ASAKUSA (Japan) – Have you ever heard of Kappabashi Dougu Street before? This town was originally developed as a sort of gathering place for stores selling various restaurant cookwares.
Recently, this street has been gaining popularity as a tourist spot, not only amongst tourists, but amongst the general populace as well. People have been flocking to this street to buy food samples, cooking utensils and dinnerware.
There are up to 170 shops contained on this street, but there’s one building in particular that stands out amongst the rest.
The Niimi Western Tableware Shop
If you look up from the southern tip of Kappabashi Dougu Street, you’ll see the the large statue of a mustached, chef hat-wearing man on top of the building. No matter wind, or rain, this mustached-man is watching over the people of Asakusa’s Kappabashi Dougu Street. Incidentally, the name of this jumbo cooks statue is Jumbo Cook.
There is also a Niimi Western Tableware building across from the Jumbo Cook. Here, there are different colored mugs sticking to the side of the building.
Kappabashi Dougu Street has a covered walkway in front of the shops, so even on rainy days you can walk around without putting up your umbrella. This feature is highly welcomed amongst travelers.
Niimi Western Tableware store sells virtually everything. From large stockpots typically used in restaurants, to cooking tools and knives; there’s so much variety, you could potentially get all your cooking tools from this one store.
Japan’s cooking tools feature both many sturdy tools, as well as delicate tools. How about checking them out at Niimi Western Tableware next time you’re in the area?
