
Kawaramachi wins on trains and evenings. Hankyu, Keihan and the Tozai subway line all stop there, Nishiki Market and Pontocho are on your doorstep, and Yasaka Shrine's gate is about 13 minutes away on foot. Most of this site's neighbourhood guides end their stay advice the same way. If you'd like to walk home after dinner in Gion, sleep downtown.
15. Nishiki Market. It's a 390 m covered lane of food shops that's been trading for about 400 years. Look for Kyoto vegetables, Lake Biwa river fish, yuba and fresh fu. Don't eat while you walk. The market asks you to eat in front of the shop you bought from, and many shops close on Wednesdays.
Nishiki Market is a 390 m covered lane of food shops just north of Shijo-dori and has traded for about 400 years. Look for Kyoto vegetables, yuba, fresh fu and hamo eel. Don't eat while you walk. The market asks you to eat in front of, or inside, the shop you bought from.
What's on near Nishiki Market
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Nishiki Market, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Izumi Shikibu Memorial Day at Seishin-in
和泉式部忌
Time 11:00 and 14:00 Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Memorial rites for the poet Izumi Shikibu at Seishin-in on Shinkyogoku, with noh chant at 11:00, a service at 14:00 and a screen linked to her shown 10:00 to 16:00.
Hozo-ji Hidden Cultural Properties Opening
宝蔵寺 京都非公開文化財特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:00 (reception hours) Station Kyoto Kawaramachi Station (Hankyu) about 7 min walk
Hozo-ji opens its main hall with Ito Jakuchu's paintings of a rooster among bamboo and of a skull, as part of the 62nd Kyoto Hidden Cultural Properties programme.
New Year's Eve Bell at Seigan-ji
誓願寺 除夜の鐘
Time From about 23:00 Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Numbered tickets are handed out from about 23:00 in front of the Shinkyogoku gate, for 108 groups of two or three people.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 Setsubun Service at Seigan-ji
誓願寺 節分会
Station Shijo-Kawaramachi, 8 min walk
Setsubun at Seigan-ji with prayers, a dance offering and bean throwing.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0 The 65th Great Hokkaido Fair at Kyoto Takashimaya
第65回 大北海道展
Food products and a tourism showcase from Hokkaido, with demonstrations by Hokkaido makers, held in the 7th floor event hall of Kyoto Takashimaya.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Shinkyogoku and Teramachi old shrines and temples walk (Nakagyo) Festival
Listed days, 9:30 Oct to Dec, 13:00 Jan to Feb. Next: Sat 24 Oct · Yasaka Shrine Otabisho, Kawaramachi
Guided walk of old shrines and temples around Shinkyogoku and Teramachi, meeting at the Yasaka Shrine Otabisho. In Japanese only, booking required, 10 places a day.
¥3,500 (elementary and under ¥1,750) · 9:30 to 12:00 (Oct to Dec), 13:00 to 15:30 (Jan to Feb) · Map · Source: Heritage Hub Kyoto · 【京都中京】四条〜御池 新京極・寺町の古社寺旧跡めぐり
Tenjin-san Day at Nishiki Tenmangu Festival
Sun 25 Oct · Nishiki Tenmangu, Shinkyogoku
Tenjin-san day observance at Nishiki Tenmangu, the shrine in the Shinkyogoku shopping district.
Map · Source: Nishiki Tenmangu · 天神さんの日
Nearby
Around Kawaramachi
Downtown Kyoto, between Nishiki Market and the Kamo River
Kawaramachi is downtown Kyoto, the shopping streets round the Shijo-Kawaramachi crossing. The Teramachi and Shinkyogoku Arcades run north from Shijo-dori, Nishiki Market runs west from them, and east of Kawaramachi-dori the Takase canal and Pontocho squeeze in before the Kamo River. You'll come here to eat, mostly. Some of the tea, incense and paper shops date from the Edo period.
Kawaramachi has 26 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 5 shops, 4 cafes, 4 restaurants, 3 shrines and temples, 3 landmarks, 2 bars, 2 neighbourhoods, 1 park or garden, 1 market and 1 bathhouse. Read the Kawaramachi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Nishiki Market?
- 609 Nishi-Daimonji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市中京区西大文字町609番地).
- How do I get to Nishiki Market?
- The nearest station is Shijo (Karasuma Line), Karasuma (Hankyu). Nishiki Market is in Kawaramachi, Kyoto.
- How much does Nishiki Market cost?
- Nishiki Market is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Nishiki Market?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Nishiki Market?
- Any day but Wednesday.
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