Kappabashi Dori

On Sat. we took the train up to Tokyo with our friends Todd and Mary. (Todd is one of Ryan's coworkers from Bremerton. He is here for 2.5 months for work) We went to Kappabashi Dori, which is a street in Japan that's dedicated entirely to restaurant supplies. Anything you need for opening a restaurant...they have it. (i.e. stores with display cases, chairs, cashier registers, you name it)

They have some great pottery stores with super reasonable prices. (note Ryan is currently rocking some stylish 80's hair)

Here, you'll find signs for your restaurant...and a big, fat Italian man to lure in the crowds.

There are a 'couple' choices here for knives.

Ryan decided it would be fun to pose Ian next to knives that are almost as big as he is.

After we had our fill of shopping, we found a small restaurant that serves okonomiyaki. This is a Japanese version of a savory pancake. They bring out the batter, you stir it to get the egg mixed in, and then you pour it on the griddle on your table. I was hoping they would run the batter out yelling 'okonomiyaki' (just like they do at pannekuchen), but no such luck. The okonomiyaki was excellent. Here are Todd and Mary mixing the batter:

Although Ian's bib is on and he would probably be more than happy to try some, we brought with some pureed food for him. Soon, his okonomiyaki days will come.

Another great day in Tokyo.