DISCOVER TAX-FREE
About TAX FREE at Kyoto Tower Sand
At Kyoto Tower Sand, we offer duty-free sales at the popular souvenir shop within the building. Customers visiting from overseas can enjoy shopping at great deals. To use the tax exemption, please complete the procedure at each store.
※[Notice] Japan's tax exemption system will change from November 1, 2026.

TAX-FREE SHOPS
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KYOTO NIOMON
Kyowa ConfectioneryKYOTO NIOMON is a concept shop that advocates "New Kyoto confectionery culture and spirits." We have a selection of seasonal creative sweets and set products that are perfect for gifts, including the popular "Nure Yatsuhashi Aunmochi", which is very popular at our shop.
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TSUJIRI
Cafe & Product SalesIt was founded in 1987. The long-established tea shop "TSUJIRI" was born in Uji, Kyoto, which has long been the center of Japanese tea culture.
Please enjoy sweets and drinks using Uji matcha carefully selected by tea masters at the KYOTO TOWER SANDO store in TSUJIRI, which was born from the desire to "easy enjoy TSUJIRI's specialty matcha that has been inherited for over 160 years". It is also possible to use the product.
(*Pets cannot be used in both the store and the terrace seats with pets. It is possible to use with assistance dogs. -
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Otabe / Kyobaum
Japanese and Western confectioneryWe sell "Otabe" with Kyoto famous confectionery Tsubuan and "Kyo Baum" with matcha and soy milk Baumkuchen. We also offer seasonal rice cakes and soft ice creams that make use of seasonal rice balls, and Kyoto Baam ingredients. Please drop in when you come to Kyoto.
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AKANEYA
Traditional Craft Experience WorkshopThis is a painting workshop produced by a potter of Shimizu ware, a traditional craft with a history of more than 350 years in Kyoto. You can experience painting on teacup, mugs, folding fans, bells, and glasses, as well as making a romary by connecting colorful natural stones. The staff will support you, so even for the first time, you will be satisfied. Estimated experience time is 60 minutes. The finished work can be shipped with pottery and folding fans at a later date, and others can be taken home.
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KYOTO SOUZEN
Japanese sweetsThe cute warabi mochi "Kushiwarabi" stabbed on the skewers, the fragrant Uji matcha luxuriously, and the gentle bamkuchen "Kyo Matcha Baum" combined with domestic wheat, and the seasonal Kyoto atmosphere is expressed in 12 types of hail. " KYOTO SOUZEN is a select shop of Kyoto souvenirs planned by the owner Sozen Yamamoto.
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zarame -gourmet cotton candy-
Kyo cotton candyA popular Kyoto cotton candy store in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Based on original raw materials, Kyoto cotton candy with an elegant taste made with toppings mainly from Kyoto and domestic ingredients are perfect for Kyoto souvenirs. Not only the cute appearance, but also the commitment to authentic taste is why it was added to gourmet cotton candy.
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Tsuroku
Bowl confectioneryA soba boro manufacturer founded in 1950 adds extra effort to conventional products and aims to provide a new "boro" never before.
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KYOTO KITAYAMA MALEBRANCHE
Western confectioneryWhite chocolate sandwiched with a mouth-soluble langdosha using original dark tea. We have Western confectionery that is perfect for souvenirs, centered on "cha no confectionery", which has been popular for many years as a standard Kyoto sweets. In addition, at the KYOTO TOWER SANDO store based on the concept of "Kyoto Quality", you can enjoy the cold sweets "Namacha no Ka Ice Bar" that can only be tasted here.
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MASUYA SEIKA
Confectionery and SakeUtilizing ingredients such as Kyoto vegetables and seafood, we offer a quick bite-sized tidbits that focuses on soup stock and manufacturing methods.
Sake Ichigo cans are packed with only one go of sake so that you can easily enjoy the taste of the brewery in Kyoto. There are plenty of items that can be used in a wide range of scenes from Kyoto souvenirs and gifts for those who like alcohol, as well as drinks on trains and inns while traveling. -
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SHOGOIN YATSUHASHI SOHONTEN
Kyoto Confectionery YatsuhashiYatsuhashi, a dried confectionery resembling a koto, was born in Genroku 2 (1689). Since then, it has been loved by everyone for more than 320 years. Yatsuhashi, which is particular about raw materials because it is simple, is a traditional taste with a grazing scent. We offer a number of popular products suitable for Kyoto souvenirs, such as the classic Yatsubashi that has been around for many years, as well as the raw Yatsubashi and the "Holy" with bean paste.
※If you purchase over 5,000 yen in total, you will be exempt from tax. (excluding tax)




