The 141 shops of Kappabashi Kitchen Town we have written up in English so far, in walking order from Asakusa-dori in the south to Kototoi-dori in the north.
141 shops shown
SouthAsakusa-dori end — the first stretch from Tawaramachi Station36 shops
- DengamaNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideJapanese tableware gathered from kilns all over the country. Hasami, Karatsu and Arita ware are among them, 1610:00–18:00
- Niimi YoshokkitenMatsugaya 1 · east sideNiimi has stood at the entrance to Kitchen Town Street since 1907. The giant chef's head on the roof is the la10:00–17:45
- Tokyo HakuiMatsugaya 1 · east sideTokyo Hakui has sold chef whites and uniforms since 1949: whites for the kitchen, office wear, workwear and unWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:00
- TAKASO Western TablewareNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideThis is TAKASO's Western tableware shop: plates and dishes in the Western manner, glassware, knives and forks,Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30
- DougenMatsugaya 1 · east sideA shop for copper and iron. Copper pans, frying pans, tamagoyaki pans (rectangular omelette pans), graters, keWeekdays and Saturdays 9:30–17:30
- TAKASO CookwareMatsugaya 1 · east sideTAKASO trades on Kappabashi as four separate specialist shops, and this is the one for cooking tools: pots, miWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30
- AsaeNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideCommercial kitchen equipment and cooking tools, in business since 1960. The company built the machines that sk10:30–18:00 (Mondays and Fridays 11:00–18:00; Tuesdays 10:30–17:00)
- Dr.GoodsNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideDr.Goods has been picking and shelving tools since 1998. Cooking tools are on the ground floor; tableware and Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- YabukitaNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideYabukita is a specialty shop for commercial-grade Japanese tableware, selling ceramics, porcelain, lacquerwareWeekdays and Saturdays 10:30–17:00; Sundays and public holidays 11:00–17:00
- Knife Shop KoujinMatsugaya 1 · east sideA shop of knives with some character to them: custom blades of its own and Japanese-style knives, and, on the 9:30–18:00
- Fujita Shoji InteriorNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideFujita Shoji's interior building. Where the main building holds tableware and tools, this one carries the thin9:30–17:00
- TAKASO CeramicsNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideTAKASO trades on Kappabashi as four separate specialist shops, and this is the one for tableware. Japanese-mad10:00–17:15, Sundays included
- Knife Shop TDIMatsugaya 1 · east sideA knife shop that has stood on Kappabashi for about 30 years. It carries blades for professional and home kitc9:30–18:00
- NioNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideNio calls itself a "stylist for the table," stocking tableware, lacquerware, chopsticks and kitchen tools.Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- Kitchen World TDIMatsugaya 1 · east sideCooking tools from around the world, imported directly and set out on the shelves. The shop's own site puts th9:30–18:00
- Tanaka ShikkitenMatsugaya 1 · east sideTanaka Shikkiten is a lacquerware shop founded 80 years ago, stocking every kind of lacquered ware from profesWeekdays and Saturdays 10:30–17:00
- Fujita ShojiNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideFujita has sold tableware and tools since 1960. Japanese, Chinese and Western tableware and lacquerware, and w9:30–17:00
- Jikko Hamono Tokyo KappabashiMatsugaya 1 · east sideJikko is a knife maker from Sakai, Osaka, and this is its own shop in Tokyo. The ground floor is a gallery of 10:00–17:30
- Kanaya BrushNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideA brush shop going back to the Taisho era. Toothbrushes and hairbrushes, the flat brushes used in a kitchen, s10:30–17:00
- Kappabashi MaedaMatsugaya 1 · east sideJapanese tableware and knives, sold side by side. Arita and Mino ware, lacquerware, glass, sake and tea vesselWeekdays, Saturdays and public holidays 10:00–16:50; Sundays 10:30–16:50
- KikyoyaMatsugaya 1 · east sideKikyoya stocks a wide range of shop-decoration goods, including menu-stand supplies, paper lanterns, noboribat9:30–17:30
- Takemoto YokiNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideTakemoto Yoki has made containers for more than 70 years: bottles, jars, tubes, caps and dispensers. The compaWeekdays 9:00–17:30
- Tokyo BikenNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideTokyo Biken deals in everything from professional-grade replica food samples to key rings, phone straps and ma10:00–17:00 (Sundays and public holidays from 11:00)
- Seiwa Kappabashi SohontenNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideSeiwa, a uniform company founded in 1950, moved and reopened as its Kappabashi Sohonten in September 2020. It Weekdays 10:00–17:00
- TokuzoNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideTokuzo is a knife shop given over to Tosa uchihamono, the hand-forged blades of Kochi. It carries work by make10:00–17:30
- Okashi no MoriMatsugaya 1 · east sideOkashi no Mori gathers European confectionery and baking supplies under one roof, French, British and German a10:00–17:00
- Arai ShotenNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideArai Shoten specialises in tools and equipment for making Western-style confectionery and wagashi, the traditiWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- KiwamiNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideKiwami is a knife specialty shop with a wide range from household to professional-use knives, plus whetstones 10:00–18:00
- Seven Uniform Nishi-Asakusa 1-chomeNishi-Asakusa 1 · west sideAround 1,700 kinds of uniform for hotels, restaurants and food factories. Hems can be taken up and names embroWeekdays 10:00–17:30
- NikkariMatsugaya 1 · east sideNikkari is a knife specialty shop, stocking hand-made knives selected from all across Japan alongside man-made10:00–18:00
- Pelican CafeKotobuki 3The cafe run by Pelican, the bakery going since 1942. It serves toast and sandwiches, fruit sandwiches, and anMonday to Saturday 9:00–17:00 (last order)
- PelicanKotobuki 4A bakery running since 1942 that makes nothing but shokupan and bread rolls. Shokupan is the square white loafMonday to Saturday 8:00–17:00
- Ishikawa CoffeeKotobuki 1Ishikawa Coffee is a roastery and cafe that sells its own house-roasted coffee beans.
- Iriya Plus CafeKotobuki 4Iriya Plus Cafe occupies a renovated warehouse building called Custom Souko. It is known for additive-free pan8:30–17:00
- AsamiKotobuki 2Sixty years and more of confectionery tools and machinery. Hand tools, confectionery machines, kitchen installWeekdays 10:00–18:00; Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- Takemura ShikkitenMoto-Asakusa 4A shop built around Edo lacquerware, with ceramics, glass, chopsticks, tableware and decorative pieces alongsiWeekdays 9:00–18:00; Saturdays 9:30–18:00
CentralThe middle stretch of the street57 shops
- Kanmi Sabo KikumaruNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideA sweet shop on Kikusui-dori, directly behind Higashi Honganji temple. It serves anmitsu, kakigori and sweets 11:30–19:00 (last orders 18:30)
- Kawasaki ShotenMatsugaya 2 · east sideTools for pastry and bread, sold here since 1946. The shop's site makes a flat claim: there is nothing it cann9:30–17:30
- Mitsuboshi ShokkiMatsugaya 2 · east sideA tableware shop standing on the Kappabashi-minami crossing. It opens 10:00–17:30 and is closed on Sundays, plWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30
- Kakesu ZakkatenMatsugaya 2 · east sideJapanese-made homeware gathered into one small shop: ZERO JAPAN teapots and cups, Imabari towels, Mino ware. T10:00–18:00
- Majimaya KashidogutenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideMajimaya has dealt in confectionery tools since 1951: wooden moulds for wagashi, tins and moulds for Western-sWeekdays 9:30–17:30; Sundays 10:00–17:00
- TSUCHI-YA Asakusa Kappabashi HontenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideGlassware by craftsmen from all over Japan: kiriko cut glass, tumblers, wine glasses, guinomi cups and tokkuri10:00–17:30
- AriyamaMatsugaya 2 · east sideAriyama is a Chinese restaurant in Matsugaya.
- Sotei YabukitaMatsugaya 2 · east sideYabukita sells Japanese tableware, built around the work of the Hayashi Kuro kiln and reaching across the pott11:00–17:00
- bai-seMatsugaya 2 · east sideA tableware shop working to a line of its own: life with white. The ground floor is white and nothing else; 2F9:30–18:00
- Hashitou HontenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideHashitou has sold chopsticks and nothing else since 1910. The disposable pairs are cut from Japanese cedar andWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30
- Seisuke HamonoMatsugaya 2 · east sideSeisuke sorts its knives by the job each one does. The general-purpose blades sit together — santoku (an all-p10:30–17:30
- Zwilling Pro Knife Center TokyoMatsugaya 2 · east sideThis is a directly run store of Germany's Zwilling, carrying MIYABI knives, Staub pots and Ballarini cookware,10:00–17:30
- Kappabashi TsuchiyaMatsugaya 2 · east sideTsuchiya keeps to tools for the working kitchen: trays, pots, seiro, a stacking bamboo steamer, deep prep trayWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30
- Koujin HamonoMatsugaya 2 · east sideA blade shop that reaches past the kitchen: alongside knives it carries folding knives, sommelier knives and s9:30–18:00
- TDI SankyoMatsugaya 2 · east sideA shop for one thing only: the wrapping that wagashi, the traditional Japanese sweets, go home in. Confectione9:30–17:00
- Kappabashi SanoMatsugaya 2 · east sideSano keeps to disposable containers: bento containers, clear food packs, drinks cups, paper plates, containersWeekdays 8:00–18:00; Saturdays 8:00–17:00; Sundays and public holidays 10:00–17:00
- Asai ShotenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideBaking tins and moulds, and little else, since 1895. Chiffon cake tins, loaf tins, canelé moulds, madeleine an9:00–17:30
- Honma Shoten IngredientsNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe ingredients department of Honma Shoten deals in food ingredients from major manufacturers, including confeWeekdays and Saturdays 9:30–17:30
- Honma Shoten PackagingNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe packaging department of Honma Shoten fills three floors with packaging materials, from disposable containeWeekdays and Saturdays 9:30–17:30
- Yoshida KashidogutenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideTools, utensils and machinery for making confectionery. Hours are 9:30–17:00 and the shop is closed on SaturdaWeekdays 9:30–17:00
- FuwariNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideHousehold goods gathered from around the world, split by floor: tableware in the basement, everyday things on 9:30–18:00
- Asahi Sun Red KappabashiMatsugaya 2 · east sideThe Kappabashi branch of Asahi Sun Red is a professional kitchenware shop serving everyone from professionals 10:00–17:00
- Kamata HakenshaMatsugaya 2 · east sideKamata Hakensha has been a blade shop in Asakusa since 1923. More than 800 knives are in stock at any one time10:00–18:00
- SaitoMatsugaya 2 · east sideSaito has specialized in chef whites for 70 years, carrying everything from cooking whites to school lunch uniWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- MUSASHI JAPAN Minami-KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe southern of MUSASHI JAPAN's two shops, selling knives and sake. The range runs from santoku (an all-purpos10:30–18:00
- Udagawa ShotenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideUdagawa has sold oil since 1924. It carries oil for commercial kitchens, sesame oil, taihaku sesame oil presseWeekdays 9:00–17:30
- YokoyamaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideYokoyama is a long-established confectionery-tool shop founded in 1905. It stocks machinery and equipment for Weekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- Kajiwara Kitchen SupplyMatsugaya 2 · east sideCommercial cooking tools and equipment on a scale that is hard to picture until you are inside: about 10,000 l9:30–17:30
- StolovayaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideA Russian restaurant in Asakusa, serving piroshki, borscht, pelmeni, cabbage rolls and salmon dishes. It also Lunch 11:30–15:00, dinner 17:00–20:00
- Tojiro Knife Gallery TokyoNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe gallery of Tojiro, the knife maker from Tsubame-Sanjo in Niigata, run by the maker itself. Engraving and s10:00–17:30
- KokuMatsugaya 2 · east sideKoku is a cutlery shop built around the idea of a knife for life. Its 2F holds a classroom and cafe where visi10:00–18:00
- SankidoMatsugaya 2 · east sideSankido covers a great deal of ground in one shop: lacquerware, ceramics and porcelain, glass and bamboo ware Monday to Saturday 9:30–17:30; Sundays and public holidays 12:00–17:30 (temporarily shortened hours, per the shop's site)
- Tojiro Knife Gallery Tokyo No. 2Nishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe second Kappabashi shop of Tojiro, the knife maker from Tsubame-Sanjo. Engraving and sharpening on knives b10:00–17:30
- Unagi SanshoNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe owner trained at an eel wholesaler and opened this shop about thirty years ago. It serves three grades of Lunch 11:30–14:00, dinner 16:00–19:30
- Minochiya Kitchen CenterNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideThe company behind Minochiya was established in 1999 to sell tableware and commercial kitchen equipment to the9:00–17:30 (Sundays and public holidays 10:00–17:30)
- DaiseikenMatsugaya 2 · east sideDaiseiken is an old-fashioned neighbourhood Chinese restaurant (machi-chuka) in Matsugaya.
- Kama-Asa ShotenMatsugaya 2 · east sideKama-Asa opened in 1908 as an iron foundry making kama, the heavy pots that Japanese kitchens cooked their ric11:00–17:30 (until 16:30 on the last day of each month)
- coffee to ○○Nishi-Asakusa 2 · west sidecoffee to ○○ is the only coffee stand in Kitchen Town Street, serving specialty coffee roasted on the premisesWeekdays and Saturdays 11:00–16:00
- Soil AsakusaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideA shop that gathers Japanese tableware by the district that made it. Mashiko, Koishiwara, Hasami and yachimun 12:00–19:00
- KosaiMatsugaya 2 · east sideJapanese tableware, chosen rather than stocked in bulk: ceramics, porcelain, glassware and lacquerware.The shoMonday to Saturday 9:15–17:45; Sundays and public holidays 12:00–17:30
- C is ZNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideC is Z is an old-fashioned kissaten (coffee shop) in the Kappabashi area, the kind of place you can drop into
- IidayaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideIidaya bills itself as a “super” specialist cooking-tool shop, and the shelves bear it out: next to the everyd11:00–18:00
- KomatsuyaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideA tableware shop for the trade, founded in Kappabashi in 1909. More than 2,000 kinds of Japanese tableware filWeekdays and Saturdays 9:15–17:45; Sundays and public holidays 10:00–17:00
- Iwai ShokaiNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideFounded in 1951, Iwai Shokai specialises in vinyl and poly products, dealing in tablecloths and poly bags.Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- Monjayaki ShichigosanNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideA monjayaki shop founded in 1999. Monjayaki is a loose savoury batter cooked on the hot plate in front of you,11:00–22:00
- Miki ShotenNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideMiki Shoten is a cookware shop that serves everyone from restaurants opening a new Japanese, Western or ChinesWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:30; Sundays and public holidays 11:00–17:00
- Sohbi Asakusa KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideImported European tableware, with Wedgwood, Herend and Meissen on the shelves. In 2021 the shop reopened as sh10:00–18:00
- FukuokayaNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideUniforms and noren for restaurants. Chef coats, chef whites for the kitchen, sommelier aprons and waist apronsWeekdays and Saturdays 9:30–17:30
- Koshino Itto Honpo Kappabashi HondoriNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideOne of the shops a blade merchant from Tsubame in Niigata keeps in Kappabashi, this one on Hondori. Knives in 10:00–18:00
- Union Coffee SuppliesNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideUnion's coffee-shop supplies department has been in business since 1962, selling coffee and tea equipment alon10:00–18:00
- Union CommerceNishi-Asakusa 2 · west sideUnion Commerce has specialized in selling cooking knives since it was established in Showa 54 (1979), carryingWeekdays and Saturdays 10:00–17:00
- Yamaya ShotenMatsugaya 2 · east sideFounded in 1929, Yamaya Shoten stands on the corner of Kitchen Town Street's central crossing, specialising inWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- Kevin Mc CompanyMatsugaya 2 · east sideThis hand-sharpening specialist upholds Edo-period sharpening techniques, selling knives and offering edge set10:00–18:00
- TogijinMatsugaya 2 · east sideA shop given over to sharpening knives, though it also sells a selection of knives chosen by its sharpeners, f10:00–18:00
- Tasuke ZushiMatsugaya 2 · east sideTasuke Zushi is a long-established Edomae sushi restaurant, serving seasonal toppings such as tuna and conger 11:00–14:00, 17:00–21:30
- Bistro KATORIMatsugaya 2 · east sideA French restaurant for when Kitchen Town Street has worn your legs out. The owner-chef ran the kitchen at a hLunch 12:00–15:00, dinner 18:00–21:30
- Sandaime ShogetsuanMatsugaya 2 · east sideNow in its third generation, Sandaime Shogetsuan is a soba shop serving juwari soba, noodles made entirely of
NorthKototoi-dori end48 shops
- EchigoyaNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideEchigoya is a restaurant near Kappabashi serving modern Japanese cuisine (shin-Nihon ryori).
- RyuenNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideA Chinese restaurant that has been running since 1993. The room is white and plain, and the menu is a set courLunch 12:00–13:30, dinner 18:00–20:30
- KikuzushiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideKikuzushi has served sushi and Japanese cuisine since it was founded in Showa 11 (1936). Its grilled anago (co12:00–15:00, 17:00–20:00
- Tsubaya HochotenNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideTsubaya sells knives and nothing else, and the racks are arranged by the job the blade does. For general work 10:00–17:00
- Union FoodNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideUnion's food department specialises in coffee beans, black tea and Chinese tea, selling coffee beans roasted fWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–18:00
- IidaNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideIida is a Chinese dining spot near Kappabashi-dori.
- ToshuMatsugaya 3 · east sideToshu is a cookware shop covering everything from professional Japanese, Western and Chinese cooking tools to Weekdays and Saturdays 7:30–18:00; Sundays and public holidays 8:30–18:00
- Koshino Itto Honpo KappabashiMatsugaya 3 · east sideThe Kappabashi shop of a blade merchant from Tsubame in Niigata. Knives in Damascus steel, molybdenum steel an10:00–18:00
- Utsuwa SoshiMatsugaya 3 · east sideUtsuwa Soshi stocks wooden tableware and tools, including wooden cutlery, wooden bowls, chopsticks and masu (s9:30–17:00
- Shimojima KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideShimojima is one of Japan's big packaging suppliers, and this is its Kappabashi shop. It carries bento contain9:00–17:30
- ZAKU Knives KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideZAKU Knives is a knife gallery in a yellow-fronted building on Kappabashi, displaying more than 1,500 knives.10:00–18:00
- Koide ShotenMatsugaya 3 · east sideFounded more than 90 years ago, Koide Shoten keeps around 300 kinds of good-luck charms in stock at all times,Weekdays 10:00–17:00; Saturdays 10:00–16:30
- Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideThe shop run by Iwasaki itself, the firm behind the replica food samples that stand in restaurant windows acro10:00–17:30
- Sato SampleMatsugaya 3 · east sideSato Sample has been making replica food samples since 1925. The ready-made range alone runs to about 2,500 ki10:00–17:00
- ShueidoMatsugaya 3 · east sideShueido sells food packaging: clear plain bags above all, with zip bags, wagashi bags and boxes for sweets, plWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- co-bo-no KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideWestern tableware: plates, bowls, cups and pots, cutlery and small things for the table. A good deal of the ra10:00–19:00
- TakanohaMatsugaya 3 · east sideTakanoha carries knives for professional and home use sourced from knife-making regions across Japan, plus rep10:00–18:00
- Sky Grill Buffet MusashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideA buffet on the 26th floor of a hotel, with Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes laid out and a wide view overBreakfast 7:00–9:30, lunch 11:30–15:00, dinner 17:00–21:00 (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until 21:30)
- MUSASHI JAPAN KappabashiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideKnives and sake, laid out side by side. The range runs from santoku (an all-purpose knife for meat, fish and v10:00–18:00
- Nakao Shop & Office (The Pot Museum)Nishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideNakao Aluminum, a maker of commercial aluminium and stainless steel pots founded in 1958, opened its Pot Museu10:00–18:00
- SOBAGIRIMatsugaya 3 · east sideA place where you cut your own soba and then eat it. The craft of soba-kiri, carried down from the Edo period,By reservation only (open for booked sessions)
- Sensing Touch of EarthMatsugaya 3 · east sideA cafe in the middle of Kitchen Town. It opens 11:00–18:00, with last orders at 17:30, which lines up neatly w11:00–18:00 (last orders 17:30)
- Kawara ShotenNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideFounded in 1928 as a food wholesaler, Kawara Shoten also sells confectionery, penny sweets, confectionery-makiWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- ManryoMatsugaya 3 · east sideA shop given over to the tools of Chinese cooking. The Chinese seiro, a stacking bamboo steamer, arrives strai10:00–18:00
- Cafe OtonovaNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideCafe Otonova is a popular cafe set inside a renovated old house (kominka), serving original food and homemade
- Seven Uniform Nishi-Asakusa 3-chomeNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideThe Nishi-Asakusa 3-chome branch of Seven Uniform. It carries around 1,700 kinds of uniform for hotels, restauWeekdays 10:00–17:30
- The Art of Tea TOKYOMatsugaya 3 · east sideNanbu cast-iron kettles and tea leaves, sold side by side. Japanese tea, and jasmine, pu-erh, oolong, white an10:00–18:00
- Tousyougama KappabashiMatsugaya 3 · east sideThe Kappabashi shop of the Tousyougama kiln. Its own tableware, planned and overseen by a former chef, is the 10:00–19:00
- Asakusa UmegenNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideAsakusa Umegen sells old-fashioned sweets and dagashi, cheap penny candy, made by methods handed down from the
- MaesakaNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideMaesaka is an upmarket select shop for Japanese tableware by named makers, including Karatsu ware.
- Nishiyama ShikkiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideNishiyama has sold lacquerware since 1916, and calls itself the longest-established lacquerware specialist in Monday to Saturday 9:30–17:30
- Tousyougama HontenMatsugaya 3 · east sideTousyougama, a company founded in 1966 as a maker and wholesaler of tableware for the trade, opened this Kappa10:00–19:00
- Watarai Uindo SeisakushoMatsugaya 3 · east sideWatarai Uindo Seisakusho is a glass-vessel shop that has been in business for about 100 years. It sells handmaWeekdays 9:00–18:00; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10:00–17:00
- Koshino Itto Honpo Nishi-AsakusaNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideThe Nishi-Asakusa branch of Koshino Itto Honpo. Blades from Tsubame in Niigata are the core of it, and the ran10:00–18:00
- Shinyo ShokaiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideShinyo Shokai has wholesaled disposable containers since it was founded in Showa 41 (1966), dealing in bento cWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:00
- WakokorodoMatsugaya 3 · east sideWakokorodo is a knife specialty store carrying more than a thousand knives hand-picked from all across Japan, 10:00–18:00
- Tokyo ChuboNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideTokyo Chubo is a cookware shop that holds to old-fashioned face-to-face service, keeping a wide stock on hand Weekdays and Saturdays 9:00–16:00; Sundays and public holidays 10:00–16:00
- Kappabashi Sake no SanwaMatsugaya 3 · east sideA shop for sake and shochu, Japan's distilled spirit, and nothing else. New arrivals go up on the shop's own s13:00–18:00
- Fujimuraya SaketenMatsugaya 3 · east sideA liquor shop on Kappabashi-dori, at 3-17-8 Matsugaya. The Kappabashi shopping association lists it among the
- ImageNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideA French restaurant with a wine list to match. The chef hunts, so game is on the menu, and the house specialitLunch 11:30–15:00, dinner 17:00–22:00
- Takamura SeikanMatsugaya 3 · east sideTakamura Seikan deals in cans and containers: cans for fish, vegetables and meat, jars, and plastic tubs. Its 9:30–17:00
- Okuda ShotenMatsugaya 3 · east sideOkuda Shoten sells handmade bamboo, wood and lacquer goods, and also handles lacquerware repairs and custom siWeekdays and Saturdays 9:00–17:30
- Hashi MikuraNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sideA chopstick shop opened in 2010 by Musashiya Seisakusho, a kitchen-equipment company founded on Kappabashi in 10:00–17:00 (Sundays and public holidays from 13:00)
- soiNishi-Asakusa 3 · west sidesoi is a select shop for Japanese antique furniture, tableware by independent makers, and original tenugui towWeekdays 12:00–17:00; Saturdays and Sundays 11:00–18:00
- Iida SeisakushoMatsugaya 4 · east sideA maker of machinery for wagashi, the traditional Japanese sweets, and for Western-style confectionery. Its owWeekdays 9:00–17:00
- Sun WoodMatsugaya 4 · east sideSun Wood is a ceramics outlet, selling Japanese, Western and Chinese tableware at 30–70% off catalogue list pr10:00–17:00
- Cafeteria Spice JayaMatsugaya 4 · east sideThai, Indonesian, Malaysian, Vietnamese and Indian dishes in one small room. The kitchen is halal certified an11:00–15:00, 17:00–20:30
- KAKINUMA TOKYO (Kappabashi Knife Gallery)A knife gallery on 2F, up from the street. The shop's own site describes it as a quiet space cut off from the