Ameya-Yokochō (アメヤ横丁, "Ameya alley"), often shortened to Ameyoko (アメ横),[1] is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan, located next to Ueno Station.[2]
The market is approximately 164,227 square feet (15,257 m2) in area, starting just behind the Yodobashi Camera building and following the Yamanote Line south until the Komuro building.[3]
There are two theories on the etymology of Ameya. The first is that the name came from ameya (飴屋, "candy shop"), 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 アメリカ (America); there used to be stores selling surplus American army goods just after World War II. In either case, it is now commonly referred to simply as ameyoko.[4]
The market is home to over two hundred and fifty shops, which sell products ranging from food to clothing and other merchandise.[5]
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North Entrance (JR Line Yamanote Line on Left, Yodobashi Camera on Right) -
Shops -
Shops under JR track -
Seafood Stand -
North Entrance Sign, 2024 -
A few Ameya-Yokochō scenes in December, 2021
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References
edit- ^ "Ameyoko". Japan-Guide.com.
- ^ "Ameya Yokocho Market Guide". ExploreTokyo.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013.
- ^ Villanueva, Blair. "Guide to Ameyoko Shopping Street". For Urban Women.
- ^ "Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko) – Ueno's Lively Street Market". Ueno Station.
- ^ "Find a store > All categories". アメ横アメ横商店街公式サイト Ameyoko shopping street official website.
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