What to do and see in City Center, Kinki: The Best Art Galleries

Japanese Contemporary Art Gallery. We introduce exciting discoveries which emerge in a local art scene and bring inspiration and true value to the customers. In Kyoto gallery space we offer a diverse range of artists who contribute their own vision and sensations while reproducing the distinctive notions of Japanese aesthetics in the spirit of today.

In daily life ceramic, glass, bamboo, lacquer, wooden vessels bring small emotions and be loved. Without any significant changes from ancient times products made of natural materials tell us the importance of having people living in harmony with nature. Kyoto yamahon is pleased to introduce Japanese crafts that the craftsmen and the users have developed.

Usagi no Nedoko offers a shop, accommodation and café in a vision of communicating a beauty of natural creation. We aim to provide a space where you would enjoy not only seeing but to purchase, stay, eat, socialize and learn in the museum-like atmosphere with nature made fauna and flora, and minerals. Usagi no Nedoko shop offers you a beauty of natural creations of plants, minerals and animals. We display and sell specimens collected from around the world. We also sell our original “specimen products” such as “Sola cube”, “Sola cube Mineral”, and “Uninoco”.

Our company dyed fabric for kimono for more than 80 years. In 2002 we ceased production of kimono fabric and focused our energy and passion on creating a branded line of modern casual, Western-style clothing – with our original catalog of kimono fabric patterns. Our brand is called Pagong and we are truly a one of a kind fashion brand and company in the world.

Seikado was established in Kyoto in 1838 (Edo Period) as a pewterer and presently, we are the only pewter art craft speciality shop in Japan. Our 7th owner has devoted himself to making pewter arts as well as running exhibitions displaying a wide range of Japanese metal arts. The gallery introduces contemporary craftsmen.( not open on a regular basis. )