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Core Kyoto S5E12 — Nishiki Market: Kyoto's Thriving Kitchen

Core Kyoto•Season 5•Episode 12

Nishiki Market: Kyoto's Thriving Kitchen

Jul 20, 201728 min

Nishiki Market, referred to as "Kyoto's kitchen", supplies local households and businesses with choice local cooking ingredients, including Kyoto vegetables and seafood. It began 1,000 years ago with fish peddlers, and in time a market evolved around the abundant local supply of pure artesian water.

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Gary Tegler

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Nishiki Market: Kyoto's Thriving Kitchen" is episode 12 of Core Kyoto season 5. It aired on July 20, 2017.

Next: E13 · Gion Matsuri Floats: The Pride of Generations Revived Best of Season 5