00:00:03 John Daub: Hello and welcome to Japan's kitchen utensil street, Kappabashi. We're going to be walking down the street taking a look at some of the unique things that you can buy here. I'm here actually for a reason, to pick something up. Up there on the top is Niimi, that's the name of the shop, at least on the building there. I don't know a lot about the history of Kappabashi, other than it's very close to Asakusa, and we're going to be walking down this street. It's been here for as long as I know, but I do know Kappabashi, which is the name of the street there, is that mythical creature you see right in the center of your screen, and we're going to learn a little bit about that as we walk down this amazing street.

00:00:41 John Daub: How you doing everybody? Welcome to the city of Tokyo. It's a beautiful spring-like day. The temperatures seem to be around 65 degrees Fahrenheit, 20 degrees Celsius about. It's sunny, and we're on a mission to find some stuff down this amazing shopping street. I'm in the market for a white kitchen robe, like a doctor's jacket, medical jacket for cooking, for a thumbnail I want to take for an upcoming episode on the main channel, which is supposed to be released tonight on Yonezawa Beef, which is one of Japan's top three beef brands. Amazing.

00:01:19 John Daub: All right, let me get my mask on, and we're going to cross the street, and I'll try to give you more of the background sounds and noises of this neighborhood, because I think it's pretty interesting to take a look and hear as well, not just the voice of yours truly. I hear that all the time. For those wondering, there's a link in the description for a map if you want to check it out. Follow me along. I'm at the beginning. Actually, the map is kind of high up on the street. I'm at the beginning, so just go to the front and look for Niimi. Niimi. It's double I, and that's where we're starting, right here.

00:02:05 John Daub: The closest station actually is on the Ginza line, which is just, I don't know, like 150 meters this way. Here's a sign. This will help you get a better idea of the bearings. Tawaramachi Station is 300 meters, and Inaricho is 530 meters, and if you come on the Oedo line, you can walk here. It's about a kilometer. It takes about 15 minutes. That's Kuramae Station, which is Tokyo's Brooklyn, they call it, and the Skytree, of course, is two kilometers that way. I'm sure you're going to get a nice view of the Tokyo Skytree as well today. All right, let's get moving.

00:02:41 John Daub: Already, you're starting to see some dishes. Those teacups up there are pretty cool and pretty retro. It does look like it could be pizza, and I'm kind of curious why they didn't use like a Japanese face. They used a Western face, but I guess that's the image of cuisine. Japanese probably don't have the same utensils as they have here on offer. Let's cross the street and get a closer look at this chain. I wouldn't say, like an anchor store, I guess you would say, because this is the end of the street here. What are some of the things that they have on offer? Of course, like dishes and things like this.

00:03:24 John Daub: Dishes and plates break a lot, and in Japan, when you have earthquakes, you need to get these refilled more often than you think. These are great dishes for fish, yakitori, things like this, different sizes. And the reason why they have these out here is because restaurant owners, small restaurant owners will come and buy a lot of this stuff from Kappabashi because it's a lot cheaper. It's a lot cheaper than in other places. Oh, already I can find, check this out. I think this is the shop I'm looking for. All right, I'm going to actually shop around. So take a look at some of the prices here. It's about $20 for a white cooking jacket.

00:04:05 John Daub: They look like almost like, I don't know, like karate uniforms, but you can get all sorts of different styles here. Check it out. Oh, this one with the double buttons, that looks pretty nifty. That'd be pretty good in a thumbnail. Yeah, that's right. Because I don't have a camera. This is a good image for the Yonezawa beef episode I'm producing. I'm probably just going to take a picture and Photoshop it in to give you a better idea of it. Here's a sign for Kappabashi as we move underneath what's like a shotengai (covered shopping arcade), kind of a covered shopping street.

00:04:42 John Daub: Oh, you got all sorts of wooden objects here, different colors of spoons. It just depends on the motif of your restaurant or your house because you don't have to be a restaurant owner to be shopping here. You can buy things for your own home. And this place is very popular for souvenirs. Here's some trays. It looks like lacquerware. Price is about $4 or $5 each. So pretty reasonable. This is also a place you can get these mega-sized pots. Check it out. If you ever wanted to make curry for 100 people, this is the place to go. Wow, that's pretty massive. How much are these things? That's about $400. This one is $300. The bigger one is $400.

00:05:30 John Daub: And I'm sure that's for you. It's probably a bargain. Unless you can probably find it on Amazon too. But again, I'm somebody who likes to support local businesses, so I'd probably buy it here first. Bobjo's in the house. Absolutely iconic area. Nice to have you join, Bobjo. There's another chef in the background. I guess this is more like the Tupperware area. And Japan has done some pretty unique innovations with plasticware. Oh, here's where you get the signs. Ramen signs, tempura, mochikiri. Takeaway, which has been really big for business since the pandemic has turned more people.

00:06:11 John Daub: And the lanterns, the chochin (paper lanterns) here are really pretty. Wow, they got some pretty cool stuff in there. There's one for nama beer. And then the pillows here, because if you sit on the floor, a lot of the restaurants have tatami, you're going to need a seat cover for the floor. And that's about 22,700 yen, which is pretty reasonable. Just depends, because you can get lower quality stuff a lot cheaper on Amazon. You're pretty much paying for restaurant quality, things that are going to last the test of time. Because you know a lot of customers are going to be coming and sitting on that. You want to get good stuff.

00:07:01 John Daub: Here's some burners for like hot pots and rice and bibimbap. This looks like bibimbap is really popular. 4,000 yen for this. It looks like an old way to cook rice, too. Maybe that's another way to use it. Here's one that looks like it's for nabe. You put it on the table and eat. That's a really pretty one. That's about $20. But the pot itself is 22,700 yen, about $25. Depends on the exchange rate. There's a kappa, which is the mythical creature of the rivers that drag kids into the river and eats them. I'm not sure. Oh, check this out. Look at samurai sword scissors. That's pretty cool. Whoa.

00:07:51 John Daub: You know what? Like these things that are really cool, I think they're cool. I bring them home. And Kanae is not impressed. She's Japanese. So I guess it's like a tourist thing. Oh, these are the steamer things for the rice, the dumplings for nikuman and things like this. Steamed buns. They're so good. It does pay to look around to check across the street. You have more shops, too. This is what I'm talking about. There's so many. And that's why, because you see there's some of the larger pots on the other side of the street. There's so many. Suzuki is the name of that shop. Kabuki Kaisha Suzuki.

00:08:25 John Daub: You have to price it out because sometimes you'll save a few hundred yen. And for restaurants, if you're buying in bulk, that's a big deal. That's a big deal. Hey, Ear to the Ron is here. Ever heard of Kamikoto knives? I think there's a couple of knife shops are going to be walking past there. But what we see in front of us are some signs, signage for restaurant fronts, open signs. I'd like to get an "Only in Japan" sign, actually. Excuse me. I wonder if I can get an "Only in Japan" sign. This would be really cool for like the back of like a Twitch channel or something.

00:09:06 John Daub: And then you're going to find some places that have plastic designs. But it looks like this is a figure store, a little bit out of place. You'd find this more in Akihabara. But there are anime fans everywhere. Doesn't mean that Akihabara or Nakano is the best place. Well, actually, probably is. But you can find it in other places, too. Maybe even cheaper. So it does make sense to look around. All right. The place I'm going to is, I think it's called Seven Something. And they have kitchen uniforms. Wow. Here's a knife place right there. Check that out. Wow. And they have cookie cutters. All sorts of cookie cutters.

00:09:49 John Daub: I could spend like an entire day. I was going to say like three hours. But on second thought, just walking back and forth and browsing. I know I'm going to find stuff that I don't need. That's the beauty of walking down a shopping street. Seven Something. Not Samurai Johnny in Cleveland. It's kitchen uniforms. I don't have the skills to be a chef, but I can play one on TV. All right. Here's another signboard shop. I'm moving fast because it is kind of a long street.

00:10:32 John Daub: Now, a lot of these chochin, which are lanterns here, you can customize them and have the name of your shop put in. Or paint it on it. This one says irasshaimase (welcome). Very polite way to welcome people into a shop. More signboards. A lot of people like the dark colors too because they can write with very bright colored markers to get people's attention. Put menus on there. Across the street is a famous sample shop where you can buy fake beer in a mug or spaghetti where half of it is flying off of the fork and things like this. If we have time, we'll wrap up. We'll wrap around and come back and take a look at that shop. I think there's a lot more plastic food samples on this street.

00:11:19 John Daub: It is a beautiful day, isn't it? Amanda, look at that. And there's no wind, which is perfect for live streaming. Hey, I see Ario's here. How you doing? Christopher. Tao Chang. Shane's here. Jari. How you doing, guys? Ronald. Michelle. Definitely put this on the map, Michelle. You'll find all sorts of things. Look at these. I didn't even think about this. You can get the sign, but here are the signs with stands on them. Menu stands are the front of the restaurant. This shop specializes in just this. You can see up there they even have more on the second floor.

00:12:16 John Daub: It's that specialization. Hard to find things like these seats from maybe the 1970s or something. They do that here. They refurbish seats and then sell them to restaurants that like that retro look. That's important, I think. Then you have old signs here. To make it look retro, you have old Coca-Cola prints and different products from the past to give it a feel. You can buy that in this shop. Oh, God, this is so exciting. Across the street, you have even more metal. Okay, we got a blue light here. Even the gachapon are pretty kitchen-y. Oh, we got some yakiniku barbecues. This is old school. This is the way they do it at outdoor places.

00:13:09 John Daub: Oh, there it is right there. There's the Unico. Uniform shop. That's a lot of uniforms. All right, let's cross the street and take a look here. Of course, I can't buy this when I'm live, so I only intend to do this livestream for 40 minutes or so because Kanae wants me to get back. That's a massive pot. I don't know why I want it. It won't even fit on it. It'll stand on all four of my gas burners. It's so big. But for some reason, I want a big pot. You never know when you need it, right? Which is almost never. But something's going to happen. Something inside me says, buy it.

00:14:03 John Daub: Those are some pretty, pretty cooking vests, huh? I like that double-breasted side to it with the apron. I wonder how much. Oh, it's got hats too. Hey, I'm in for that. So the prices are roughly about $20, $20 to $30 for one of these jackets. It can look like Gordon Ramsay. And the thing is that a lot of the places, a lot of the chefs need to have more than one of these because they get dirty quite quickly. They're white. And of course, you know, you want white to show that it's clean. So they're usually not too expensive, but they are made of very good materials. So they're going to be a little bit pricier depending on, again, the quality that you want.

00:14:55 John Daub: Let's walk up the street a little bit more. I want to introduce you to Kappabashi because I am here for a purpose, not just a livestream. I'm here for a purpose. I think in a little ways, we're going to see Tokyo Skytree. And then I don't know. I think opens up a little bit. But if you're in the Asakusa area or Asakusa, you can walk here in like five minutes. Check it out. Different kinds of maneki-neko (beckoning cat). Hello. Hey, Amy, J&B. Yes, Chef. My fireworks parcel arrived today by DHL. You're welcome. I'm glad it made it.

00:15:45 John Daub: And Chan, who's stuck in the trunk. Fireworks parcel also delivered to the trunk. Yeah. It's really hard writing your address. Had to put the license plate and the make on the box for Australia and Canada because there's no airmail at all from Japan because it's suspended. We had to send a DHL, which cost me an arm and a leg. But it's worth it. Get those out to you. Or cookie cutters. No way. These are bugs. That's gross. Why would you want cookies in this shape unless you have a demented child or you have a very fun parent? I guess there's two ways to look at it.

00:16:26 John Daub: You're going to see kappa all over the place, too. There's another kappa mythical creature. Oh, you get some awesome shots of the Skytree with these retro wires, the phone and power lines above. That's just the ambiance of this street. It's just so nice. Hope the signal still doing well and holding in there. A lot of these shops have also again, this street goes back. When you think of a shotengai (covered shopping arcade) or shopping street like this, it's not in a shopping mall. You think of retro. It's kind of old family businesses, but a lot of them have renewed now. And you can see the insides are much, much better than they used to be about 10 years ago.

00:17:12 John Daub: I know some of these shops were not in the best shape because the mom and pop shops don't have the kind of cash to invest like chain stores. But most of these shops are handed down from grandfather, great grandfather to father to son. And you'll see sometimes three generations working in them, which is kind of cool. You want to keep that going. There's another sword shop there. The other side. A lot of these places have started to cater to tourists because there were as many tourists as there were restaurant owners coming here to shop. And with the end at the expansion of Amazon and how fast things can get a lot of these businesses have suffered. So they've turned to tourism as a way to make some extra income. But it's not, you know, with no tourism over the last couple of years, it's not gone the way that they were hoping.

00:18:09 John Daub: Look at these massive things of pepper. I have not seen this size except in ramen shops. But guess you can buy turmeric, black pepper, thyme. These are some massive cans of that. Look at that mustard can. That looks really cool. That'll take me two years to eat it. Great. If you got a bunker, put that in there. You have mustard for quite a while. Oh, there's Kamata, which is a very famous knife shop. I had some friends coming in from Europe, from Denmark, and I took them here because they had asked for it. And you can see it. It's got a pretty long history of selling knives here.

00:19:00 John Daub: Now, Kappabashi is not the only place to buy knives. You can buy knives across the street here. Kappabashi is a good place. But Nihonbashi has maybe even a longer history of selling knives because that's where the merchants was. And the fish market was. The fish market before. Now it's in Toyosu. It was in Tsukiji about five years ago. Before that, it was in Nihonbashi. So you have a lot of knife shops that were there catering to the fish market. The market that was there before the Great Kanto earthquake in, I believe, 1923. Those shops have a history going back sometimes to the Edo period. Wow.

00:19:37 John Daub: You can see here they have all sorts of knives. The prices are somewhat negotiable and they do engravings, too. It's nice if you're taking it as a souvenir. But you can see he's sharpening the knife there. When you buy a knife, a really good knife, you expect it to last forever. But most normal people have 100 yen knives. And we throw them out when they don't get sharp anymore. And I'm trying to get away from that practice because it's not good for the environment. If you're going to buy a knife, buy a good one that lasts. That you can pass down to your son. Say, son, I had this knife when I was 23. It's sharpened. Now it's yours and pass it on to your son. They're heirlooms in some ways. Just like Japanese swords were.

00:20:54 John Daub: Hello, pizza maker. Yes, please. That's pretty sweet. They got a lot of interesting stuff that just grabs your eye. And you can see in here you can get now industrial pizza ovens. What? There's a big one over there. Gas pizza oven. That's got to get pretty hot. Those are some big hot ovens. I don't know, like cremate small pets in there. Don't do that, by the way. Oh, there's some chopsticks. Okay, so to get, you want to get chopsticks that match your restaurant. And give it, you know, like something unique. And you can see they've got all these different kinds of chopsticks. 70 yen for a pair. I believe the price is for a pair of chopsticks, right? So that's pretty cheap.

00:21:52 John Daub: That's cheaper than the 100 yen shop for chopsticks. If you're looking for some unique chopsticks at a very good cost, you want to come here. The hope, I guess, is chopsticks might get you into the shop to buy more. So they might sell it at a cheaper price. I think because restaurant owners come here and they probably buy in bulk. But it's okay if you buy just one or two. So I hope this is giving you a good idea of what is available here on Kappabashi. Oh, look at those boats for sushi. Do you see that? These are like sashimi platters where you put some ice inside the boat. And you can put the sashimi, you can layer it on there. I've seen that in some of the izakaya.

00:22:44 John Daub: Oh, here's the stool store. So there's lots of items that you can find a stool that suits your needs. Whether it's outside or inside. There's also a couple of youth hostels here. So if you're looking for a place to stay, this might be a pretty interesting area. It's certainly different and unique. It's quieter than the other ones. It's more like a place that's more than Shibuya. And you have a different vibe. Oh, is this the... Oh, this is the... Okay, this is the... Another knife shop that... Oh, was it a pot shop? I can't remember. By pot, I mean like for cooking. Kama-asa. So this is a place where you can get pots and pans. Really well done. And Japan is famous for that. Especially in the Sanjo Tsubame area, Niigata. Very famous for making pots and pans, copper, steel.

00:23:41 John Daub: They have a lot of metal. And that's making a comeback. Here's a knife shop. And we also went shopping in here. They have left-handed knives as well. So if you're a left-handed person, you can get specialized knives depending on... If you're ambidextrous, maybe you can get an ambidextrous knife. I don't know. I don't know how far they can go in the knife. Willing to get a two-handed knife. That'd be pretty cool to see. Two-handed butter knife. Chicago Africans here. Find Leo a late birthday gift before you go home. And Tor Toro Poco, could you buy a chef's hat and wear it for your next kitchen live stream? That would be pretty cool.

00:24:30 John Daub: Okay, I'm going to look for a kitchen hat in that... In the kitchen supply store over there. Sorry, the uniform store. I'll look for one of those chef hats. I wonder how much they cost. Oh, check this out. Thank you Tor Toro Poco, Porco and Chicago Africans. It's nice to have you guys here. Look at this golden cup. Kappa, he looks like, I don't know, kappa usually have a yuru kyara (mascot character), like a fat bubbly image, kind of friendly. This guy looks like a warrior. Look at him! He's golden, like a statue of David in the Uffizi Museum in Firenze or something. I don't know, it looks like something from Italy. Certainly, maybe he's half-breed? I don't know. Jari, I wouldn't consider that cute, would you? Dude holding a fish in a spear? He's so much scary.

00:25:39 John Daub: That's really interesting. Kappabashi, it says here, so I guess the history of this goes all the way back to a bridge that was here 160 years ago. I love that they maintain some of the history and signage here. Not in English, but you can get a pretty good idea, and Google Translate gives you an idea. It's not supposed to be perfect. Google Translate gives you the idea, you know? You get a feel for what it all means here. Alright, let's cross the street. Here's another shop with signs and lanterns, chochin, that you can use in front of a restaurant.

00:26:19 John Daub: The street goes on for another couple of traffic lights. You see the covered street here. You can tell because there's a kappa on the top. That's when you know you're still in the Kappabashi-dori (Kappa Bridge Street) shopping street. Peter von Gomm and I were down this street. They have a festival in the spring, I think? And it's got this awesome view of the Tokyo Skytree. Check this out. And I believe it's... I don't know, when is it? They have a festival where it's lined with street food all the way to Asakusa. And they have these really... maybe it's Tanabata. Yeah, it could be Tanabata. And they have these beautiful streamers coming down from the street. And from the sides of the lanterns here. It's quite a sight to see. You'll see a lot of pictures on Instagram when this festival starts to roll around.

00:27:16 John Daub: But again, on the left and the right, you still have a lot of kits and utensils shops here. There's so many of them. Now, eventually, I know that a lot of the family members are feeling the pinch. And a lot of them are starting to sell out. But this is such a specialized street that it's going to be hard for... There's so many of them for chain shops to come in. You won't see a Disney store here because, one, the population and the demographics don't want a Disney store here. And two, there's just so many kitchen places. I don't... it just doesn't fit. So you won't see a Starbucks or something like that. But you will see a coffee... This is probably a place where Starbucks might come to get some of its supplies. I don't know.

00:28:08 John Daub: Wow, this is pretty cheap for these filters here. Oh, look at these old school siphons. What? That's a massive siphon. Who would use this? Have you ever seen anything like this? Look at that coffee siphon. This looks like something from like a mad scientist would make. There's no price tag on it. I guess you're going to have to inquire. I want to taste the coffee from that. It says the name of the shop is Kabushikigaisha Union. So you can find it on the map here. They have... This is next level coffee stuff here. Wow.

00:29:14 John Daub: Hey, who's going to put this... I can't put polls in this livestream because I'm mobile. But who's going to put Kappabashi on their list of places to visit when they come to Tokyo now? I bet you a lot of people are raising their hands right now. Joy's in for it. Look at that. UFO Bob's going to be here. It's just pretty. Look at how it's stacked up here. Shane's in. Yeah, we should have an Only in Japan shop. Only in Japan meet up here in the summer if travel comes back. Kitchen shopping spree. That's what we'll call it. I bet you this shop's going to have some problems when an earthquake hits. So that's probably why they have the bowls here on the side instead of the other way. It's protected by weight maybe.

00:30:17 John Daub: I'm sure that every earthquake, that every tremor makes these people nervous a little bit. But you have all sorts of dishes. Let's look at the prices here. Yeah, it's about like $10, $15. But I mean, you want to find something that suits the image of your restaurant or shop. So you can find all sorts of different colors that'll be able to do that. And we haven't had an earthquake for a while and I don't want to jinx it. But when I haven't felt a strong one in a while, it makes me really nervous. Because you want to have regular earthquakes. You want to have regular small quakes to relieve the pressure. Because if you don't have one for a while, that's a... I don't know. It makes me nervous that it's just going to... That plate that's off the coast there is just going to pop.

00:31:14 John Daub: There's another place with more signs. Jonathan writes, don't mention it. I know it's hard not to talk about it, but it's been on my mind lately. And yeah, I don't want to jinx it here. Just be prepared. In Japan, we're always prepared for everything. I'm prepared for all sorts of... We have an earthquake preparedness bag by the door. And I just got the USB charger out. And charged up our headlamps, the lights, and the batteries that we have in the kit. Look at the wind chimes that they have. Or the doorbells for the old shops. You have the condiment squeezers as well. Here's one for unagi. Check it out. You can buy grills for unagi and yakitori here. That's about $300 for this one. The smaller one up here, I guess this is more yakitori, is about $140. Or I guess 13,800 yen, which is maybe $120. Sorry.

00:32:26 John Daub: Go inside. It's kind of narrow. Oh, they got the condiment shop. Check this out. I bet you can get some good yuzu kosho here. Hey, Craig Kawaguchi's in the house. Hey, Craig. Sorry I missed Leo's first birthday. Here's something for him. Thank you. Yeah, Leo had a wonderful day. We had a really special day. I kind of took a day off. And we went outside and enjoyed the spring-like weather. And we got him a cake. Kanae made him a special cake that he could eat. And I bought him a couple of really nice gifts. And I'll try to come back with something from him. I'll look. I got to get back by 1:30.

00:33:28 John Daub: So there you go. Does anyone have any questions before we sign off here? Any questions on Kappabashi Street? I'm here for you. That's the great thing about the live streams. If you watch it in the playback, I'm sorry the quality isn't 4K on this channel. It's still an experimental channel where we can have this kind of back and forth with everybody. It's a really good feeling of community, which is why I share things like myself. I share my son's birthday, outings with the family because it's a part of the show. It's a part of who I am. And I'm not somebody who can hide it. I try to be pretty transparent with you all. Quality looks great. That's also really good news. And this is sort of a vlog, I guess, format. Where the other channels more programming, programming channel. This is a vlog channel more or less.

00:34:25 John Daub: What's the diameter of the moon in full? You know what? Katayama, I don't know these things here. Ask the moon people. There's probably a couple in here. Oh, you can get fake... Check it out. So the cherry blossom seasons are coming. So you can get like cherry, fake cherry blossoms. To put a presentation out in your shops here. They have them out on the street. That's interesting. You can get chopsticks, saran wraps. You can get plastic containers and styrofoam even. Which you probably should start to phase out. You can get bags for Uber Eats drivers and stuff. I don't know if they have to supply their own. That's all here.

00:35:13 John Daub: The fake food place Megan is. You know, I thought there was going to be another one on the street. Maybe they went out of business. There used to be one right after this. This temper. They had like a short stay apartment complex here where people could stay called Oak House or something. You used to have an Oak House here. Don't know if they do anymore. Yeah, Joy. Leo's first word was duck. Duck. And you can thank Katayama because he's one of the people who gave me like a thousand of them. Thanks a lot, Katayama. You impacted my son's first words. The power you have because there's a thousand ducks in my apartment. One day he woke up because we have a book called Where's the Duck? One day he just woke up. He started pointing and everything going duck, duck. Everything was a duck.

00:36:28 John Daub: I'm walking down the street this way because I'm looking. Oh, and here's another. Another chef outfit. And I like this apron, too. All right. An apron might be warranted as well. We'll find something. Oh, there's some chef hats. But these are more like Japanese chef hats, like just bandanas because they don't wear the same kind of chef hats in Japan as they do. Like the French chef hats, the ones that Bugs Bunny wears. OK, here's one. Here's a sample shop here. There's a couple of them on the street. I don't have permission to film. So I don't know how deep I want to go, but I could show you some of the things here on the corner.

00:37:14 John Daub: I'm hoping the lights don't flash too much, but they sell like the crepes. You can see here's some really realistic looking. Oh, yeah. But on everything is about fifty dollars, which is pretty reasonable. And you can see here they have some sashimi and sushi. They also have magnets that you can use. And the magnets are pretty cool. I guess you can buy them here. They're usually about four or five dollars, I guess. Here's the fake beer. Which you can put in the display. How cool is that? But without international tourism, they haven't been doing very good business. So I'm a little bit worried about that. Hopefully tourism gets returned really quickly.

00:37:59 John Daub: So there you have it. I think that was a pretty good, pretty good look at Kappabashi. Again, it's not that far from Asakusa. So if you're looking for the cultural experience over there on the other side of Tokyo, actually not the other side of Tokyo, it's just like about 300 meters that way. It's like a ten minute, five, ten minute walk. It's like a ten minute walk to get to the street. And you can spend a couple of hours here just shopping. And I know you're going to pick something up. Whether it's chopsticks or a new knife. Or maybe a lantern with irasshaimase or ramen on it. You can get one of those lanterns that says ramen on it. Make your own ramen shop at home. Which is pretty cool. Get that out when you're cooking for the kids. I don't know. It's up to you. You're only limited by your own creativity. And this place helps you with that. Yeah. Leave me a comment below if you'd like to. I'll try to answer it. And see you in another live stream really soon. Have a nice day. Nice night, guys. And thanks, Kevin, for being a traveler. Welcome to the club.