Kyoto’s Nishiki Market is famous for being a must-see for food lovers, so how could I resist visiting on my first day in Kyoto? There are various vendors selling raw and cooked foods, as well as cooking supplies and eating utensils. After perusing the delicious looking food, there are plenty of restaurants to help satisfy your appetite (look for tomorrow’s post!). The whole market is probably about 4 blocks long, which is just the right size in my opinion. Anyway, enough words — I’ll let the photos do the explaining! (A friendly reminder that you can click on any of the images in the gallery to get a closer look. The next photo will be available on the bottom right hand corner if you choose to click through the gallery.)
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- Entrance into Nishiki Market
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- Bundles of fish
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- Artfully arranged fish
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- More fish!
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- Tiny dried fishies.
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- All kinds of tempura. Looked really tasty.
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- As expected, tons of fresh seafood for sale.
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- More seafood
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- Squid and scallops on a stick.
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- The Japanese take their rice VERY seriously.
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- Freshly made rice crackers. I bought a sesame one.
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- Pickles available for free tasting.
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- Bright purple pickles!
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- Pots and knives for sale. Japanese knives are world famous for their high quality.
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- A shop specializing in pickles. Each lantern advertises a different variety of pickle.
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- The only fruit stand I saw (kinda sad)
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- Tiny baby eggplants!
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- The cutest candies ever.
