Kappabashi — Local services in Tokyo

This is a street for retailers and wholesale shoppers. It sells items from Restaurant Poster Materials, to Fake Cuisine decors, to earthen-ware and cutlery. The earthenware is some of the finest and reasonably priced you would find in Japan. We were looking for a set of 6 earthen glasses and the first shop on the street had some amazing items priced at about 860+ ¥ per piece. As we walked into the street we got more choices and a more reasonable range. We found shops selling similar glasses at 270¥ per piece as well. Then you can find the TDI branded shop for a complete range of kitchen-ware including rice cookers etc. In the fake food item’s shop you can find interesting Sushi themed wall clocks. I definitely recommend an hour worth of exploration on...

A must visit (even on sundays)! It is very interesting to see all the househoulds japanese people use (no electronics, only cuttlery, dishes, pots, jars, etc...). Everything is offered; from private use to restaurant equipment. Many tiny shops are the and each specialized in something. I saw even one just for brushes, how crazy is that? In my opinion this place is perfect for beautiful souvenirs. Everything is available, from low cost too...

Perfect place to see and buy a lot of things related to the kitchen. You can find from Japanese traditional curtains (No ren) to porcelain bowls and chopsticks.

The prices are really competitive, cheaper than in other places, and there are a lot of shops to seek for the desired things.

Concluding: good place to visit for buying traditional kitche stuff. If you are a chef, it is a place that you must not...