Zest Oike

This is an underground shopping street below Kyoto City Hall (we skipped) leading to Kyoto Shiyakusho-​mae subway platform. They have a lot of bakeries and boutiques here. We did walk by the center intersection where white easels were set up with paintings and a sectioned corner where a musician was singing but there weren’t any crowds at either spots.
There isn’t any seating here so most people don’t stick around. It’s basically a street that’s underground for pedestrians. We passed through it for the subway.

Because I had time to spare when I participated in the event in front of the Kyoto municipal office, I took a walk through this underground shopping center. The subway of Kyoto ran only to the north and south in the past, but East-​West Line is inaugurated and I think it become convenient very much.
The underground shopping center that is near to this city hall will be convenient for a business persons working in the area. But it is very disappointing that there are few users. The product to handle is about the same with other basement malls. It deals in casual, handy fashion, food, restaurants, everyday live articles. Among them I felt Kyoto taste in Nishijin brocade galley to exchange the contents with every period.
However, I was attracted by various events such as handicraft market, workshop, music parade and so on. The ideas are so tricky, attractive and touching!!!
Do you know that a very unique contest is held? The song contest of the season is held. Though an application expense is necessary to participate in some karaōke meet, an entrance fee is free here. And Zest shopping ticket 10,000 yen is presented for the winner of the primary caucus, or 30,000 yen for the winner of the championship in the finals. It is a spring, rain, summer or autumn song to recruit. It recruits the applicants for the summer song on August 23 on the next time. The application deadline must arrive by ten days ago, so I want to participate. In such a case I choose the English song and examine application.

Unpopular underground mall. Walk to avoid heat.