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Ameya Yokocho

Established soon after World War Ⅱ. Ame is the Japanese word for candy, and also an abbreviation of American. American goods were sold here then. Now, at the end of the year this area is crowded with people for New Year’s shopping. It is a paradise for bargain hunters and souvenir hunters. Many food stands selling noodle, chicken skewer attract tourists. <Related Post>Types of Tokyo Street Food Markets-Ameya Yokocho

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Yanaka

Yanaka is one of the few areas of Tokyo that survived the Great Earthquake and Big fire of 1923. Old houses, many temples and old Edo atmosphere remain here. “Ya” means valley and “naka” means middle, so Yanaka means “in the middle of valley” from where we stroll down to the Nezu area. Tenno-ji temple Tenno-ji temple, the largest in the area was established in 1274 during the Kamakura era (1185-1333) and a Buddha statue was built in 1690 modeled after Buddha in Kamakura. The lotteries that were held on the temple compounds were stopped in 1842, since then the temple regains the calmness, and is well maintained. Lotus […]