The Backpack Adventures

Located at Nishikikoji-dori between Teramachi and Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture, Nishiki Market  ( 錦市場 ) is a five-block long shopping street known as Kyoto's Kitchen.  Nishiki Market  ( 錦市場 ) Nishiki Market Details Also called Nishiki Ichiba by the locals, this narrow shopping street is famous for retail stores that specialize in food-related products. This is a good place to buy high-quality knives and cookware, fresh seafood, different ingredients, and Kyoto specialties like streets and dried seafood, different ingredients, and Kyoto specialties like sweets and dried seafood. There you are! Nishiki Market ! Nishiki Market - Kyoto City Inside Nishiki Market Exploring Nishiki Market Yubakichi - one of the historical stores in Nishiki Market famous for their soy products Nishiki Market is also home to several stores selling exotic foods like the takotamago , barbecued sparrow, and many more. So if you're looking to test your palate with unique and so

It was only last 2018 that my wife, daughter, and I first got to visit Kyoto's famed Edo-style Starbucks . We revisited it again during the 4th day of our 2019 Japan trip .  Edo-style Starbucks For those who are still unfamiliar with the Edo Style Starbucks , this branch is the first-ever Japanese-style Starbucks in the world. That means this branch is designed using Japanese aesthetics like tatami mats and Noren curtains. Since this branch is located in the historic Ninenzaka Area where the stores and establishments were preserved and still retain the traditional machiya-style Kyoto buildings, it is not a surprise that this branch is housed in one of those traditional buildings as well.  Can you spot Kyoto's Edo-style Starbucks branch? Then look for this sign. Do you see it now? Here it is! Kyoto's Edo-style Starbucks ! The machiya where the Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka Chaya branch (its official name) was incorporated was actually built over 100 years ago. Su