[News] Apple Kyoto opens on Shijō Dori

Employees welcome the first customers to Apple Kyoto. 

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Apple Kyoto opened Saturday morning in the heart of Kyoto’s main shopping corridor. A queue of customers stretched 10 blocks down Shijō Dori to visit Apple’s first store in Kyoto, a cultural and technological hub for Japan.

Customers queue down Shijō Dori, the street that has served as the city’s main shopping corridor since the 1600s. (Image Source:Apple)

Apple Kyoto will offer free Today at Apple sessions across photography, music, coding and more. 

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Apple is making a major retail investment in Japan, opening several new stores and renovating several existing stores over the coming years.

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Apple Kyoto’s team of over 100 employees come to Kyoto from around the world and speak 12 languages.

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Customers receive commemorative t-shirts, pins and stickers to mark the opening of Apple Kyoto.

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