Ameya-Yokochō (Ameyoko)
アメヤ横丁
A roughly 400-metre people's shopping street under the elevated JR tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi, packed with seafood, snacks, drugstores and izakayas, full of Showa-era street life.
Ameya-Yokochō runs under and beside the elevated JR tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi stations. It is about 400 metres long and has around 400 shops. It began as a post-war black market and was famous at the time for candy (ame) and American military goods, which gave it its name. Today you can buy dried goods, seafood, snacks, drugstore products, sneakers and clothing at affordable prices. Along the street you will find seafood rice bowls, grilled skewers, Turkish kebabs and standing bars. In the evening, the izakayas under the tracks fill with office workers after work. Most shops open from 10:00 to 20:00. Exit at the Shinobazu Exit of JR Ueno Station or at Okachimachi Station, and combine it with a visit to Ueno Park.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Ueno Park
- Akihabara
- Tokyo National Museum
- Yanaka Ginza
- Senso-ji Temple
- Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building
- Tokyo Imperial Palace & East Gardens
- Tokyo Skytree