I love the dishes and kitchenware here! There’s a whole lot of interesting and cute dishes for meals, serving platters, and chopsticks. I’ve picked up a few pieces here to round out a set I’ve been building as well as some of the chopsticks and I’ve been very happy with the quality of my purchases as well as how pleasant the sales clerks are.
Christina W.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Pinole, CA
Shiki is my favorite shop in Japantown. They carry a wide selection of functional, well-made, pretty, and nicely priced dishwares. We have a lovely tea pot and cup set and many dishes, bowls, and mugs from there. The lady who works there is nice. The only con is it is hard to resist buying each time I visit! :)
Elvis A.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Toronto, Canada
Just luved this place. Nice open space with a clean setup that is synonymous with Japanese way of doing things. The items are neatly stacked in certain categories and it makes easier to browse. As for the ceramics I would say they have a lot more variety than the other stores and some of the higher end stuff is on sale here as well. The sales person was quite nice and helpful while not being overbearing. I eyed a Sake set that will be on my buy list when I am in the area next time. 4 Stars.
David G.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 San Francisco, CA
Just beautiful items from Japan. I picked up some beautiful raku style ramen bowls. Lovely people work here and are very helpful. Seriously you could easily spend a small fortune living out your Japanese cookware fantasy in here. Check it out!
Joel G.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 San Diego, CA
pros… one of those cool little tiny shops on the bridge. this one was filled with bento boxes, wind chimes and other little knick knacks. most of the stuff was made in japan, but some of it was made in china. really liked this store, had been here years ago, and we had bought a tetsubin. today we were after some gifts for our nephew Ollie. he loves spoons for some odd reason, so we indulge him by getting him a cool new spoon. we also got a few other odds and ends. like a good luck charm with a bell. good selection for being such a small shop. cons…prices are a bit steep, but most things in the store are unique and quite crafty. but a good place to go to look at things, and if the price is right for you, then buy it.
L W.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 San Francisco, CA
What a beautiful store! And the lady who runs it(Linda) is so friendly and warm, and her gift-wrapping skills are out of this world! I feel so lucky to have stumbled upon this place and got an awesome tea set for my dad’s birthday. I will absolutely be back for future gift-shopping.
Abi U.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Fremont, CA
wahh! the woman here is so nice! We bought our second tea set from here this weekend. Our original tea pot cracked bc my husband stacked a bunch of dishes on top of it on the sink and wasn’t careful :[. The selection here is beautiful. They have ceramic sets as well as iron pots. We opted for a Sakura adorned ceramic set. Instead of the pot being round it’s rectangular while the cups are octogon shaped. so pretty. The pricing is here and there depending on what you’re looking for. They have a variety of sake sets that are just lovely as well.
Josephine G.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Santa Cruz, CA
I just love this place!!! Everytime I am in Japantown(often), it is a must to check in, even though I already own a lot of stuff from there and do not need more. I love to take my grown children, who live in other parts of the world, there too. In fact, we just called to ask if they were open Jan. 2 because there is a cat calendar they carry that we love to replace every year. We called(thanks to Unilocal publishing their phone), and they are reserving a calendar for us. The employees, especially the young woman, are the nicest, friendliest, knowledgeable, most helpful people, even if I say I am just there to browse. They helped me buy covered lacquer bowls(showed me why the prices differ), and have always explained things cheerfully, when I ask questions they probably get over and over. I hope they will always be there… because they are one of the very best, if not the best, store in the Kintetsu Mall.
Summer M.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Sacramento, CA
Daikoku by Shiki is a cool little ceramic shop in the Kintetsu Mall, brimming with Japanese ceramincs… cups, mugs, tea sets, sake sets, assorted kitchenware, and figurines. Bought myself some pretty things I didn’t need: D
Michelle M.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 San Ramon, CA
I went to Japantown in search of teawares for my new digs in Houston. This place had the most beautiful tea sets — cast iron, kyusu, and porcelain — made in Japan. While a bit pricey, the set is gorgeous and made by a designer that the owners have been going to for over 16 years. Because I was moving out of town, the owners were sure to wrap my set up really well and beautifully, as is typical of anything Japanese. I found them to be really helpful when I asked for«that teapot with the handle perpendicular to the spout. Oh, and wrap it well — it’s going on the airplane.» Service with a smile. Love it. Domo!
Juno P.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 ALLSTON, MA
My partner and I registered here for our wedding and they were AMAZING to work with! Wedding registry is super easy – your guests just call and let them know what the budget is and then they suggest and describe things that would go together for a great gift. A friend from France couldn’t make it to the wedding, but she called and spent about 50 bucks on a beautiful, modern glass carafe for chilled sake(it’s about .75 liter, all one piece of glass, that has an ice cube compartment outside) and 9 ceramic soup spoons(spoons are an inside joke between my friend and me). even though we selected it ourselves and it was on our registry, we were nevertheless thrilled to get it. they shipped us the gifts across the continent to massachusetts and they did a fantastic job with packaging. so efficiently packed in custom-sized boxes! and beautifully wrapped too!
Catherine P.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 San Francisco, CA
I have to be careful when I go to Japantown because if I walk by Shiki, I’ll go in, and if I go in, I’ll buy something! They have a beautiful, and beautifully displayed, assortment of ceramics, including some great teabowls and a selection of bizen by a master potter from Japan. They also have more everyday dishes which are very reasonable for the quality. Everyone who works there is very helpful and friendly, and they gift-wrap in true Japanese style.
Erin O.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 San Jose, CA
This shop alone made it worth the trip to J-Town. I’ve walked past it so many times, but the quality and variety of ceramics made it a lovely stop. They mix the traditional and modern here, with beautiful glazework pieces, and more rustic, plain pieces as well. Some was so delicate, I wanted to buy it, but have no idea how to use it when I’d get it home, but it still inspires you. I was also very please by their chawan mushi options, which very few places seemed to have.
Katie F.
Évaluation du lieu : 2 Fremont, CA
WAYTOOEXPENSIVE. and thier stuff was ugly and boring in my opinion. i like colors and japanese symbols and this place didnt have that great of a selection. i saw better looking stuff at katashi. one star for spactiousness. one star for the staff smiling and saying hello.
David P.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 San Carlos, CA
An absolute must every time I visit Japantown. A really well-thought out collection of traditional Japanese pottery from the major pottery centers including Arita, Bizen, Banko, Hagi, Mashiko, Shigaraki and Mino. They have a good eye for affordable quality with a balanced perspective with practical applications in mind. There isn’t as much need for a grill fish plate or a tea ceremony bowl in the US as much as for sets for tea, sake, soup, rice, noodles, etc. Every visit, i rationalize another purchase with my wife. Don’t we need a new set of noodle bowls for eating udon in contrast to our set for soba and the other for ramen?
Holly T.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 San Francisco, CA
I absolutely love Japanese dishware. In fact, my dishware collection probably grows faster than my wardrobe. I’ve reached the point where I can hit several places(Mitsuwa’s dishware place in Campbell, Soko Hardware, that little place across from Benkyodo) and immediately recognize who manufactured the dishware and who has it cheaper. This is no mere hobby, this is a disease. There just so happens to be an absurd number of places to buy Japanese dishware in San Francisco(yay for me!), some of them a bit cheaper. So, why go here? Daikoku by Shiki often has pieces I’ve never seen before. The shop owners are incredibly friendly and happy to answer questions. When I’ve bought gifts there, the owners have always carefully wrapped the goods as if they were about to be shipped through a warzone. My only beef: I wish they carried more maccha bowls.