KAPPABASHI KITCHEN TOWN

Taito-ku, Tokyo

A paradise for cooking enthusiasts, Kappabashi is known for it’s plastic fake food samples, cutlery and cooking items. This is the destination for Tokyo’s restaurateurs and cooking hobbyists to stock up on some of the best, most unique kitchenware. While you can eat here, don’t be fooled by the fake food samples. Kappabashi is known to have many fake food sample shops. In Japan, you’ll see many fake food samples sitting outside restaurants as a way to show some of their delicious items on their menu...and they look so real! Well, in Kappabashi Kitchen Town, you can purchase these fake food samples and even take a class on how to make them.

While you’re in the area, be sure to check out the following:

• The rather large statue of a chef

• Ganso Shokuhin Sampuru Shop for the unique fake food samples

• World class Japanese kitchen ware and knives

Photo Credit: Timeout Tokyo

How to get there

The closest station to Kitchen Town is Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line. If you are already in the Asakusa area, it’s about a 15 minute walk from the famous Sensoji Temple.