shop#149 Utsuwa Zoshi

Look at these cute, animal-shaped spoons! They are adorable. You can get these at Utsuwa Zoshi in Kappabashi Tool Street.

This shop is also selling dishes and bags.

 These bags are made in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, where is famous for indigo dye. You can get these at reasonable prices.

Website (Japanese only)
http://r.goope.jp/utuwa/top

shop#148 Asakusa Rusk

The product is a rusk, a sliced bread with butter and sugar baked again until it is crispy. Flavors are plain, earl gray and blueberry. Its show window was already decorated in Halloween.

The shop is located on the left going through Kaminarimon.

shop#147 Kaede

Kaede is a Japanese sweets shop. You will enjoy various kinds of Dango here. I like Mitarashi-Dango, skewered rice dumplings with sweet soy sauce.

Location: at the corner of Denbouin-Dori and Rock-Dori in Asakusa.

shop#146 Kineya

Kineya is a Senbei (rice cracker) store. There are shops in Nakamise and Shin-Nakamise streets. The pictures are Kineya in Shin-Nakamise, where you can see the performance of baking Senbei. The big red lantern is a sign.

shop#145 Kokonoe

Kokonoe is a Japanese sweets shop selling Age-Manju. You will taste it from many flavors just cooked at the back. Flavors are for example; sweet beans, sesame, matcha, pumpkin, custard, or Sakura. Whenever I pass through in front of this shop, people gather to buy Age-Manju.

Located in the Nakamise Street.

shop#144 Watanabe Megane

Watanabe Megane is a shop selling glasses, especially unique and exclusive ones. You will also find rare antique glasses. The shop is founded in 1887, so it has more than 100 years' history.

Located at Tanuki Dori (Raccoon Street)  in Asakusa.

Website (Japanese only)
http://watanabemegane.com/

shop#143 Yatsutokido

Have you ever heard Yakisoba-pan? It is a bread stuffed with fried noodles, which is popular in Japanese bakeries. At Yatsutokido, Yakisoba-pan is made after taking an order. You will love it.

shop#142 Kazusaya

If you want to have something Japanese in Asakusa, this shop is one of them to satisfy you.
Located at Nakamise.

shop#141 Kondo

Here is the only specialty store of bamboo products, using Japanese bamboo trees, in Kappabashi Tool Street. Kondo sells the tableware and kitchenware made of bamboo for everyday use.

shop#140 Propack

Propack sells various packages, foodstuffs, big bottles of sauces, stationary or interior decorations at inexpensive prices. In September, the main decorations are Halloweens. Customers are not only shops and restaurants but also individual consumers.

If you want to have a Halloween party during your stay in Tokyo, please visit here or a sister store called Shimojima in Asakusabashi.

shop#139 Nishiyama Shikki

Shikki means lacquer ware. Nishiyama Shikki, which has a history of almost 100 years, sells lacquered bowls or trays. When you drink Miso soup, it is better to use a lacquered bowl. The shop is located in Kappabashi Tool Street.

shop#138 Kameya

Kameya is selling Ningyoyaki and rice crackers. Kame means a turtle.


Try a rice cracker called "Kame Senbei" which is formed like a Turtle.

...and enjoy watching to bake Ningyoyaki.

Located at the middle of Nakamise street.