is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of

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, Japan, located next to

Ueno Station is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park—which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts and other ...

. The market is approximately 164,227 square feet in area, starting just behind the Yodobashi Camera building and following the

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south until the Komuro building. There are two theories on the etymology of ''Ameya''. The first is that the name came from , because of all the candy stores that lined the street in the early post-war era when sugar was hard to come by. Even now, there are stores selling candy there. The second theory is that it refers to ; there used to be stores selling surplus American army goods just after

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. In either case, it is now commonly referred to simply as ''ameyoko'' (アメ横). The market is home to over one hundred and eighty one shops, which sell products ranging from fresh food and fish to clothing and time pieces. File:Ameya Yokocho Shopping Street 2016 (32126807114).jpg, North Entrance (JR Line Yamanote Line on Left, Yodobashi Camera on Right) File:Ameyayokocho Shops.JPG, Shops File:Ueno Ameya-Yokocho shops under track 2015.jpg, Shops under JR track File:Ameyayokocho Seafood Stand.JPG, Seafood Stand File:Ameya-Yokocho North Entrance 2015.jpg, North Entrance Sign File:Ameyayokocho - 2021 12 30.webm, thumbtime=1, A few Ameya-Yokochō scenes in December, 2021

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Retail markets in Tokyo {{Shopping districts and streets in Japan