Konna Monja is a small storefront located within the narrow, bustling stalls of Nishiki Market. The shop is recognizable by the scent of freshly fried dough and the sight of small, round soy milk doughnuts being prepared in batches for…
Nishiki Market Culinary Heritage
This walk traces the centuries-old culinary foundation of Kyoto, focusing on the master knife makers, kelp merchants, and traditional pickle vendors who supply the city's top restaurants.
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1. Konna Monja
2. Kyo-Konbu Chinami
Kyo-Konbu Chinami is a specialized shop in the heart of the Nishiki Market that sells kelp products and tsukudani, which are ingredients simmered in soy sauce and mirin. You can identify the storefront by the array of packaged kelp…
3. Uchida Tsukemono
Uchida Tsukemono operates within the narrow, bustling stalls of Nishiki Market, a place often called the kitchen of Kyoto. This shop is recognizable by its rows of large wooden pickling barrels displayed near the front, which hold…
4. Kimura Fresh Fish
Kimura Fresh Fish is a traditional fishmonger located in the heart of Nishiki Market, a five-block-long shopping street in central Kyoto known as the city's kitchen. The shop is recognizable by its open-front display of seasonal seafood,…
5. Aritsugu (Knives) Nishiki Market
Aritsugu is a knife house in the heart of Nishiki Market that traces its origin to fifteen sixty, when the swordsmith Fujiwara Aritsugu began forging blades for the Imperial Court. While the name has been known in Kyoto for over four…
6. Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine
Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is distinguished by the rows of glowing lanterns lining its entrance at the eastern end of Nishiki Market. It is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth-century scholar and politician posthumously deified as the…