年の瀬の京都「錦市場」を歩く（2023年12月30日 京都市中京区） Walking through Nishiki Market in Kyoto at the end of the year
With the New Year just around the corner, the Nishiki Market shopping street in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, known as the ”Kitchen of Kyoto,” is being visited by tourists and people looking to buy New Year’s supplies.
On December 30, 2023, the store was so crowded that it was difficult to walk in a straight line, and the voices of store staff and security guards echoed through the crowd, making it a lively place. Nishiki Market has 135 stores lined up approximately 400 meters from east to west.
According to the Kyoto Nishiki Market Shopping District Promotion Association, the number of customers that fell due to the coronavirus pandemic has almost recovered by the end of last year, but this year the number of foreign tourists is particularly noticeable.
The streets were crowded with people, with shops selling take-out food for tourists such as beef skewers and shops selling preparations for the arrival of spring, such as herring roe, kelp rolls, and white miso for zoni.
In some sections, it was so crowded that there was no room to stop, and security guards asked people to drive on the left.
新年を目前に控え、「京の台所」と呼ばれる京都市中京区の錦市場商店街には、正月用品を買い求める人や観光客が続々と訪れている。2023年12月30日は、まっすぐ歩けないほどの混雑に店員や警備員の声が響き、活況を呈していた。
With the New Year just around the corner, the Nishiki Market shopping street in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, known as the “Kitchen of Kyoto,” is being visited by tourists and people looking to buy New Year’s supplies. On December 30, 2023, the crowd was so crowded that it was difficult to walk in a straight line, and the voices of store staff and security guards echoed through the crowd, making it a lively place.