Chikukodo — Local services in Kyoto

This is THE place to purchase kiyomizu pottery in Kyoto.

I spent over a week in Kyoto, for the specific purpose of looking at all the pottery shops to obtain kiyomizu-wares. I found 竹虎堂 (Chikukodo) offering exceptional pieces at a reasonable price.

If you go to any of the pottery stores en route to the temples, they may offer good pieces but at exorbitant tourist prices. Other stores have great pieces, but mix those up with non-Kyoyaki/non-Kiyomizuyaki pottery and it's very difficult to tell them apart (unless you are fluent in Japanese or if you're a Japanese pottery expert).

Chikukodo is family-owned, currently runed by its fourth generation. The family is incredibly knowledge and dedicated. I'd highly recommend visiting the shop if you're looking to build a kiyomizu...

Absolutely the loveliest staff and also the most beautiful ceramics on the whole street! We checked out many stores along the street after our initial visit to this shop, and specifically came back here to make our purchases because no one else could compare. Beautiful products with nice variety and very reasonable prices. Everything made locally in Kyoto. The woman who helped us was so friendly and kind enough to help me practice my very poor Japanese with her even though she spoke English! So now I have a lovely memory to go along with my beautiful matcha bowl. Will absolutely go back if I need...

Had an amazing experience here! I had been looking for a nice bowl for a while to go with the chopsticks I bought as a souvenir, and I wanted something genuinely homemade from Japan. I found the absolutely perfect bowl here, handmade in Kyoto and I fell in love with it. I also got a beautiful vase.

The ladies that worked here were so lovely and we came back after visiting the temple to make our purchases and they remembered us from the first time in the shop and were very happy to see us. The entire experience...