We came back from Hakodate on Monday afternoon to a rainy, gloomy and cold Tokyo. This weather went on like this the whole of Tuesday that pakdokter decided to stay home and read one of the books pakdokter brought from KL.
Wednesday was forecasted to be a little sunny so pakdokter and partner decided to venture out to the Kappa-Bashi Dougu Street of Tokyo. It is located at the opposite end of Tokyo, away from where our flat was and it took about 20 minutes by train to reach the place.
Tokyo has some streets or districts specialised in certain stuff - and the Kappa-Bashi Dougu Street is translated as the 'Culinary' Street. It is not a street of restaurants - but is actually a street where all the stuff you need for your kitchen or your restaurant if you are in that business - are available. Although all these shops look like they are wholesalers - they also allow you to buy single items for your personal use and needs.
The whole works of stuff from dining table and chairs, chop-sticks to order froms and receipt books, pots and pans, ceramic wares, signboards etc etc - you name it, they have it.
It was quite an experience walking this street actually.
Pakdokter ended up buying one chef's shirt and a cook's head-scarf ( which looked quite suitable for golf also..) and pakdokter's partner bought some headwear and a ceramic pot for cooking rice. The Japanese are into Morroccan food it seems from the abundance of small ceramic tajine pots made to suit Japanese size meals...
order and receipt books...
sign-board to write your menu of the day...
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