With a history of 400 years, it is popularly known as 'Nishiki' among the people in Kyoto, and as a sightseeing spot, 'Kyoto's Kitchen' is crowded with tourists and students on school excursions as well as local people, together with the Shinkyogoku-dori Street shopping district and Teramachi-Kyogoku shopping district.
400年の歴史を持ち、京都市民からは「にしき」という愛称で呼び親しまれ、「京の台所」として地元の市民はもとより、新京極通商店街や寺町京極商店街とともに、観光客や修学旅行生も訪れる観光名所として活気のある市場として賑わう。