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| Above, the giant chef marks the spot of Niimi, the shop that has everything a restaurateur needs. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Anyone vacationing in Japan should definitely visit Tokyo's Kappabashi ("Kitchen Town") and Asakusa.
Kappabashi is where all kinds of kitchen tools can be found and Asakusa will give one many cultural flavors. People will know they are in Kappabashi when they see the giant chef above the Niimi shop.
Live Japan has an article on both. It even features my favorite Japanese knife shop, Kama-Asa.
They begin with:
You could easily spend an entire day wandering Tokyo’s “kitchen town” known as Kappabashi. Sandwiched between Asakusa and Ueno, Kappabashi consists of 170 specialty shops lining an 800 meter-long stretch of a road called Kappabashi Dougu Street.
We teamed up with veteran tour guide Kozue Hisaoka of True Japan Tours to give you an exclusive look at 9 must-see shops. As a bonus, we’ll even show you how to enjoy neighboring Asakusa like a local!
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| Above, Senso-ji temple in Asakusa. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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