Kyoto Design House Japanese Crafts
Kyoto Design House should be a port of call for all visitors to Kyoto interested in buying and taking home a Japanese craft item at a reasonable price.
Kyoto Design House 京都デザインハウス
Kyoto Design House should be a port of call for all visitors to Kyoto interested in buying and taking home a Japanese craft item at a reasonable price.
The shop has over 1500 modern craft items made by local Kyoto craftspeople. Items for sale ceramics (sake sets, teapots, rice bowls), incense, wooden chopsticks, bowls, kimono fabrics, gold leaf, umbrellas, candles and art works. The store opened in 2009 and seeks to bring together in one spot, the immensely rich crafts of Kyoto.
Access - Getting There
Kyoto Design House (www.kyoto-dh.com) 105 Fukunaga-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto 604-8084 Tel: 075 221 0200 Hours: 11 am-8 pm Google map of Kyoto The shop is situated on the 1st floor of the Tadao Ando-designed Nikawa Building in central Kyoto. It is close to the Kyoto City Office and Honnoji Temple. Take the Tozai subway line to Kyoto Shiyakusho Mae Station from where it is a short walk.