Top 10 Gift & Specialty Shops in Shimogyo-ku, Kinki

Kyoto Denim utilizes traditional kimono dying techniques to create handmade jeans decorated with unique patterns, as well as other denim products such as handmade stuffed animals.

Ninja hands-on training in english and ninja items store in down town Kyoto. Original and unique training which ninja actually used to train in the distant past. You can learn ninja arts, techniques, wisdom, spirits and survival skill. Experience authentic, traditional, historical, educational and cultural ninja training with ninja clothes, ninja meditation, ninja walking ,shuriken(ninja stars), ninja sword, kunai(dagger) and other ninja weapons. We provide two level of lessons. Entry level (1-hour lesson / 8,500 JPY per person) is basic ninja training. Elementary level (2-hour lesson / 12,500 JPY per person) is based on the entry level lesson and additional 5 more techniques. Ninja training is good for Group, Couple, Solo, Kids, Family, Activity, Martial arts, Workout, Exercise, City, Indoor, Rain and All seasons. At the store like a museum there are various ninja arms, tools, clothes and items that you couldn't find at other places. Feel the ninja spirit!

Kimono atelier Akané is a kimono shop on the third floor of the Ninja Dojo and Store between the streets Karasuma and Bukkoji in central Kyoto. In addition to the owner who is proficient in three languages, (English, French and Japanese), dressers and hair and makeup artists who are also fluent in foreign languages will respond to each customer while introducing their knowledge about kimono and Japanese culture. The attached antique kimono sales shop has products in three price ranges of 5500 yen, 8800 yen, 11000 yen (including tax), and customers can enjoy shopping at a clear price. * Avairable in French, English and Japanese

Fuuka-Kimono is a Kyoto-based manufacturer of high-quality kimono, yukata, and jinbei, all made of washable polyester and available in many patterns for rent or to buy at reasonable prices.

In the heart of Kyoto, located near the central city area of Shijo Karasuma, one can encounter many Kyo-Machiya, or traditional wooden townhouses. You can feel how the people of Kyoto lived their lives 150 years ago when you pass through the exquisitely arranged folding fans and feel speechless by the lustrous golden walls of a teahouse created by miyadaiku—expert carpenters who handle historical Japanese structures and specialize in restoring shrines and temples. We are holding a cultural experience for the enjoyment of each individual person, which includes tōsenkyō (traditional Japanese game of tossing fans), sensu-etsuke (traditional fan paintings), and chadō (traditional Japanese tea ceremony). As a traditional Japanese establishment that has been passed down in the hands of many generations, we have the responsibility to not only manufacture and market these conventional values, but we find gratification in looking deeply into the long-established Japanese culture and in the people who are interesting in learning more about the many great and historical aspects of our culture.

Takezasado is a woodblock printing workshop and a gallery shop in Kyoto since 1891. You can see and touch our original products, woodblock prints, Ukiyo-e, and woodblock print’s technical materials and tools. Besides, we provide some special workshops at our studio like Experience Workshop of woodblock prints and Demonstration of Hokusai's Ukiyo-e printing processes.

Founded in 1624 - 1645. Officially recognized by Kyoto Prefectue as an ancient store. This long-established Buddhist store located at Monzenmachi, nearby the World Heritage site Nishi-Hongwanji temple, has over 370 years of history. Our store sells a wide