Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
Kappabashi Kitchenware Town is a shopping street with over 100 years of history located in downtown Tokyo between Asakusa and Ueno. The street stretches 800m from north to south and has over 170 specialist shops selling Japanese, Western, and Chinese cookware and lacquerware, Japanese and Western sweets and bread makers, kitchen equipment and tools, food ingredients and packaging, and more.
Professional use products for purchase by general consumers. Japanese knives and food samples are popular with foreign customers.
Professional use products for purchase by general consumers. Japanese knives and food samples are popular with foreign customers.
View scenic routes that include this spot
EXPERIENCE THE QUINTESSENTIALMore Information about Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
Street address
- 3-18-2 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Access
Route1
- About 5 minutes by foot from Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Route2
- About 13 minutes by foot from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00
(hours may vary depending on the establishment)
Closed
- Sundays and holidays
(about 80% of all shops are closed)
Best season
- All year
Point
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Ameyoko(Shopping Street)
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Sumida Hokusai Museum
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Nezu Museum
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Ebisu Yokocho
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Rikugien Gardens
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Kanda Myojin Shrine
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SMALL WORLDS miniature museum
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Kagurazaka
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The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
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Water Bus (Kasai- Odaiba Line)
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Origami experience
(Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan) -
Mt. Takao
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Tokyo City View
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Shunkaen Bonsai Museum
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Shibamata
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ANIME TOKYO STATION
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SKY BUS TOKYO(Odaiba Night Course)
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Nihonbashi (cultural experience)
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teamLab Borderless Odaiba(Closed down on August 31, 2022)
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Tofuya Ukai
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Sake tasting experience
(Meishu Center Sake Shop Ochanomizu) -
Shibuya
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Edo Kiriko glass making experience (at Sumida Edo Kiriko Kan)
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Toei Streetcar (Toden) Arakawa Line