KAPPABASHI-DORI

Description

Essentials about Kappabashi-dori in brief

Kappabashi Street (Kappabashi Dogugai) is a true paradise for all professional and amateur cooks. Only a few minutes away from the Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa and Ueno Park, you can find everything you need for cooking on Kappabashi Street. There are around 200 stores selling everything from the famous Japanese knives, tableware and kitchen utensils to kitchen furniture and restaurant supplies.

Shopping in Kappabashi-dori

Kappabashi-dori is a real one-off among Tokyo’s shopping streets. The giant figure of a chef with a white chef’s hat at the beginning of the street already makes it clear what to expect here. Along Kappabashi-dori and its side streets, chefs and cooking enthusiasts can expect to find around 200 stores that actually sell everything that belongs in a restaurant or private kitchen. Here you can find Japanese knives, Japanese, Chinese and Western tableware, dishes, lacquerware, refrigerators, ovens, refrigerated display chests, tofu-making equipment, Japanese and Western kitchen furniture, signs, bamboo products, plastic utensils, gowns and ingredients of all kinds (to name just a few of the product categories on offer).

A very special item on Kappabashi Street are the ultra-realistic plastic versions of all sorts of dishes and ingredients that restaurants love to put in their windows. Those looking for an unusual souvenir will also find things like sushi magnets, smartphone covers with food motifs, and imaginative chopstick trays in the stores.