Kappabashi-dori

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A giant chef marks the entrance to the southern end of Kappabashi-dori

Statue of a kappa on Kappabashi-dori

Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi (Japanese: 合羽橋) or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from mass-produced crockery, restaurant furniture, ovens and decorations, through to esoteric items such as the plastic display food (sampuru) found outside Japanese restaurants.

The street is also an off-beat tourist destination (see [1]).

[edit] External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Kappabashi on Wikitravel
• Photographs of Kappabashi
• Japan-Guide to Kappabashi with more photographs
• Origin of the name kappa (raincoat / mythical monster)-bashi (bridge)
• Illustrated visit of Tokyo's Kappabashi cookware district by a European foodie - in English
• Several photos of Kappabashi (in French)

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