Gilding developed to a high standard in Kyoto, a city of many Buddhist temples. Gold is used today to decorate accessories, like the gold leaf on these pendants (foreground; prices start at 10,000 yen), and the bamboo bag that was painted with lacquer then sprinkled with gold dust (rear; 150,000 yen).
Nipponia thanks the following for their collaboration: Gomei

In summer, fans offer a refreshing sensation. Both of these consist of decorated paper glued to a bamboo framework. Relatively cheap (prices begin at 2,500 yen). Some luxury folding fans use sandalwood or ebony.
Nipponia thanks the following for their collaboration: Miyawaki Baisen-an

One variety of traditional sweet food. Hi-gashi include rakugan (made by kneading a mixture of ground adzuki beans or glutinous rice flour moistened with sugar water), and aruheito (a decorative confectionary). The candies keep for quite a long time. Here they come in a cute little chest of drawers called chiyo-tansu (2,730 yen). Perhaps the perfect souvenir.
Nipponia thanks the following for their collaboration: Shioyoshiken Co., Ltd.

One of Kyoto's best-known confectionaries. Made by mixing steamed rice flour with sugar and cinnamon, spreading the mixture out thin, and then baking it. (Price for a 270-gram can: 1,050 yen.)
Nipponia thanks the following for their collaboration: Shogoin Yatsuhashi Sohonten