To spend a few hours wandering the Tokyo neighborhood of Kappabashi, not far from Asakusa, is not just a fun shopping experience, it is also a lesson in how many different kitchen toys exist in the ...

Asakusa's Kappabashi is a haven for homecooks and professional chefs. If you’re in the market for kitchen utensils, you will want to set aside at least half a day to explore the roughly 800m-long ...

Each summer, festival-goers converge on Kappabashi-Hondori (Kappabashi Street) in Tokyo’s Asakusa district for the Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri, a festival traditionally held on July 7. Many consider ...

In Kappabashi, a roughly 800-meter-long strip between Asakusa and Ueno, locals and tourists alike spill out from a dense row of nearly 170 kitchenware shops. Their shopping bags tell the story — ...

Asakusa's Kappabashi, better known to English-speakers as 'Kitchen Town', is heaven for cooking enthusiasts, professional chefs, and tourists shopping for interesting gifts to bring back from Tokyo.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You know those beautiful replica food samples you see outside Japanese restaurants? There is an area in Tokyo, Japan where you can ...

The Kappabashi district in Taitō, Tokyo, is gaining global fame for its concentration of shops specializing in kitchenware. Customers from across Japan—and all around the world—know that this is the ...

Located between Asakusa and Ueno, two of northeastern Tokyo’s top tourist destinations, is Kappabashi Dōgugai, a large shopping area dedicated to kitchenware. The main lane here stretches 900 meters, ...

With its handmade chefs’ knives, ornate chopsticks and bento boxes, the Tokyo street where restaurants buy kitchenware is also a great place for tourists to pick up souvenirs The first thing you ...

Tokyo [Japan], Sept 21 (ANI): Foreign tourists thronged the Kappabashi street in Tokyo to buy Japanese-image tableware, and kitchen tools such as plates and chopsticks. The street is lined up with ...