Information of Shops

Nishiki Marun

Nishiki Marun is a shop where so many different kinds of “cuteness” gather, including cute confections and sundries, that it is impossible to describe it simply. To briefly introduce the merchandise sold in this colorful and bright store, it has colorful kompeito candy and Kyo-ame candy, original cookies made in the company's own facility, Kyoto-exclusive cosmetics, facial packs, perfumes, stick-on nails, and earrings with Japanese designs. There is also a large selection of Kyoto's local sake.

• Sweets,Sake

Sankyo Suisan

The company was founded in Osaka's central market. During the war, the owner returned to Kyoto, his grandfather's birthplace, and opened a store in Nishiki Market. Sankyo Suisan wholesales and retails dried swordtip squid, which has been its main product since its Osaka days, as well as salted and dried seafood such as cod roe and chirimen baby sardines, and delicacies such as karasumi (dried salted mullet roe pouch) and konoko (fermented salted sea cucumber intestines). They continue to focus on delivering delicious domestic seafood at affordable prices.

• Salted dried fish

Ooshima

Since 1946, Ooshima has been popular as a store for everyday footwear for people working in Gion, Kiyamachi, and Ponto-cho. The first thing that catches the eye upon entering the store is the large number of geta (Japanese clogs) and zori (Japanese sandals) that are characteristic of Kyoto. Among them, takageta (high clogs) are purveyed to cooks. It is said that their original purpose was to allow cooks to adjust themselves to the height of cutting boards and cooking tables. Zori are sold wholesale to shrines and temples and stores selling priests’ robes.

• Footwear

Hashiya Mansaku

How many chopsticks are there? This store specializes in chopsticks and chopstick rests. Perhaps because of the image of Kyoto cuisine, chopsticks give a very Kyoto-like impression. Generally, most chopsticks are made of asunaro hinoki cypress, but here in Kyoto, where Nagaoka is a major bamboo production site, this shop has a full lineup of chopsticks and chopstick rests made of bamboo, as well as bamboo toothpicks and toothpick box sets.

• Chopsticks

Miki Keiran

Founded in 1928, this store specializing in dashimaki omelets has been in business for more than 90 years. The copper, rectangular pans lined up in a row are much longer than those for home-use. The eggs and seasoned dashi stock are placed in the pan and rolled quickly from the front to the back over high heat, a technique that is truly the work of a skilled artisan. This method of cooking is called "kyomaki (Kyoto-style roll)," and is unique to Kyoto.

• Japanese Omelette

Kinshin

Kinshin operates from early in the morning. The work starts by around 5 am. They do not do retail, as they cater to professionals only. They are a fish store that has everything from fresh fish to frozen fish, delivering specialized ingredients to restaurants and ryokans in Kyoto and Shiga as well as other parts of Japan. It is a highly specialized store, unique to Nishiki.

• Fresh Fish Wholesale

Tanaka Keiran

Tanaka Keiran has been in business for 87 years, committed solely to making dashimaki omelets. When you take a bite of their dashimaki and chew it lightly, you can feel the delicious broth seeping out. The dashi stock and the egg create a deep flavor without using any chemical seasonings, additives, or sugar. And the way the omelet is made fluffy though having more dashi than usual is what one would call a professional's technique.

• Japanese Omelette

Houkyuuan

The surimi (minced or ground seafood) used for the fish cakes at Houkyuuan is mainly made from the highest grade of shiroguchi (silver white croaker) and itoyori (golden threadfin bream), and is grinded in a stone mortar, which is the traditional method. No flour is used. It is gluten-free.

• Medicinal food with fishcake

Torisei

Torisei has been selling chicken for about 110 years. The store is a long-established poultry specialty store whose popular items are duck breast and chicken thighs cut up in the morning. In the back of the store, you can always see the busy workers. It is said that a shop visited daily by many customers is able to keep its merchandise fresh and tasty, and this is truly the case at this thriving shop. Torisei is dedicated to morning-cut chicken and duck meat. They also wholesale this meat to restaurants and accept orders to ship it to other parts of the country.

• Poultry

Kawamasa

It is said that the store name was changed to "Kawamasa" in 1922, a few years after its establishment as a green grocer in Nishiki Market. This means that the store has been around for a century. They have been providing fresh fruits and vegetables every day to a wide range of customers from famous ryokan and ryotei (traditional Japanese-style restaurants) to the general public. They purchase the day's recommendations from Kyoto's central market and growers every day, carefully discerning the freshness of each item.

• FreshFruits,Vegetables