The number of mobile sales vehicles for Kyoto souvenirs has been increasing. Many such vans, loaded with familiar items including matcha sweets, yatsuhashi confections, incense, and facial oil blotting paper, appeared after the spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was getting into full swing. Why are Kyoto souvenir companies putting so much effort into traveling shops?
Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Translated by Mie Hiuzon, Psyche et l’Amour, Inc.
