Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko) is a food market in Tokyo.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Saturday afternoons are dense; weekday mornings are calmer. The dried-fish stalls and the okonomiyaki carts are the local lunch order.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Experience Ueno after dark on a guided walk through Ameyoko\. Taste local street food, visit lively izakayas, and discover Japanese drinking culture in one of Tokyo’s ...
Guided tour · 3 hours
One roofed alley in Ebisu with a dozen bars under it. You sit at one table and food arrives from all of them - five dishes and your drinks are already paid, so nothing...
Day trip · 3 hours
Instead of simply walking through Toyosu Market, discover how Japan's top sushi chefs select the fish that become extraordinary omakase meals.
Address: 4-7-8 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005
Isetan Shinjuku's basement depachika in Tokyo is the world's most chosen department-store food hall: 60 counters of bento, sushi, wagashi, French patisserie.
TipThe 19:30 half-price markdown on bento and prepared food is the local move. Wagashi seasonal collections drop monthly.
Mitsukoshi Nihombashi's depachika in Tokyo holds the heritage Edo-period food shops in its basement: Tokyo's wagashi houses, century-old tea, premium sake.
TipThe Toraya yokan counter and the Higashiya wagashi flagship are both here. Saturday morning is the calmest window.
Takashimaya Times Square depachika in Tokyo's Shinjuku is the south-side department-store basement. 70 counters of bento, wagashi and French patisserie.
TipLess crowded than Isetan, equally well shortlisted. The fruit counter and the kaiseki bento stalls are the picks.
Kappabashi-dori in Tokyo's Asakusa is the 800-metre Kitchenware Town with 170 specialist shops. Carbon knives, ceramic ware, lacquer and sample food.
TipTsubaya and Kamata are the canonical knife shops; both offer English-friendly service. Closed Sundays.
Daimaru Tokyo Station depachika is the food hall attached to Tokyo Station's Yaesu exit. 50 counters of pre-train bento, gourmet retail and seasonal wagashi.
TipBest ekiben for Shinkansen rides. Buy the bento at the station entrance and eat on the train.
Kichijoji Sun Road in Tokyo's Kichijoji is the covered shopping arcade north of the JR station. 100 family-run shops; bakeries, wagashi and bento counters.
TipCombine with Harmonica Yokocho. The Iseya yakitori take-away counter is the alley's signature stop.
