The location is wonderful - only a minute’s walk from Kappabashi Street (which is packed with kitchenware shops). Tawaramachi underground station is around 5 minutes’ walk away, and Ueno station is about 13 minutes’ walk (if you’re not pulling a suitcase!). Ueno is on the JR line, so you can go from Ueno to Tokyo, Shibuya or Shinjuku using a JR pass. There are several convenience stores nearby, and a large supermarket in the basement of the Roz department store, which is on the street parallel to Kappabashi Street in the direction of Asakusa.