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, often shortened to Ameyoko (アメ横), is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of
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:Amaya yokocho from Ueno side - 2024 July 13 various 11 32 16 155000.jpeg, North Entrance Sign, 2024
File:Ameyayokocho - 2021 12 30.webm, A few Ameya-Yokochō scenes in December, 2021
, often shortened to Ameyoko (アメ横), is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of Tokyo
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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 in area, starting just behind the Yodobashi Camera building and following the Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line () is a railway Circle route, loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres ...
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 World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. In either case, it is now commonly referred to simply as ''ameyoko''.
The market is home to over two hundred and fifty shops, which sell products ranging from food to clothing and other merchandise.
References
Retail markets in Tokyo {{Shopping districts and streets in Japan