10/6/12 (continued)

Kappabashi Dori is where you would go if you were opening up a restaurant.  They sell everything you need in a kitchen, pots, pans, large & small, for baking, grilling, steaming and all kinds of dishes, bowls, plates, everything and anything you need, even beautifully decorated chopsticks.  There were appliances, furniture, signs, lanterns and uniforms.  You name it, they got it!

We were looking for a shabu shabu, yakiniku cast iron pan and we found one.  Yep, only one but there was one big problem.  How were we going to ship it?  It's super heavy, we all traveled light so no extra space in our luggage and it was just too much to think about at the moment.  So did we buy it?  Nope.  Maybe we'll look into it later.

 

We're off now to Ameyoko in Ueno via....you guessed it....the Subway!

 

 

 

 

Here's another shopping arcade!  There's all kinds of fresh seafood, packaged nuts, cuttle fish, outside eateries, and clothing, purses, knicknacks, Sanrio, perfume, shoes, karaoke and restaurants.

 

Fresh Seafood.  One whole tray of fish, shrimp & other food for 500yen a tray!

 

Fresh fish, prawns, shrimp, clams, crab, all sold by the tray.

 

 

 More fresh seafood!



 

Packaged foods!

We walked from one end of the market to the other end.  There are shops that run perpendicular to this shopping arcade too.  Lots to see, not enough time!

 

We walked around this city for awhile.

There was a line of kids outside this building.  I wonder what was going on inside???