Information of Shops

Nishiki Daimaru

The storefront is filled with a wide variety of fresh fish, salted and dried fish, and prepared and processed foods such as grilled fish, miso-pickled fish, and sushi. Each item looks delicious and catches the eyes of passersby on Nishiki St. The store starts preparing for the day from 6:00 a.m., and the day’s sashimi, grilled dishes such as eel and salted mackerel, and simmered dishes such as simmered sea bream head are all lined up. All of these dishes can be enjoyed at the store, as there are seats for customers to dine in.

• fresh fish
• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• deli

Yamaichi

Founded in the late Edo period (1603-1867), Yamaichi is one of the ten oldest shops in Nishiki Market.
“We continue to serve traditional, delicious, seasonal dishes such as our grilled hamo (pike conger eel), which is made by a special cutting technique using high-quality hamo from the Seto Inland Sea and immediately grilling it with our homemade sauce, and our dried codfish rehydrated in the groundwater of Nishiki Market, keeping the flavors of the good old days,” the owner says.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• tsukudani
• delicacy

Hatanaka Shouten

Hatanaka Shouten was established 75 years ago. The current, third-generation owner of this family-run fish shop humbly says, “In Nishiki Market, where many stores are over 100 years old, we are still in the middle of the pack.” The shop offers fresh fish, sashimi, grilled dishes, and simmered dishes. Currently, they are focusing on processed products that can be taken home, such as homemade ayu sweetfish with roe simmered in Japanese pepper, fish pickled in miso, heshiko fermented fish, and chirimen sansho (dried baby sardines with Japanese pepper).

• fresh fish
• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• deli

Sankyo Suisan

The company was founded in Osaka's central market. During the war, the owner returned to Kyoto, his grandfather's birthplace, and opened a store in Nishiki Market. Sankyo Suisan wholesales and retails dried swordtip squid, which has been its main product since its Osaka days, as well as salted and dried seafood such as cod roe and chirimen baby sardines, and delicacies such as karasumi (dried salted mullet roe pouch) and konoko (fermented salted sea cucumber intestines). They continue to focus on delivering delicious domestic seafood at affordable prices.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• delicacy

Nishiki Daitomo

Merely saying "dry foods shop" does not convey the depth of this store. The store owner says, "You may find what you are looking for," but it would be more appropriate to say, "You may find something you never thought you would find.” You will find everything from food for votive offerings, ingredients for chakaiseki (tea ceremony kaiseki dishes), and Japanese sweets to rare bottled ingredients. Some items are not on display in the store, so feel free to inquire.

• dried salted fish
• soy food
• dry foods
• Japanese sweets

Tsunoya

With the motto of "always procuring fish in the best condition," this store has been in operation since 1928. It is now run by its third-generation owner and has been in business for over 90 years. They deal in salted and dried fish, and their main products are chirimenjako (dried baby sardines), guji (tilefish), and overnight-dried flounder and barracuda. They are especially particular about Wakasa seafood and delicacies such as heshiko (fermented fish) and Wakasa flounder.

• fresh fish
• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• delicacy

Kyoichiya

Here is a brief introduction of what you will find in Kyoichiya. Wakasa guji (tilefish), sasa-karei (flatfish), red snapper pickled with bamboo grass leaves, salmon collar, premium chirimen-jako (dried baby sardines), karasumi (dried salted mullet roe pouch), whale bacon, saikyo-zuke pickled fish (Spanish mackerel, flounder, or sablefish), and dried herring. The store has been in business in Nishiki Market since the 1920s and offers a wide selection of salted-and-dried fish, dried fish, and delicacies.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• tsukudani
• delicacy

Takecho

Black soybean snacks and dried seafood products fill this shop. The common point is that they are good for health. The shop's recommended dried products in bags include sea bream, anago conger eel, wakame seaweed, seared sardines, and shrimp. The fruit sandwiches, an unexpected addition to this store's merchandise, come in many varieties, such as strawberry, papaya, fig, and grape.

• dried salted fish
• processed fish
• deli
• dry foods
• Japanese sweets