Yojiya — Local services in Kyoto

Every woman visiting Kyoto needs to pay a visit here to buy traditional oil blotting paper - it makes a wonderful light gift for anyone back home. You'll find plenty of other delightful cosmetics here too - makeup is on the second floor, along with a facial treatment service. Yojiya is where Maiko and Geisha have always gone to get their beauty products - the quality is...

Only shopped their first floor but everything was well stocked and well organized. Prices are relatively reasonable. Off the top of my head, I purchased a bar of sakura and yuzu soap for 500 yen each.

If you do not speak or read any Japanese, definitely look up what they have to offer before you go because there are no English signs on their products.

They also take...

One of the staff has poor customer service - impatient and almost rude in answering questions. Considering how popular the brand is among foreigners (my first time purchasing their products were back in 2010), the shop lacks english instructions on their product descriptions. Coupled with rude customer service, it makes me wonder maybe the shop does not want to sell...