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Shopping in Fushimi-Momoyama: Otesuji, Nayamachi, Ryoma-dori, and Nearby Shops
2026.10.19
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Heading south from Otesuji: Nayamachi and Ryoma-doriOn Otesuji, you can sample and compare sake, then buy itIn Nayamachi, you can look for river fish, prepared foods, bread, and moreOn Ryoma-dori, stop by places for meals, Western-style pastries, and coffeeOn Aburakake-dori and in the sake brewery district, you can buy yokan and sake lees sweetsOishi Tengudo in Ryogaemachi deals in karuta and Hyakunin Isshu cardsIn Fukakusa, clay-firing work and trade at the shrine approach also flourishedAfter shopping: head back to the station or on to the sake brewery districtReferencesWhen shopping in Fushimi-Momoyama, walking from Otesuji south through Nayamachi to Ryoma-dori broadens your choice of shops. Otesuji has shops where you can choose sake and pickles, Nayamachi has shops selling river fish, prepared foods, bread, and more, and on Ryoma-dori you can also stop by places for meals, Western-style pastries, and coffee.
You can walk the three shopping streets as one continuous route, or finish your shopping on Otesuji near the station. You can decide how to get around based on what you want to buy and your plans for meals and breaks. In addition to the yokan shop on Aburakake-dori and the sake lees sweets in Minamihama-cho, Ryogaemachi has a shop that makes and sells karuta. You can also find things other than food to buy in the area.
Heading south from Otesuji: Nayamachi and Ryoma-dori
From Keihan Fushimi-Momoyama Station, walk west along Otesuji and turn south to reach Nayamachi Shopping Street. Aburakake-dori marks the boundary, and the stretch south of it to Horai Bridge is Ryoma-dori Shopping Street. Nayamachi and Ryoma-dori continue along the same north–south street, but as shopping streets they cover different sections and have different names. [41, 43]
| Street | Location and walking direction | Examples of shopping and dining |
|---|---|---|
| Otesuji | West of the Keihan station. An east–west arcade | Sake tasting and purchase, Kyoto pickles |
| Nayamachi | South from Otesuji. North of Aburakake-dori | Foods such as river fish, prepared foods, and bread; restaurants |
| Ryoma-dori | From Aburakake-dori to Horai Bridge. Continues south of Nayamachi | Fruit and vegetables, pickles, meals, Western-style pastries, coffee |
On the map, you can check access to Nayamachi Shopping Street and the location of Ryoma-dori. If you plan to continue on to the sake brewery district, you can also refer to the half-day walk plan.
Nayamachi’s former town name was Tatewaki-cho. According to the shopping street’s history, when the castle town was built, the residence of Horio Yoshiharu, a military commander who served Hideyoshi, stood here, and the name derives from his official title, tatewaki. When Fushimi City was established, the official town name was changed to Nayamachi, but the common name Nayamachi had already been in use before then. The name of today’s shopping street reflects a history in which a name associated with the samurai residences of the castle town was replaced by the name the area later went by as a merchant town. The town’s later growth can be compared with the following 1912 map, which also shows railways and military land. [DXP02]
On Otesuji, you can sample and compare sake, then buy it
Ginjo Shubo Aburacho in Higashi-Otemachi has a tasting counter where you can choose three kinds of sake and compare them in small ochoko cups. You can buy the sake you tried, and the shop also ships within Japan. You can narrow down your choices according to your purpose, such as finding sake to pair with a meal, trying a sparkling sake, or matching the tastes of the person you are giving it to. [21]
Please check the tasting serving sizes and prices on the menu at the time of your visit. If you want to carry less while walking, you can also check whether a product requires refrigeration and which delivery methods are available in Aburacho’s information or at the shop.
Kyogokuya on Otesuji sells sake, mainly Fushimi seishu, as well as its own house-made Kyoto pickles. Seasonal senmaizuke and “koboreume,” the pressed lees left over from making mirin, are also introduced. Seishu sake lees and mirin koboreume come from different production processes, and their availability periods and storage conditions also differ from product to product. [22]
In Nayamachi, you can look for river fish, prepared foods, bread, and more
Nayamachi has long-established food shops and restaurants, so you can shop for everyday meals. The shopping street’s official guide introduces Funashin Sano Shoten as a shop selling live river fish and its own processed river fish products, and Sasaki Pan Honten as a shop selling anpan and jam buns. [24, 42]
You can choose which shops to stop by depending on your purpose, such as buying bread or doughnuts, having lunch, or looking for items for dinner. If you plan to buy fresh food or prepared dishes and then continue walking, checking in advance how long you will be carrying them and how to store them also makes it easier to decide the order in which to visit the shops. The official store list lists the shops on the east and west sides of the street, each from north to south.
On Ryoma-dori, stop by places for meals, Western-style pastries, and coffee
Head south from Aburakake-dori and you reach Ryoma-dori. Along this street, laid out with machiya-style buildings, gas-lamp-style streetlights, and stone paving, are shops selling fruit, vegetables, and pickles, as well as an Italian restaurant, a patisserie, a coffee stand, and more. Besides buying food, you can also stop in to eat or have tea or coffee inside. [24, 43]
If you want to drink coffee or buy beans, RUDIE on Ryoma-dori is another option. It is a coffee stand that uses its own house-roasted beans and sells beans and original merchandise. You can check its products and location in the shop’s introduction and on the map. [E20261028-01, E20261028-02]
The southern end is Horai Bridge. If you plan to head east from here to the sake brewery district, you can choose either to take a break on Ryoma-dori or to walk as far as Fushimi Yumehyakushu before resting.
On Aburakake-dori and in the sake brewery district, you can buy yokan and sake lees sweets
In Shimo-Aburakake-cho on Aburakake-dori is Fushimi Surugaya Honten, whose signature product is neri-yokan. Kyoto City’s company profile states that it was founded in Tenmei 1 (1781). The history of agar (kanten) production in Fushimi and how neri-yokan made with kanten became a local specialty are explained in our article on kanten. Today’s kanten-producing regions and the places where the sweets are made can be checked separately. [13, 27]
Fushimi Yumehyakushu in Minamihama-cho sells sake manju and sake lees financiers made with Fushimi seishu. It occupies Gekkeikan’s former head office, completed in 1919, and its café serves cold-brew coffee made with the brewing water, as well as Japanese-style sweets. It is a shop where you can take a break and buy souvenirs in one stop while in the sake brewery district. [7]
If you are giving sweets as a gift, you can check each product for whether it contains alcohol, its shelf life, and its storage method. You can check the shop locations on the maps for Fushimi Surugaya Honten and Fushimi Yumehyakushu.
Some of Fushimi Surugaya Honten’s sweets are shaped after the history of the port and transportation. The shop opened as a branch of the family business, serving as a waiting place for feudal lords boarding boats at Fushimi Port. In addition to yokan and sake manju, it makes monaka modeled on the Kyoto City streetcar that once ran in front of the shop. Knowing the difference between the two—a shop that welcomed waterway travelers, and the streetcars that later ran through the town, now made into the shape of sweets—shows the connection between souvenirs and transportation history. You can check which products are available when you visit. [DXP11]
Oishi Tengudo in Ryogaemachi deals in karuta and Hyakunin Isshu cards
Oishi Tengudo in Ryogaemachi 2-chome is a karuta shop founded in 1800. Its official business information introduces the manufacture and sale of Hyakunin Isshu, Korin karuta, and iroha karuta, as well as the sale of go boards, go stones, shogi boards, and shogi pieces. [50]
Korin karuta is a reproduction of the Hyakunin Isshu by Ogata Korin, a painter of the Edo period. The reading cards bear a picture of the poet and the first half of the poem, while the grabbing cards bear the second half of the poem and pictures of flowers, plants, and the like; with 100 cards of each, they form one set. According to the official product description, silkscreen-printed paper is laminated and cut, and the backing paper is applied by hand to each card one at a time to finish it. There are gold leaf paper and washi paper finishes, so even within the same Hyakunin Isshu you can see differences in card designs and finishes. [65][86]
Ryogaemachi is not on the same street as Nayamachi and Ryoma-dori. If you add it to the basic route through the three shopping streets, check the location of Oishi Tengudo and allow time for the detour to the east. [34, 50]
In Fukakusa, clay-firing work and trade at the shrine approach also flourished
Besides clay dolls, manufacturing in Fukakusa included work making everyday household items by firing clay. At roof tile works, tile-making techniques and kilns were also used to make clay kotatsu and anka (foot warmers), which were heated by placing charcoal embers and the like inside, and these supported home heating before electric appliances became widespread. Roof tiles and household items are products that could arise from the same local clay and firing techniques. [R2P013]
Goods sold in front of the shrine gates were also part of local commerce. A photograph of the grounds of Fushimi Inari Taisha in the Meiji period shows shops lined up to welcome worshippers. The souvenir trade tied to Inari pilgrimages, the shops that welcomed boat passengers at the port, and today’s three shopping streets differ in why customers come and where the shops are clustered. Think of the shrine approach in Fukakusa as a separate destination; for shopping today, you can check each shop’s information. [R2P009]
After shopping: head back to the station or on to the sake brewery district
| Plan | How to get around | Planning your return |
|---|---|---|
| Buy sake or pickles to take home | Focus on the shops along Otesuji | Return to Keihan Fushimi-Momoyama Station or Kintetsu Momoyama-Goryomae Station |
| Also look for food and bread | Continue from Otesuji to Nayamachi | On days when you buy fresh food or similar items, plan your route home with the time you will be carrying them in mind |
| Also enjoy meals, cafés, and a waterside walk | From Nayamachi to Ryoma-dori, Horai Bridge, and the sake brewery district | You can finish at Chushojima Station to the south |
| Buy bottles of sake last | Decide on candidates first, then return to Otesuji after your walk | Add a trip back north to the basic plan of finishing at Chushojima |
Descriptions of shops and products are based on publicly available information. Keihan’s shopping street information is as of April 2026, and Nayamachi’s official store guide and other sources were checked on October 25, 2026. Please check business days, whether tastings are being offered, and same-day stock with each shop.
References
- Nayamachi Shopping Street Promotion Association: Access
- Kyoto Kanko Navi: Ryoma-dori Shopping Street Promotion Association
- Ginjo Shubo Aburacho: Official Website
- Totteoki no Kyoto: Fushimi Sake and Kyogokuya
- Keihan: Fushimi Spot Guide
- Nayamachi Shopping Street Promotion Association: Store List
- Kyoto Kanko Navi: Birthplace of Kanten
- City of Kyoto: Company Profile, Fushimi Surugaya
- Fushimi Tourism Association: Fushimi Yumehyakushu
- Oishi Tengudo: Company Profile and Store Information
- Oishi Tengudo: Korin Karuta
- DXP02: Nayamachi Shopping Street: About Nayamachi Shopping Street
- DXP11: Kyoto City Tourism Association: Fushimi Surugaya Honten
- R2P013: City of Kyoto Fukakusa Archives: Life and Landscapes of Fukakusa
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R2P009: Fukakusa Archives: Shops in the Grounds of Fushimi Inari Taisha in the Meiji Period
- E20261028-02: RUDIE Official Website: ABOUT
Featured image illustration: Cafe & Sweets Parade Kyoto.
