Kappabashi, Tokyo

Kappabashi is a must see area if you like cooking. You will find over 170 shops, mostly wholesale shops with kitchen items and restaurant supplies.

Good place to look for knives, plates, ceramics, bowls, plastic food, and many more kitchen items.

Knife shops I like:
TDI

Kamata



How to get there: If you walk from Senso-ji, Asakusa, it is about 10 minutes walk. Othersiwe, Tawara-cho station on Ginza line
Address:
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed: Sundays and Holidays

English links

Kappabashi Dogu Street
Official English website.
http://www.kappabashi.or.jp/en/index.html

About Kappabashi and good map of the street at Bento.com
http://www.bento.com/phgal-kappabashi.html