Kyoto Avanti is a large shopping mall located directly across from the south side of Kyoto Station. Popular with the younger generation, this mall has a bookstore on its 6th Floor, restaurants in the basement and a whole lot of clothing stores in between. Here are the highlights.
Kyoto Avanti Shopping Mall
The Avanti basement has 15 different restaurants and casual eateries. Here you will find shops selling simple snacks like crepes, or octopus dumplings, fast food diners selling burgers or noodles, and proper sit down restaurants selling a range of Western and Japanese style dishes.
There’s plenty of dining opportunities in the Avanti basement
On the 1st floor there are a number of stores selling shoes, bags, watches and recycled kimonos.
1st Floor baggage store
1st Floor shoe store
There is also a branch of the Yamaya import store which sells a range of imported wines and food products.
1st Floor Yamaya import store
If you are short of cash, look out for the 7-Eleven convenience store on the 1st floor of Avanti, as it has a Seven Bank ATM. Seven Bank ATMs accept the most popular international bank cards, such as Visa, Plus, MasterCard, Maestro, Cirrus, UnionPay, American Express, JCB, Discover, and Diners Club International.
7-Eleven has an easy to use ATM
The 2nd and 3rd floors are mostly dominated by fashion boutiques for ladies.
You can find clothing stores for ladies on the 2nd and 3rd floors
The 3rd floor also has a Daiso 100-yen store, where most goods cost just 100 yen before tax. It’s a good spot to buy cheap stationary, and other bargain goods. You should check the price of everything you buy however, because though everything is cheap, some goods are priced higher than 100 yen.
Daiso is on the 3rd floor
On the 4th floor there are stores selling manga and anime related goods, and there is also a small games center.
The 4th floor games center
The 5th floor has clothing stores that cater for ladies, men and children.
Menswear can be found on the 5th floor
The 6th floor has a large bookstore. You can find English language books in section C2.
The 6th floor bookstore
Hotel Keihan Kyoto
Hotel Keihan Kyoto is part of Avanti shopping mall complex. It has immediate access to the mall’s retail and restaurant facilities.
Kyoto Avanti Location Map
Avanti is located on the south side of Hachijo Street directly opposite the Kyoto Station Building. An underground tunnel on the east side of the station leads directly from the station building to the basement level of the Kyoto Avanti mall.
Opening hours
Restaurants: 11:00 – 22:00
Shops: 10:00 – 21:00
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved.
