kapabashi.かっぱ橋道具街

another monday, a new week.  this week i have to conduct trainings to the japanese users on a topic that i am not quite familiar with.  but i am almost there after 3 times of drilling and dry runs.  last saturday, i visited kapabashi kitchenware street (かっぱ橋道具街) .  although two years ago when we visited tokyo, we actually stayed at asakusa area, the other side of sumida river, but we never made it to kapabashi.  we did attempt once but couldn't find it and with just one week in tokyo, we didn't continue our search further.

i made a point to be here, simply because i have never come here before and secondly i do need to get some porcelain ware...

this giant sign of a chef actually marks the begin of kapabashi, so are these cups mark the start of about one kilometer long with tons of kitchen or restaurant related utensils and products, including the famous plastic food display.

i first check out the japanese tableware.  although my apartment provided me with some basic tableware, but i still need some smaller saucers, plates, bowls, tea mugs and tea pot.  at the end, i bought some all with japanese prints, i didn't get a tea pot here. i just don't want to pay too much for it.

these are sushi bento - plastic display. they look quite real...

all sort of sushi, but for your eyes only

how about japanese soft ice - matcha green, sweet potato purple, strawberry pink and even some in blue, i wonder what flavor would that be...

beer any one? or fancy any ice cream or fruits... the choices are plenty!!!

how about some namagashi miniatures?  yes, i bought a few as you already know i am a freak when come to namagashi. i like the nabe seafood pot too, the strawberry shortcake looks a little fake to me but others are almost as real.

there are many customers in the plastic food display shop, but these items are so expensive, a simple sushi costs twice the price of real sushi.  i rather eat the real sushi than buying these fake ones.

so i walk away with two tea mugs, a few plates and shallow bowls and some miniature of namagashi.  no serious damage of my pocket at all.  they are cheap to reasonable.  so in the coming days when you see some food photos no longer on white line tableware that because i have added some colors to it.