
ABOUT AMEYOKO
AMEYA YOKOCHO in Ueno, Tokyo. Known as "AMEYOKO".
From JR Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station,
About 400 stores gather around the guard of about 450 meters,
A shopping street that represents Tokyo.
Not available at department stores and chain stores,
There are many individual shops that handle foodstuffs and clothing.
The unique atmosphere peculiar to AMEYOKO became popular,
and many people visited every day regardless of domestic and foreign countries.
The number is about 100,000 on weekdays and more than 500,000 during the year-end and New Year holidays.

"AMEYOKO" was born after the end of World War II. The black market is said to have started around Ueno Station, which was the hub of logistics.
The origin of the name "AMEYOKO" has various theories, Since the end of the war, there were many shops that handled “Ame”(candy), which was valuable even though supplies were scarce.
The theory that came to be called "AMEYA YOKOCHO", Since daily necessities were in circulation by the US military, The theory that came to be called "AMEYA YOKOCHO" is known.
After the war, most of the shopping streets in Tokyo
Due to the establishment of chain stores, shopping malls,
etc. due to the improvement of the city and the economic recession,
The individualization of the shopping district is progressing.
At present, the shopping streets where individual shops are lined up to this point
and keep the appearance of the good old days,
It is no exaggeration to say that only AMEYOKO is in Tokyo.


You can
shop, taste, just walk,
or go for a drink.
RECOMMEND ARTICLES
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Jan 23, 2023
GOURMET
AMEYOKO Ramen
If you want to eat delicious ramen in Ameyoko, we would like you to refer to this ramen special feature. 5 carefully selected stores from famous stores to individual stores The Ueno area is said to be a fierce battleground for ramen. There are many famous stores. This time we will focus on the shops in Ameyoko. The editors who work in the Ameyoko area carefully select and introduce the ramens that we think are really delicious. "Chuka Taiko "「Ramen」 long-established Chinese sob
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Dec 29, 2022
SHOP
【Japan’s first knife specialty store】MARUKIN-SHOTEN
Opened in 1949, Japan's first knife specialty store "Marukin Shoten" History of the shop In 1949, not long after the war, the first owner opened a store at the current location in Ameyoko. In the 1960s it became a cutlery specialty store of Solingen, Germany, a city famous for cutlery. In 1970, the current president was inspired by American knives, and started to handle outdoor knives purchased locally. At that time, there weren't a lot of the sales of knives in Japan. Under such c
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Dec 14, 2022
EVENT
[Interview with the manager VOL.3] Suzuki [GARAKUTA TRADING]
"Manager interview in AMEYOKO", where you can ask the store manager, who usually watches Ameyoko carefully, about Ameyoko. The third is about 20 years of Ameyoko history. Mr. Takao Suzuki, manager of Garakuta Trading, which handles a wide range of goods, from clothes to toys! Takao Suzuki (GARAKUTA trade store manager) 20代の頃からアメ横に属し約20年街の成長を見続けてきたベテラン。様々なカルチャーが混ざり合うカオス的なア。様々なカルチャーが混ざり合うカオス的なアメ横に魅力された『ガラクタ貿易』の名物店長。 "Various things mix in a well-balanced town. A place that makes
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Nov 30, 2022
EVENT
[EVENT] Ameyoko Photo Contest 2022 Winner Announcement!
#Ameyoko Photo Contest 2022 Winner Announcement Thank you very much for applying for the #Ameyoko Photo Contest 2022. The first attempt as a shopping street to convey the charm of Ameyoko to more people. We were worried about the number of applications as it was the first year, but the number of participants greatly exceeded our expectations. (Total of 744 applications) From among such a large number of submitted works, we will announce the prestigious Grand Prize and 3 Excellence Awa
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Nov 19, 2022
GOURMET
[Japanese Dining] Okachimachi Rest
“Okachimachi Rest” opened on March 29, 2022. It is a Japanese dining with a menu centered on Japanese food and sake. The concept is "more than izakaya, less than kappo". The store is operated with the image of a kitchen where one customer or neighbor can easily come. Recently, the reputation of the restaurant has spread through word of mouth, and it is a restaurant known to those in the know. Affordable price and wide variety of sake The biggest feature of the store is the reasona
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Nov 05, 2022
EVENT
【Good Valley Market】POPUP
"Good Valley Market (@goodvalleymarket)", which runs a second-hand clothing store quietly in a house in Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, will hold the first POPUP in Tokyo. Place: Coffee by Jalana (@coffee_by_jalana ), a long-established shop in Ueno Ameyoko. At "Good Valley Market", we sell used items selected from the shop's own point of view, regardless of age, with a focus on US items. From sweatshirts with unusual tags to blank body selections carefully selected from both Japan a
THE WAY to AMEYOKO
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JR
JR Ueno Station “Central Exit”:1 minute walk
JR Okachimachi Station “North Exit”:1 minute walk
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Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / Ginza Line Ueno Station “Exit 5B”:2 minute walk
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Nakaokachimachi Station “A2 / A5 / A7 Exit”:2 minute walk
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Uenohirokoji Station “A2 / A5 / A7 Exit”:2 minute walk
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Toei Oedo Line
Toei Oedo Line Ueno Okachimachi Station “Exit A7”:2 minute walk