Kamiji Kakimoto

Downtown Kyoto


This is one of the best places to buy washi (Japanese handmade paper) in Kyoto. It’s got such unusual items as washi computer printer paper and washi wallpaper, along with great letter writing and wrapping paper. Look for the hanging white noren (curtain) out the front.


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