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Shinpuhkan I - Kyoto

Shinpuhkan I

Shinpuhkan: "The New Style Hall"

Located at the corner of Sanjo and Karasuma Streets, Shinpuhkan was built in 1926 (Taisho 15). Shinpuhkan was designed by the Ministry of Posts and Communications architect Yoshida Tetsuro (1894-1956) to be used as the Central Telephone Company Building.

The tile on the building's exterior are arranged in a subtly irregular design that is one of the building's distinguishing features. The bricks are laid in an unusual pattern, which might be considered an influence of North German Expressionist Movement.

It was re-opened in 2001 as the Shinpuhkan shopping center. The three-storied building features clothing stores, restaurants, cafes etc., and the inner courtyard is used to hold events, as well as housing business facilities.

Address: Nakagyo Ku Karasuma Anekoji Sagaru

Directions: Accessible from Subway Karasuma Line - Karasuma Oike Station.

Phone: 075-213-6688

Theme: Other

Review Helpfulness: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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  • Written Nov 22, 2006
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Shoppers @ Shinkyogoku - Kyoto

Shoppers @ Shinkyogoku

Teramachi /Sanjo / Shinkyogoku districts: The shopping arcades

What to buy: Clothes, shoes, cheap souvenirs for people at home or every day items for yourself (chopsticks, japanese crockery etc .. at the 100yen shops).
There's plenty of restaurants and cafés and a supermarket.

Address: Teramachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City

Directions: Hankyu Line to "Kawaramachi".
Keihan Line to "Shijo".

Theme: Women's Clothes

Review Helpfulness: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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  • Written Nov 22, 2006
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Fresh fish @ Nishiki market - Kyoto

Fresh fish @ Nishiki market

NISHIKI MARKET: Visit Kyoto's kitchen

Nishiki Market is a narrow, shopping street, lined by more than one hundred shops. Some of these shops has been run by the same faimlies for centuries. Various kinds of fresh and processed foods are sold here, including many Kyoto specialties, such as pickles, Japanese sweets, dried food, sushi, and fresh seafood and vegetables

Directions: The Nishiki Market street runs parallel to Shijo Avenue, one block north of Shijo Avenue. It can be reached on foot in less than 5 minutes from Shijo Station on the Karasuma Subway Line and Karasuma or Kawaramachi Stations on the Hankyu Line.

Theme: Food and Drink

Review Helpfulness: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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  • Written Nov 22, 2006
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