Original Box Kamogawa

The shop was opened on 10th October 1998 in the shopping alley called “Kyo Rakuichi Nene” inside the precincts of Entokuin temple in Kyoto Higashiyama.
Books on Kyoto and original handicrafts of artists active mainly in Kyoto are available here.
We started money exchange service for overseas travelers.
Feel free to drop into us during your leisurely stroll around this area.

Items on Sale
*Books (Kyoto guidebooks, books on gardens, photographs, culture, etc.)
*Kyoto style collars for dogs and cats.
*Leaders made of Kyoto textiles.
*Table linens made of Kyoto textiles.
*Ceramics
*Hats
*Bags made for antique textiles.
*Kyoto craftsman's pawlonia boxes.
*Antibacterial stones of silver ions
*Edible gold leaf

Money exchange
11 Currencies handled:
US Dollar, Euro, Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Korean Won, British Pound, Australian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Thai Baht, Malaysian Ringgit

*Able to change foreign currencies to Japanese yen
*We handle "from cash (bank notes only) to cash (bank notes & coins)" exchange only

OPEN：10：00〜17：30
*10:00 - 21:00 during the night time illumination period
of Kodaiji and Entokuin temples

Closed on Wednesdays
*No closure during the night time illumination period
of Kodaiji and Entokuin temples

Location

The shop is located in the precincts of Entokuin, a sub temple of Kodaiji Temple,
halfway between Yasaka shrine and Kiyomizudera temple, in Kyoto Higashiyama.
Please drop into us when you are over here enjoying a leisurely walk around the typical Kyoto lanes such as the stone pavement called “Nene no michi”, Ishibeikoji, and Ninenzaka & Sanneizaka slopes.

ACCESS
・By taxi:
15 minute from “JR Kyoto station” or “Kintetsu Kyoto station”

・By Kyoto City Buses:
From “JR Kyoto station” or “Kintetsu Kyoto station”, take Bus No. 206 (counterclockwise).
Get off at “Higashiyama Yasui” stop and 5 minute walk to the east.

From “Hankyu Kawaramachi station” or “Keihan Gion-Shijo station”, take Bus No.207.
Get off at “Higashiyama Yasui” stop and 5 minute walk to the east.

15 minute walk from “Keihan Gion-Shijo station”

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Kyoto Items & Money Exchange
Original Box Kamogawa

Kyo rakuichi nene 1F, 530 Shimogawara-cho
Kodaiji Higashiyama-ku Kyoto JAPAN 605-0825