
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.
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EVENT
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COLUMN
アメ横連合会 会長 星野勲さんが見据えるアメ横
アメ横連合会 会長 星野さん 幼少期からこの街で過ごし自身も40年以上店舗を営む生粋のアメ横人。長年商店街を見続けてた独自の視点から今後の発展に向け日々邁進している。 アメ横のルーツと「今」 都内でも有数の繁華街の一つとして知られるアメ横商店街。 居酒屋、乾物専門店、雑貨屋、輸入洋服店など数多くの店舗が密集した商業エリアは他とは違った独自の魅力がある。 街の歴史は古く遡るとルーツは戦後の闇市にあるという。様々な人々が集まり各々売りたいものを売る。現在の商店街の基盤が闇市から拡散されたりと言えるのではないだろうか。 その流れを汲み近藤産業マーケット(現アメ横センタービル)が設立された。 当時無法地帯だった状況を区画統制したのが現在のアメ横商店街に繋がっている。また時代的に甘味に対する需要が豊富で飴屋が立ち並んでいたという。全盛期には100軒を超える店が連なっていたことも。そういった特徴からアメヤ横丁となり、アメ横と親しまれるように馴染んできた。今の街の雰囲気、お店、人をとってみても根源にあるモノはしっかりと根付き引き継が
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