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title: Ameyoko Shopping Street
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# Ameyoko Shopping Street

Places we stopped along the way　/　Chuo, Tokyo

A shopping street of more than 400 shops packed into about 500 meters between JR Ueno and Okachimachi stations. It grew out of the postwar black market; the name is said to come either from the many candy (ame) shops or from the American goods once sold here. I browsed the fruit and seafood stalls for dinner.

## This moment in the journey: Shopping for dinner at Ameyoko

Under the elevated tracks at Ueno, I passed beneath the Ameyoko sign. This shopping street runs about 500 meters between Ueno and Okachimachi stations, with more than 400 shops. Shoppers crowded around stalls of fruit and vegetables, and seafood laid out on ice.

Walking the streets of Ueno at dusk, I spotted the Tokyo Skytree at the end of an alley. I crossed an intersection as the signals lit up and headed home to the row house. One more Tokyo specialty for dinner.

![The Ameyoko sign beneath the elevated tracks](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/tokyo-nagaya/s80-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://www.ameyoko.net/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/tokyo-nagaya/