Young women in kimons eat ice cream at Nishiki Market in Kyoto, Japan.

Young women in kimons eat ice cream at Nishiki Market in Kyoto, Japan. Nishiki Market is a narrow five-block shopping street lined by 100+ shops and restaurants, in Kyoto, Japan. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. It all started as a fish wholesale district, with the first shop opening around 1310. The market has many stores that have been operated by the same families for generations. Nishiki Ichiba often gets tightly packed with locals and visitors.

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Young women in kimons eat ice cream at Nishiki Market in Kyoto, Japan. Nishiki Market is a narrow five-block shopping street lined by 100+ shops and restaurants, in Kyoto, Japan. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. It all started as a fish wholesale district, with the first shop opening around 1310. The market has many stores that have been operated by the same families for generations. Nishiki Ichiba often gets tightly packed with locals and visitors.