Consisting of a narrow five-block shopping street lined with more than a hundred shops and restaurants, Nishiki Market, also known as "Kyoto Kitchen", is a vibrant retail market specializing in everything related to food, such as fresh seafood, local produce, cutlery and tools Cooking, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. Fun but crowded, Nishiki Market is an invitation to those who wish to explore the variety of delicacies that Kyoto is famous for. Shops throughout the market range in size from small, narrow stalls to large two-story stores, most of them specialize in a particular type of food, and almost everything sold in the market is produced and bought locally.