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| - | '''Ameyoko (アメ横)''' is narrow shopping street which runs along the tracks from [[JR]] [[Ueno Station]] to [[Okachimachi Station]]. The area is sometimes called Ameya Yokocho (アメヤ横丁). More than 500 stores line the street and surrounding area, competing for the business of tourists and locals. Parts of the area have the feel of a street market because of the bright advertising for low prices and a number of store employees shouting about bargains to passersby. Items for sale include many kinds of fresh and dried foods and meats, clothing, shoes, cosmetics, bags, and more. | + | '''Ameyoko (アメ横)''' is narrow shopping street in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] which runs along the tracks from [[JR]] [[Ueno Station]] to [[Okachimachi Station]]. The area is sometimes called Ameya Yokocho (アメヤ横丁). More than 500 stores line the street and surrounding area, competing for the business of tourists and locals. Parts of the area have the feel of a street market because of the bright advertising for low prices and a number of store employees shouting about bargains to passersby. Items for sale include many kinds of fresh and dried foods and meats, clothing, shoes, cosmetics, bags, and more. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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* [[JR]] [[Yamanote Line]] ([[Ueno Station]] Shinobazu Exit / [[JR Okachimachi Station]] North Exit) | * [[JR]] [[Yamanote Line]] ([[Ueno Station]] Shinobazu Exit / [[JR Okachimachi Station]] North Exit) | ||
| - | Eternal Links | + | ==Eternal Links== |
* [http://www.ameyoko.net/ Ameyoko Official Website] (Japanese) | * [http://www.ameyoko.net/ Ameyoko Official Website] (Japanese) | ||
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Ameyoko (アメ横) is narrow shopping street in Tokyo, Japan which runs along the tracks from JR Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station. The area is sometimes called Ameya Yokocho (アメヤ横丁). More than 500 stores line the street and surrounding area, competing for the business of tourists and locals. Parts of the area have the feel of a street market because of the bright advertising for low prices and a number of store employees shouting about bargains to passersby. Items for sale include many kinds of fresh and dried foods and meats, clothing, shoes, cosmetics, bags, and more.
History
The name "Ameyoko" is a short form for "Ameya Yokocho" (candy store alley), as candies were sold there in the past. It has also been suggested that the name comes from a combination of the words "America" and "yokocho" (Alley in Japanese) because there was a black market for American goods in the Ameyoko area after World War II.
Access
Train and Subway
- JR Yamanote Line (Ueno Station Shinobazu Exit / JR Okachimachi Station North Exit)
Eternal Links
- Ameyoko Official Website (Japanese)