Nishiki-Koji Market is 1200 years old

I guess this is the oldest market in Kyoto. Started from the Heian period (794-1192),as a public market, it grew famous to become known as the Kitchen of Kyoto. You can find almost everything that is needed to prepare Japanese food here ( that is what "Kyotian", Kyoto people, claim ). Now most of the shops here sell traditional japanese food ingredients, from pickled vegetables, fresh fish and vegetables, and miso. There are some small restaurants as well.



I guess this shop (picture) is the biggest shop here selling pickled vegetables. You just name it, they have all kinds of vegetables pickled, ... from radish, cucumber, cabbage, chilies, carrot,bamboo shoots, etc....