ameyoko

Vibrant street market

Address:

Ueno 4-chome - Taito-ku
110-0005 - Ueno
Tokyo

Nearest Bus or Train:

Okachimachi or Ueno Stations

Open Hours:

10am-8pm daily.

Ameyoko is a vibrant, bustling area that sells all sorts of consumer perishables as well as shoes and apparel. Here you can find everything from discounted Levi jeans to seaweed, hair cream to hats and quails' eggs to umbrellas. The market started up partly because it was near the terminus of Ueno Station, the stepping-off point for country folk coming to seek their fortune in the big city, and partly because it became the focus for black-market goods after the war. Ameyoko is a great place to feel the pulse of working-class Japan and to pick up some inexpensive and unusual items.

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