Ameyoko

Ameyoko (アメヤ横町) is one of must-see shopping districts in Tokyo.

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Ameyoko 01

 

Ameyoko is a name of a street which is between Ueno Station and the next station. There are hundreds of stores on the street and you can feel very Asian atmosphere!

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Ameyoko 02

Even though I have never been robbed in Japan, you should pay attention to your personal belongings here!

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Ameyoko 03

Beans… Old people love them.

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Ameyoko 04

Seaweeds and dried Japanese mushrooms. Both are very important for Japanese cuisine, especially for soup.

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Ameyoko 05

Fish shops are very famous too. In the end of year, there are lots of customers just to buy fish for New Year’s Day.

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Ameyoko 06

When you are hungry, you can find places to eat everywhere. This is a tuna bowl restaurant.

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Ameyoko 07

They sell not only foods. This store sells shoes and clothes.

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Ameyoko 08

Another shoe store.

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Ameyoko 09

Bags and socks.

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Ameyoko 10

A perfume store. These perfumes are real. They don’t put other liquid like souvenier stores in Manhattan.

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Ameyoko 11

A last-minute sale! This man is yelling to advertise watches and necklaces. He keeps saying this sale is just for 10 minutes from now, but after 10 minutes, another 10-minutes sale starts. 🙂


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