I went in the morning of July weekday. More foreign tourists than Japanese come. When I walked into some of the stores, the staff also spoke English and, if they could, French and Chinese. It looks sober and is becoming an international tourist destination. It's fun to go into various stores and select items. The cityscape is also interesting, and it is fun to see buildings with a series of cups and unique buildings with a cook's head on the roof.

This is the kitchenware town area of Tokyo as all the stores here are focused on kitchen supplies and related. It is worth a walk down here after you are finished walking down Tanuki Dori St. (where there are different lucky tanuki statues seen). There are a variety of personal kitchen /restaurant related items that are interesting to view such as the many plastic foods used in window displays throughout Japan. They are very realistic looking! Don't miss the giant chef with the white hat located directly above the Niimi Building on the corner of Kappabashi Street.

If you are looking for kitchen gadgets for Japanese cooking, this is a great place to shop. The prices are reasonable and the selection is large. You can find a lot of stores specializing in high-quality Japanese kitchen knives here.

Take the Tsukuba Express Line to the ground from Asakusa Station Exit A2, turn right at the alleyway on the immediate side, and go straight to "Kappabashi Dougu Street". On the left and right sides of the less than one kilometre street are shops selling tableware. Retailers of kitchen equipment are also available. There are also shops selling cooks' clothing, food samples and packaging. Nakamise Shopping Street and Sensoji Temple are located to the east, Ueno Onshi Park is located to the west, and Akihabara is located to the south if you extend your legs a little.

Basically a shopping street between Ueno & Asakusa, which is lined with stores selling everything needed by restaurants operators, with the exception of fresh food. You will find stores specialising in pots, pans, stoves, tables, chairs, signs, cooking utensils,etc, etc. Chefs would probably love this place. Worth a visit just to browse around if you have time. Other skip this place if no interests in such products.