Written by TC Team
Started as a black market after World War II, “Ameyoko” as it is known is Tokyo’s most bustling street market.
It’s sometimes described as an outdoor market, but it’s mainly shops that put out tables in front of their shops.
Ameyoko is also a great place to sample some street food.
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Read our full guide to Ameyoko here.
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アメヤ横丁
Ameya-yokocho, Taitō, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
- 200 m from Keisei-ueno Station Keisei Main Line (KS1)
- 214 m from Okachimachi Station Yamanote Line (JY4)Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JK29)
- 226 m from Ueno-okachimachi Station Oedo Line (E9)
