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Imadegawa Showroom
We have a direct sales space in our head office in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (*Please note that there are almost no products on display). You can purchase and take home any items in stock on the spot. We can also deliver them to your home or hotel at a later date free of charge. Please get in touch with us if you would like to know whether we have the product you are looking for.
The Imadegawa Showroom is located just a minute's walk from the ruins of the residence of Yamana Sozen, who led the western army in the Onin War that split Kyoto in two during the Muromachi period (1336-1573), and offers a close-up look at a traditional Kyoto townhouse that is approximately 100 years old. Away from the hustle and bustle of the bustling city, Nishijin still retains machiya townhouses that were built by Nishijin textile artisans as a "workplace and residence in one." This is the only showroom where visitors can see products actually used in daily life.
As the thinker Yanagi Muneyoshi once said, "A minka is a folk art of buildings," a machiya, which is made of natural materials and the culmination of traditional craftsmanship, is itself a large piece of folk art. We hope that through the experience of picking up crafts for daily use in this place directly connected to daily life, visitors will feel the uniquely Japanese values that have been cultivated through history and culture. Please feel free to visit us.
*We are a retail shop and not the maker of the products. Further, since the showroom is attached to our online shopping office, it differs from the large-scale stores in the city center. Though there may be a lot of shortcomings, we thank you for your understanding.
*Please bring your passport to get a tax-free service.
Location: 795-2 Fujinokicho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 602-8423, JAPAN Google Maps (If you arrive by bicycle, kindly park on the pathway located to the left of the building)
Business Hours:
(Except National Holidays and Vacations) 14:00-17:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Access: 15-minute walk from Subway Imadegawa Station
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