Dougen (銅源)
DOUGEN — Kappabashi, Tokyo
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A shop for copper and iron. Copper pans, frying pans, tamagoyaki pans (rectangular omelette pans), graters, kettles and tumblers stand alongside Nanbu cast ironCast ironware from Iwate Prefecture, prized for holding heat evenly — kettles and skillets are the classics. It seasons with use, the way a cast-iron skillet does.— Kappabashi notes: pots, kama, the heavy pot rice was cooked in, teapots and frying pans.
The shop was founded in 1930. When it started, it worked copper and sold it, which is where the copper in its name comes from, and copper is still the part of the range it puts the most into.
What you can buy here
- Copper pans and frying pansheat moves through them fast
- Copper tamagoyaki panfor rolled omelettes such as dashimaki
- Copper graterthe teeth raised by hand
- Copper kettles and tumblersfor the kitchen and for the table
- Nanbu cast ironpots, kama, teapots and frying pans
- Induction-readypieces that work on an induction hob
Getting there
Right by Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, about a 1-minute walk.
| Hours | Weekdays and Saturdays 9:30–17:30 |
|---|---|
| Closed | Sundays and public holidays |
| Address | 1-1-11 Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0036 |
| Phone | 03-3841-3027 |
| Official site | http://www.dougen-saito.co.jp |
| Online shop | https://www.dougen-saito.co.jp/ |
Good to know
- Anyone looking for copperpans, tamagoyaki pans, graters and kettles, all in copper
- Anyone after Nanbu cast ironpots, kama, teapots and frying pans
- Anyone who likes an old shopfounded in 1930, it began by working and selling copper