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Kappabashi Walking Tour: Explore Tokyo's Kitchenware Capital

By Trip Designer Inc.
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$221 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover Kappabashi, Tokyo’s culinary wonderland where restaurateurs and food lovers explore an extraordinary array of kitchen tools, ceramics, and iconic Japanese knives. This 3-hour tour takes you through the heart of Japan’s food culture, offering a unique glimpse into the craftsmanship behind every utensil.

・Visit Dengama, a bustling shop featuring pottery and lacquerware from all over Japan
・Explore Tsuchi-ya’s exquisite Kiriko cut glass and Majimaya’s vast collection of cookie moulds
・Experience Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya, home to realistic plastic food samples and optional hands-on workshops

Activity location

  • Dengama
    • 西浅草松井ビル 4
    • 111-0035, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tawaramachi Station
    • 18 1
    • 111-0035, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

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Kappabashi Walking Tour: Explore Tokyo's Kitchenware Capital
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Price details
AU$221.31 x 1 AdultAU$221.31

Total
Price is AU$221.31
Until Mon, 27 Oct

What's included, what's not

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    Tax
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    Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    (¥100-500 depending on what you want to try)
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    Lunch
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    Hotel pick up & drop off (add ¥6,000 for hotel pick up includiing one-way train ticket)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Plasic Food Samples Workshop: additional ¥6,000 / person
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Traditional Bookmark Workshop: additional ¥6,000 / person

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If you want join the workshops we will need to book it in advance

Activity itinerary

Dengama
  • 20m
Dengama is a typically Japanese shop with an excellent location facing the Kappabashi crossroads. A wide variety of tableware collected from pottery production areas all over the country are gathered here, reason why this shop is always crowded with a large number of customers. ground floor sells everyday utensils, lacquerware, chopsticks, sake vessels, and other items, while the second floor sells slightly more expensive tableware.
TSUCHI-YA ガラスの器と工芸
  • 10m
At Tsuchi-ya visitors can purchase the works of over 35 glass artisans from 13 prefectures throughout Japan, with the most famous product being Kiriko Glasses, a traditional Japanese cut glass technique.
Majimaya
  • 10m
Majimaya is bakers' heaven, where you can find the perfect cookie mould among more than 400 moulds on display.
Ganso Food Sample Shop Kappabashi Showroom
  • 15m
Plasic Food Samples are a part of modern Japanese culture. It is a good way to show what kind of food the restaurants serves for prospective customers. They are usually handmade and here at Ganso Shokuin Sample-ya you can look at them up-close and buy them as souvenirs.
Musashi Japan Kappabashi Knife & Sake Shop
  • 20m
Musashi is a Japanese kitchen knife brand with a blacksmithing history of 250 years. Every part of the knife is handmade and once you experience how it fits in your hand and the smooth cutting edge, you won't be able to go back to using any other knife. Whether you prefer traditional, multi-purpose Japanese chef knives or more unique knives, like Musashi's gold-carved Chokin Knives or their new Tsushima Knives with handles made out of marine plastic, Musashi have a knife to captivate every taste. The second floor doubles as a Japanese sake journey, where you can sit down, relax and taste some of Japan's best alcoholic drinks.
器 まえさか
  • 20m
Utsuwa Maesaka, located on the ground floor of an apartment building, offers high quality pottery and glass with interesting, elegant and unique designs. The store has a high-class gallery-like exterior that catches the eye of the wholesaler district. Many of the utensils are sophisticated, like those served at Japanese restaurants, but there are also ones that are more affordable.
Gallery & Shop Seikyodo
  • 15m
Seikyodo is a small shop that offers a great variety of Japan traditional crafts and utsuwa tableware, all made by artisans based across Japan. The owners travelled all over Japan finding the items sold at the store, including ceramics, tableware such as sculpted glasses , lifestyle goods like bamboowork, and stylish clothing items such as hand-knitted fabrics. The masters also hold workshops and events themed around Japanese culture, like the traditional Japanese bookmark making experience. Seikyodo is closed on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
IFUJI the box tailor
  • 20m
IFUJI is a small furniture shop who produces hand-made unique and essential pieces made with the finest materials and maximum care. They reproduce old objects from various cultures, seeking to create objects where beauty meets use. Ifuji main goal is create a way of living that is not disposable and not materialistic. Among Ifuji's selection you will find their famous and beautiful wooden boxes. Ifuji the box tailor is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Location

Activity location

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    Dengama
    • 西浅草松井ビル 4
    • 111-0035, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Tawaramachi Station
    • 18 1
    • 111-0035, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

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