Honshu travel guide

Kappabashi street is lined with shops selling restaurant related items. Knives, pots, chopsticks, ceramics, ice shaving machines, uniforms, signs, lanterns, you name. But the most famous things are probably the plastic dishes many restaurants have on display outside their shops. The realistic masterpieces don't come cheap, but you can always settle for a nigiri sushi fridge magnet.

Leafy Yoyogi Park is a favourite among people who need some space (or an audience) for their activity. On Sundays (usually between 2 pm and 5 pm), Rockabillies are congregating at the Harajuku Gate. They are dressed in 50s clothes with slicked-backed hair. The different "gangs" have names like Strangers and Tokyo Street Rebels, which are sewn on the backs of their jackets. They dance to rock'n'roll hits and each "gang" have their own dancing style and routines, some very energetic. They don't perform for money, just for their own sake.