Nishiki Market is kinda the Japanese version of Seattle's Pike Place Market. But only kinda. Pike Place is about a hundred years old, the Nishiki market dates back 400 years. And I've never seen whole octupus stuffed with an egg available for sale at Pike Place.
Or an entire store selling hair picks. Or a store selling bonsai starter kits. Or a store completely devoted to Snoopy.
Nishiki abuts other, newer covered markets. You can walk from one to another, should the not infrequent thunderstorm strike in Kyoto. The furnace blast of heat and humidity on the streets of Kyoto was lessened a little under cover as well. Great for people watching and for sampling unusual foods.
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