After Asakusa, Sharon and I went to Kappa Bashi, its an area of Tokyo that sells items for the food/restaurant trade. They sell knives, pottery, utensils, signs, just about anything. Its amazing to wander around and look at.
We heard about it via Allison & Barry, some friends of theirs discovered it on a trip to Tokyo. Sharon bought a few *very* sharp knives, two are made from ceramics, no steel at all. We will make sure they don't travel in the hand luggage on the way home !
They also sell the fake food you see displayed everywhere here outside restaurants, very surprising is that they are incredibly expensive. A small fake sushi piece costs about $20, far cheaper to buy the real thing.
If you want to go to Kappa Bashi, get off the Tokyo Metro at Tawaramachi station (exit 1) and walk 300 metres back to Inaricho station. On the corner you will see a massive Chef's head on top of a building.
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