Japan Part 9: Nishiki Market (錦市場)

A Daddy-friendly trip gotta include experiencing a traditional local market, and the 400 year-old Nishiki Market in Kyoto is perfect (I’ve brought him to a wet fish market in Tokyo, check out Part 1: Tsukiji Fish Market). Nishiki Market rightfully earned its moniker of “The Kitchen of Kyoto”, and it is not difficult to understand why. Running 390 meters long from Teramachi Street to Takakura Street, it is fully lined by stalls selling traditional Japanese foods, sushi, tofu, sweets, snacks, various kinds of pickles, basic ingredients, dried food, fresh seafood, vegetables, fruits… and the list goes on till dawn. What’s great is that whatever thing you can find here are all locally produced. It’s a refreshing experience to indulge in the smell (though I’m still lacking this sense), taste, sight, sound of a fresh morning Japanese market.

City: Kyoto
Place: Nishiki Market