You’ve noticed that photo-taking is an increasing hobby for me, right? It’s temporary and very low-stress, but I still spent 8 hours today cruising around – from Monnaka to Otemachi, Kasumigaseki to Kappabashi, Asakusa. Getting around, you know? Tokyo by bike is the best possible way to see it. At left, the fauna of Asakusa. […]
Kappabashi
Kappabashi 4: Buy a Japanese Knife
Or: How to Buy a Japanese Knife In Tokyo’s Kappabashi Kitchen-ware Street. 1. Go to Kappabashi. 2. Go to Kama-Asa. It’s on the west side of the street, just before the halfway mark at Kappabashi crossing (there’s no sign other than the one on the traffic light). If you come the fun way, walking from […]
Kappabashi 3 – good stores
After much pfaffing, finally we get to the real and useful segment of this series of posts. Most people, I suspect, walk to Kappabashi from Tawaramachi on the Ginza line. This is most efficient, and there are probably even signs in the station like there are in Akiba for ‘Electric Town’. [My preferred alternative is […]
Kappabashi 2: Fake Food
I noticed on the map that Kappabashi is actually called 合羽橋, not 河童橋. I can’t explain this. Moving on… People often describe Kappabashi as ‘the fake food neighborhood’. It’s not. There are exactly 3 stores selling fake food. More like exactly two-and-a-half, actually, since one of them is pretty small and sad. But the two main […]
Kappabashi 1
A special post inspired by the thematic things I saw on Yukari‘s site recently. Kappabashi is a frequently-mentioned tourist destination in food circles (just after Tsukiji, which seems to be #1 on every tourist’s list), and there are a few stores that I always end up going back to. Here’s a general feel for the […]