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Eat & drink

The facade of 今井鳥良商店 (Imai Toriyoshi Shoten) inside a covered arcade in Asakusa, with wooden hanging signs reading 手羽先唐揚 (chicken wing karaage), 杉板焼き (cedar pla

Hoppy Street, AsakusaIzakaya lane

A floor-to-ceiling glass wall display of Japanese kitchen knives with colorful handles, with whetstone boxes arranged on the counter below at a Kappabashi knife

Kappabashi Kitchen TownShopping street“I went to look at tableware, but Iidaya is the shop I recommend most. They have hundreds of kinds of cooking tools — if you love cooking, you can spend an hour in there. I bought a ginger grater and a frying pan, among other things.”

Nakamise-dori looking toward the Hozomon Gate of Senso-ji with dense festival crowds, Japanese national flags and red lanterns, the five-story pagoda visible to

Nakamise Street, AsakusaStreet food“On Nakamise, I'd recommend eating your way along the street — three or four snacks at around ¥500 each.”