Great places for shopping in Kyoto in December (updated in 2024)

"Remember 2019.11 Kansai Late Autumn Walk~ Kyoto Takashimaya is in Shijoheyuan, Kyoto's most prosperous commercial center. As long as you want to shop, you can come here first. Takashimaya will close at 7 pm, and you have to go shopping as early as possible. The big high-end brands are basically in Takashimaya, LV, Chanel, Hermes, Goyard, Loewe, BVL, Cartier, etc. are concentrated here, so if you want to come to Kyoto to buy luxury goods, you must come to Takashimaya. If you buy a tide card or something, you have to visit other places nearby~"

"Record of the late autumn trip to Kansai in November 2019~ In fact, in order not to carry too much luggage, I didn’t have many shopping plans in Kyoto. I planned to shop as much as I could after returning to Osaka. The hotel was too close to Shijo Kawase-cho, so I came here while walking around, haha. The main purpose of coming to Fujii Daimaru was CA4LA. I visited Override at Kyoto Station before. Although the style was also good, when I met CA4LA, everything else was nothing. The design and texture were really great, I loved it. Fujii Daimaru is still very good to visit, with all kinds of trendy brands and good things. The tax refund is on the first floor, and the processing speed is very fast. We walked around until the mall closed at 8pm."

"Came on June 8, 2013. Kyoto Isetan is next to Kyoto Station. It is one of the few comprehensive department stores in Kyoto City. It has a wide variety of goods and a complete business format. But, maybe because of the proximity to the train station, the tourists who came here are in a hurry, and the portraits of customers in Takashimaya in the city are very different. The scenery here will be better, because Kyoto Station itself is a magnificent building. On the Isetan floor, you can take photos of the Kyoto Tower opposite, and you can get excellent tourists."

"I didn't plan to buy anything in the underground shopping street. I walked around and saw a pair of beautiful earrings. Although the price was not cheap, I bought them anyway. Shopping is always fun."

"Record of the 2019.11 Kansai late autumn trip~ After a day of sightseeing, I took a bus to Kyoto Station to go shopping. The Kyoto Station underground street PORTA MALL is a comprehensive shopping mall, with shopping, restaurants, snacks and drinks. It is very friendly for tourists who have just arrived in Kyoto. Food, clothing and daily necessities can be solved immediately. The key is that I mainly came to look at the hats of Override, which are said to be very good, haha."

"Aeon at the south exit of Kyoto Station is not very popular because it is a short distance from the station, but if the B&B is nearby, it would be great. The mall doesn't look big at first glance, but it is still very big after entering. The upstairs are mainly various brand stores. There is also a 100-yen store called Daiso, but I personally recommend the fresh food supermarket here, which is the highest quality near Kyoto Station. There are all kinds of high-quality beef, high quality and good price. You should know that the price of Wagyu near Kyoto is very expensive, but the American steak here is too low in cost performance. If you want to eat American steak, you must go to the countryside. In addition, I bought the legendary Shogoin radish, which is particularly sweet when roasted. A mall worth recommending"

"The Marui Department Store in Kyoto Shijo is the most lively shopping street in Kyoto. This intersection of Shijo and Kawaramachi concentrates most of Kyoto's commercial streets, and it is also very close to the Kamogawa Bridge in Shijo. In addition to this Marujing, there are many other shopping malls here, which are very suitable for shopping here. I just bought something in the nearby shopping mall and decided to find something to eat here. The restaurant in Marujing is on the top floor, but it is mainly fast food. Fortunately, there are not too many people. I don’t have to queue at all on weekdays. I ate a curry egg-wrapped rice. It felt more general. Sure enough, a good store still has to go to a high-end place."

"There are a lot of halal in Matsumoto, Kyoto, and they all do good business. When you are queuing, please note that there are two counters, one for locals and the other for foreigners who want to apply for tax exemption."

"There are still a lot of people coming and going here. There are tourists to Kiyomizu Temple along the way. The price here is not cheap. The scenic spot is still very expensive, but it is still very interesting to stroll around."

"The open-air market only happens once a week, and is similar to some Sunday markets abroad. The goods sold there are very diverse, including small handicrafts, food, and toys. If it rains on the day you go shopping, you will be unhappy."