Kappabashi Kitchen Town Walk | Kappa Statues, Kappa Temple & Dusk Backstreets | Tokyo 台東区 4K HDR

A walk through Kappabashi Dougu Street — Tokyo's "Kitchen Town," where restaurant owners come for knives, pots, lanterns and the famous plastic food samples — filmed the day before the 41st Kappabashi Dougu Festival (October 6–12, 2026). Kappa, the mischievous river spirits of Japanese folklore, are everywhere here: statues, signs, and Sogenji, the "Kappa Temple" tied to the legend behind the street's name. From there we wander the backstreets past Akiba Shrine (the origin of the name Akihabara), Yasaki Inari Shrine and Shugenji Temple, and finish at Shitaya Shrine as night falls. No talking, no music — just the sounds of the town. Route: Kappabashi Dougu Street → Shitaya Shrine Weather: Cloudy, 21°C / 70°F, filmed in October 2026 Turn on captions (CC) for a few quiet notes along the way. Chapters: 0:00 Preview 0:27 Kappabashi Kitchen Town 17:19 More Shops Along the Street 25:42 Asakusa View Hotel 26:46 A Backstreet Snack Bar 28:23 Kanno Inari Shrine 30:00 Kappabashi Hon-dori 37:08 Kappa Temple (Sogenji) 39:32 Akiba Shrine 49:56 Yasaki Inari Shrine 51:15 Dusk in the Backstreets 54:46 Shugenji Temple 1:07:31 Inaricho Station 1:09:41 Shitaya Shrine & Ending #tokyowalk #kappabashi #kitchentown