Apple Kyoto opens on Shijō Dori

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.

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

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