Kappabashi is a little street in Tokyo known for selling everything needed to start your own restaurant. They have lots of shops for utensils, plates, cups, bake ware, cookie cutters, tea pots, rice cookers, you name it.
Once you see this guy you know you're in the right place.
Coffee cup balconies!
Lots of pretty ceramic stores - makes you wonder how these stores manage during major earthquakes..
Another thing Kappabashi is famous for - plastic food. In front of restaurants they use these plastic foods to show customers what they offer. It's pretty helpful for tourist who can't read Japanese.
They even have fake beer - with fake frost!
My dad waiting patiently while my mom and I took our time looking at all the pretty tea cups!
Plates for soy sauce
This is a kappa (river child) - there is a Japanese folk story about this guy. They are mischievous little guys, and they have kind of a bucket on there head that is full of water, which is the source of their power. If they tip the water out of their heads then they lose their power and become unable to move.
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