ATM accepting Foreign Credit Cards in Kyoto

With credit cards of banks outside of Japan you can not take money at all ATM in Japan. But Japanese Post Offices and the Seven Eleven Convenience shops have ATM, where your foreign credit cards work. Both offer locators for their shops:
Locator for Japanese Post Offices with ATM (Just zoom the map)
Locator for Seven Eleven Shops with ATM in Japan

Treasure Hunting at Flea Markets in Kyoto

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If you like treasure hunting at flea markets Kyoto offers three possabilities: At Toji Temple (on the 21st of each month), the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (on the 25th of each month) and - on the 15th of each month - at a Chion-ji in Higashima. At Tezukuri-ichi ("handmade fair") local artists and craftspeople sell their creations. Read advice by Takahiro Maeda, owner of the vintage store Antique Belle on sharing-kyoto.com.

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Tezukuri-ichi 百万遍さんの手づくり市

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Discover Kyoto's Food Paradise, Shopping Arcades - and Temples

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Nishiki Ichiba 錦市場 - the Kitchen of Kyoto: A 1500-meter-long covered colorful market on Nishikikoji Dori between Teramachi and Takakura Dori, called “The Kitchen of Kyoto” (Kyo no daidokoro). It is rich in original and seasonal foods and a vital part of Kyoto. At first it was a fresh fish market, later fruit and vegetable shops were added. Today there are around 130 shops, as thekyotoproject.org notes. May be you would like to try spicy icecream at Dindora or the well known icecreams of Konnamonja. Or you can taste Uchida pickles. Vegetarian delights you discover at Fuka. At Kazarinishiki you find souvenirs as writing papers, candles, purses, bags, handkerchiefs or miniature folding screens. Aritsugu offers hand-crafted knives and cooking utensils. And these are only a few of the many special shops here.

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Pickles at Uchida

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Knifes at Aritsugu

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錦天満宮 Nishiki Tenman-gū Shrine at the end of Nishiki Market

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Nishiki Tenman-gu Shrine


Teramachi Dori 寺町通: "Tera" means temple, "machi" means town and Teramachi Dori means temple town street. At this street there used to be many temples, some have remained until today, especially south of Shijo-Dori. The part of Teramachi-Dori between Shijo-Dori and Oike-Dori has been turned into a shopping arcade. There are two sections of the arcade: the southern section between Shijo-Dori and Sanjo-Dori and the northern section between Sanjo-Dori and Oike-Dori. You will discover a variety of art galleries, bookshops and clothing shops as well as several shops selling religious goods like incense and Buddha images. And you will find Mishima Tei, a Sukiyaki restaurant. On the ground floor there is a butcher's shop selling Mishima beef (Mishima-gyu). Read about shops and restaurants recommended by Chaney Kwak. For the tea lovers, there are green tea stores too, with Houraido and Ippodo being the best examples. University students in Kyoto often go to Teramachi Dori to shop. Read more on thekyotoproject.org.


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Ippodo Teahouse at Teramachi Dori


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Shinkyogoku 新京極通: Need a shirt reading “Ichi-ban” (Number One)? This street filled with souvenirs is the place to go. Kyoto’s Shinkyogoku shopping arcade is the second oldest shopping strip after Asakusa Nakamise in Tokyo. It was renowned for its performing arts facilities that lined the arcade such as comedy halls and show theatres. Later these arts halls became movie theatres. Restaurants and souvenir shops followed. When the movie industry downturned Shinkyogoku transitioned more and more to a souvenir shopping place. Today tourists find here not only local specialties such as Japanese sweets and pickles, but T-shirts and Kimono. And you find plenty of eateries: sushi bars, unagi, soba, udon and other Japanese restaurants as well as western food and coffee houses. Seven temples and one shrine are situated along the street. When you walk along Shinkyogoku, you will first notice Nishiki Temmangu Shrine. It has a well. At night many lanterns are lighted. Later you find Tako Yakushi-do. There is a wooden octopus named “Nade yakushi.” The belief is, that you pray by touching it with your left hand, and then your illness will be cured. Walking further you can visit Seishin-in. Read what Miki Katao writes about the temples of Shinkyogoku.

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Café Sarasa

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Takoyakushi-do temple

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Fushimi Otesuji: Established in 1923, Fushimi Otesuji Shopping Street is approximately 400 meters long.

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Nayamachi Gobangai: Established in 1909, and renovated into a modern arcade in 1997.

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Ryoma-dori: The street lamps imitate the gas lamps of old times, the building facades that are reminiscent of Kyoto’s traditional machiya wooden townhouses.

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Demachi Masugata: A lot of groceries and restaurants.

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Furukawa-cho: A variety of shops ranging from old-style shops to shops for fashionable goods are lined up on this shopping street where you can enjoy the nostalgic atmosphere of the Showa Period.


Guide for Kyotos Shopping streets: List of Areas and Shopping arcades and streets


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Maps of Kyoto for Download

Maps of Kyoto for your Smartphone:

Treasures of Kyoto Google Map

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Higashiyama Walking Tour (1): Nene-no-michi

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Nene-no-michi (the path of Nene) is named for the wife of the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. From Maruyama-koen Park and Yasaka Shrine you walk down a gentle slope towards Kodaiji Temple on the left and Entokuin Temple on the right. This is a pedestrian-zone, with some rickshaw mingling with a lot of tourists. The path is lined with cherry trees.

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There are a number of special shops and cafes, for example the Kodaiji Rakusho cafe with its small koi carp pond famous for its delicious warabimochi (蕨餅). This is a jelly-like confection made from bracken starch and dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour).

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Rakusho Cafe

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Kodaiji Temple was built in 1605 on top of a hill, ordered by Nene. After her husbands death she decided to become a nun and founded the Buddhist temple. She, her husband, and his mother are buried here. From the temple you have a panoramic view of the street and of Kyoto in the distance.

From Nene-no-michi you reach is Ishibei Koji Street. Walking further south you will arrive at Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka. And from there you reach Kiyomizu, the most visited temple in Kyoto.


Read more:
Higashiyama Walking Tour (2): Ishibei-koji
Higashiyama Walking Tour (3): Sannen-zaka Historical Quarter
Higashiyama Walking Tour (4): Gojo-Zaka and Chawan-Zaka


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Higashiyama Walking Tour (4): Gojo-Zaka and Chawan-Zaka

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Gojo-Zaka

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Gojo-Zaka


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Chawan Zaka


Read more:
Higashiyama Walking Tour (1): Nene-no-michi
Higashiyama Walking Tour (2): Ishibei-koji
Higashiyama Walking Tour (3): Sannen-zaka Historical Quarter


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Higashiyama Walking Tour (3): Sannen-zaka Historical Quarter

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From Kiyomizudera Temple we walk down the steep and busy lane of Kiyomizu-michi with wooden buildings and traditional merchant shops. This "invokes a feeling of the traditional Kyoto of old times", writes The Phenomenal Mama. There are many gift shops, food stands, restaurants and cafes on this street.

At the end of the alley we take a left turn towards Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zake. These are a pair of gently sloping lanes that lead down towards Nene-no-Michi Lane, lined with beautifully restored traditional shophouses and plenty of restaurants and teahouses. Ichinen-zaka, Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka formed a part of a lively quarter. Nowadays, the area is a part of "Sannen-zaka Historical Quarter". Visit also the remains of Takehisa Yumeji's house, a famous painter of the Taisho Period (1912-1926).

First we arrive at Sannen-Zaka:

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Kasagiya teahouse

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Sannenzaka

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Ninen-zaka 二年坂:


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Ninenzaka

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Yasaka no To Pagoda (Hokan-ji)

The end of Ninnen-zaka leads us to Nene-no-Michi.


Read also:
Higashiyama: Kyoto’s Imperial Past by wayfaring minimalist
Around Kiyomizu-dera: Ninen-zaka, Sannen-zaka & Kiyomizu-zaka by miss travelosopher


Read more:
Higashiyama Walking Tour (1): Nene-no-michi
Higashiyama Walking Tour (2): Ishibei-koji
Higashiyama Walking Tour (4): Gojo-Zaka and Chawan-Zaka


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