Above: Japanese ceramic bowls

There are more than 80,000 restaurants in Tokyo, and Kappabashi-dori, a street in the Asakusa neighborhood, is where their chefs come when they need cookware and kitchen equipment. There are over 150 shops to choose from, selling everything from lacquer soup bowls to steamers, as well as an amazing variety of utensils and pots and pans.
Kappabashi-dori, Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku.

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Above: Japanese ceramic bowls

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