Temple
Marishiten Tokudai-ji
Taito•159m(2 min walk)
Ameya-Yokochō
アメヤ横丁Taito, Tokyo
Food area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Ameya-Yokochō, usually shortened to Ameyoko, is an open-air market in Taitō ward, Tokyo, beside Ueno Station. It runs for roughly 500 to 600 metres along the elevated rail tracks toward Okachimachi and holds around 400 shops selling seafood, dried goods, clothing, sundries and jewelry. Stores of one kind are often grouped together.
The name has two explanations. One says it comes from ameya, meaning candy shop, for the sweet stalls that appeared when sugar was scarce after the Second World War. The other says it refers to America, since many shops sold surplus US military goods. The market grew out of a postwar black market, and military-goods shops and some candy sellers are still found there today.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Ameya-Yokochō that give goshuin, closest first.
Shrine
Ishibashi Inari Jinja
Taito•170m(2 min walk)
Temple
Kiyomizu Kannon-do
Taito•299m(4 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Shinobazu Benten-do
Taito•388m(5 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 6
Temple
Shinobazu Daikokuten-do
Taito•394m(5 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Gojo Tenj-in
Taito•451m(6 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Shrine
Hanazono Inari
Taito•457m(6 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Shitaya Jinja
Taito•617m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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