Ueno – Go shopping at Ueno Ameyoko Shotengai and prepare for the New Year
Basic Info.
The Ueno Ameyoko Shotengai spreads out parallel to the train tracks from Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station. Around 500 shops line up, offering everything from food to clothes. It gets especially busy at the end of the year with people shopping for New Year’s preparation. It is also popular among foreign tourists for its old-style townscape and the amount of souveniers.
Spot Info.
・Name: Ueno Ameyoko Shotengai
・Travel time (approx.): Closest station – JR Ueno Station
10min. from JR Tokyo Station, 22min. from JR Shinjuku Station
・Schedule:
* Information about events will be posted on the homepage below.
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English-Meiji Jingu
English-GO TOKYO-Ueno Ameyoko Shotengai
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/taito/spot/y_001.html
日本語- 上野アメ横商店街
http://www.ameyoko.net/
Area Info.
日本語・English-台東区役所観光課・Taito Ward Tourism Division http://taitonavi.jp/index.html
Photo Info.
Free download: OK Photographer : Setsuko Doki
