Nishiki Market

Nowhere better displays the diversity of Japanese cuisine than Kyoto’s iconic four-century-old market the stretches along a narrow-covered walkway parallel to the Shijo-dori shopping precinct. Its bustling stalls are crammed with a bewildering array of fresh seafood and pickled vegetables, tofu doughnuts and sticky mocha (rice cakes), that liberate the senses and offer a tantalising insight into local life.