Ameya-Yokochō
Currently, fish shop-lined main street lot. Prices are fake?
They sell fish, says in the deep, gravelly voice."This price is good in 1000 yen!"
In Japanese, it means that (AME) candy.
Candy dealers, happy as long as lined, it is different now.
An old story, it's the origin of the name of the street.
After the war, various articles have been sold is a black market, it is called "Ameya Yokocho" from the fact that there were 200 hotels, restaurants and at that time shop work off the candy in particular, called "Ameyoko" it is abbreviated became more . Even now, the Ameyoko Shopping Street, a shop selling sweets such as candy are also present.
Ameya-Yokochō is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan, located next to Ueno Station.
The market is approximately 164,227 square feet in area, starting just behind the Yodobashi Camera building and following the Yamanote Line south until the Komuro building.
The name ameyayokocho means "candy shop alley". However in present day it is referred to simply as ameyoko . The market is home to over one hundred and eighty one shops, which sell products ranging from fresh food and fish to clothing and time pieces.
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