[Long-established store in Kyoto] Special Kyoto souvenirs to get at "Kyukyodo"

"Kyokyodo", which has a store in Teramachi, Kyoto, for 360 years. Many people have long-selling brush pens and notebooks? In the era of easy conversation with email and smartphone apps, I want to tell you what's important. It is a shop you can rely on in such a case. And what is the secret method of one-child tradition transmitted from Miyanaka?

Two Hatoido-do facing the "Teramachi Specialty Store Shopping Street" arcade shopping street in Kyoto

The "Teramachi Kyokoku Shopping Street", which is also popular with students on school trips, is an arcade shopping street that runs between Sanjō-dori and Shijō-dori in a north-south direction. The shopping street full of young people has its name changed to "Teramachi Specialty Store Shopping Street" at the border of Sanjō-dori, giving it a much-loved atmosphere. There is a long-established "Hatoido" main store, amid a wide variety of shops in the shops of the Karmite and matsutake mushrooms, a folk musical instrument specialty store, and a picture frame dealer in the gallery.

The history of "Hatoidou" is old and is over 360 years old. When it was reopened in 2020, a new "Hatoido" was opened to face the original shop, and now you can meet two "Hatoido" in the "Teramachi Specialty Store" shopping street. Both stores are single-story with tiled roofs.

Once the main store roof has been watching the store, the sokyo tiles are now carefully decorated in the store, and you can see them at the height of the line of sight. When you search the store, there are also products with this motif.

By the way, speaking of Hatoido, what kind of image do you have? Some of you have the impression of a shop specializing in brushes and paper when writing letters?

Hatoido, a scent souvenir that makes use of the incense method of Ichiko Sōden

In fact, the roots of "Hatoido" are "medicine dealers". Starting in Kanbun 3 (1663), he started his business at the current location, dealing in things such as traditional Chinese medicine and raw materials for medicine. Many of the raw materials of traditional Chinese medicine had in common with "incense", so they began to produce and sell incense and incense sticks.

And, in addition, the incense of "Hatoido" has a special secret. It was taught by the Minister of the Great Government of Japan, Sanjo Sanetomi, in 1877 (Meiji 10). Only "Hatoido" inherited all of the secret perfumers that have been transmitted only in the Miyanaka since the Heian period, and it is inherited by Ichikoden, without leaking it.

Among the incense of such "Hatoido", we introduced products recommended for everyday use. 14cm long, 17 kinds of fragrance to choose from "home incense". The recommendation of the shop is "Mai". The sweet and refreshing fragrance is popular with plenty of the best quality sandalwood and roshan sandalwood. "Tefutefu" of the same series is a type with little smoke. It seems to be a noble scent reminiscent of a white rose flower.

The 6cm long, 20-piece series, which includes scents such as flowers, perfumes and fruits, is also available for a "gift box" of 220 yen, which can be filled with two or three of your favorite scents.

Disney incense is popular as a collaboration product. There were scents of five characters, including Mickey Mouse. The shop is "Disney/Kyoto Traditional Crafts Series" which was newly born under the supervision of Walt Disney Japan Co., Ltd. Enjoy a different view of the world than you 've had in your past merchandise. "I was talking about.

When you move to the new building, you introduced the "Sashay" with elegant Western-style packaging. You can choose from 9 types of scents, the price is 385-605 yen, which is not affordable and bulky, so it seems to be useful when there are many people to give you souvenirs.

The beautiful design package, which does not bother you anywhere, has a diamond-shaped hole, so it is easy to use even if you hang it.

Hatoido's letter set, which is only available in Kyoto

From China, we also came in with the importation of pharmaceutical ingredient and at the same time stationery for painting. It is said that the study of brushstrokes and ink progressed due to deep exchange with the late Edo period Chinese poets, such as Raisan-yo, and painters, followed by the production of Japanese-style stationery.

There are many notepaper notes available at Hatoido, but this set of envelopes and notepaper was taught as something that could only be obtained at Hatoido in Kyoto. In January, Fukususa, in February, Ume, in March, and in March, the colorful prints give us a greeting of the weather.

It's not just a letter to put a stamp on and send it; when you return something you borrowed, when you hand over a little present, just having a word of handwriting makes you mind.

The playful efforts that are being rolled out in the new stores are being used to help letter-biking, which is free to choose and combine various types of notes, such as those featuring the trademark pigeon and those like manuscript paper.

You can choose a pattern according to the person you send, change your notepaper according to the content to be sent to the same person, or use it as you like.

This real mushroom series was caught in the shop while visiting recommended products. Hatoido, with a variety of discoveries, like a treasure hunt, ranging from those that feel tradition to those with a playlike point. If you choose a long-established Kyoto souvenir, it is a shop that cannot be removed.

■ Hatoido

Address: Teramachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 520
TEL:075-231-0510
Opening hours: 10-18
Closed: January 1-3, with temporary closures
Access: 5-minute walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto City Hall Station

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