Do you want to try Japanese sake at a Japanese style bar?

Sen-bero is a combination of words, sen which means a thousand, and bero that is from bero-bero which means being drunk in Japanese. Basically, sen-bero is a cheap drinking session with small snacks that costs around 1,000JPY (around 9USD).

Since there are many cheap Izakaya (Japanese style bars) along the street, Ameya-yokocho is a quite famous place for sen-bero.

Each izakaya has its own specialities for food and drinks, tell us what kind of food and drinks you would like to try and we will arrange a special plan for you!

A temple with 400 years of history.

Tokudai-ji temple has some miraculous stories that the image of Marici which is a buddhist god worshiped at this temple escaped from fires twice at the events of Great Tokyo Earthquake and Great Tokyo Air Raid during World War Ⅱ, while the main building was burned down. Because of these miracles, this temple is thought to bring prayers a protection from evil influence and a better fortune.

This temple has a mysterious atmosphere with its holiness and business from the street. Why don't you visit and pray for a better fortune?

According to a survey in 2015, about 10% which is equivalent to 40 shops in Ameyoko district are run by foreign owners. In fact, you can find many shops selling Asian products especially in Ameyoko center building which is a symbolic building in the district.

You can also find a lot of genuine food from all over the world on the street under a railway.

Especially, you cannot miss Chinese food!

・Xihu Chun Shanghai Xiao Long Bao (西湖春上海小龍包) serves grilled dumplings that the meat's flavor explodes in your mouth.

・Chin Chin Ken (珍々軒) serves food with a large portion. Everyone who orders fried rice which comes with a huge bowl of soup, says that you can somewhat feel the good old taste kept for a long time and they fall in love with it as they come back here again and again.

The street is filled with around 400 shops and restaurants in total. Ameya-yokocho street is not only famous for offering mouth watering street food, but also many shops offer interesting products at discounted prices.

・Shimura Shoten (志村商店) is a famous shop that has been introduced on a TV program, where sells a pack of snacks at a highly discounted price. They will put snacks which cost equivalent to around 2,000JPY in total in a bag and you can buy it at 1,000JPY only!

・Seafood including tuna, salmon roe, sea urchin and etc. that are generally thought to be expensive, are also sold at affordable prices. From seeing many kinds of seafood sold, you can feel as if you are visiting a fish market. You can even negotiate the price with the seller!

・If you visit Ameyoko center building, you can find it is filled with many asian products from outside Japan sold. You would forget that you are in Japan with the exotic atmosphere inside the building!

Other than above, there are many more interesting products sold on the street such as clothes influenced by old American occupation army and others that we cannot even name them all.

Do you feel tired after walking on a busy street? Do you also want to see a peaceful side of Ueno? Ueno park would be the best option!

Ueno park is a historical park that was officially registered as the first park in Japan in 1873. It is famous for having many museums such as Tokyo National Museum and The National Museum of Western Art, and a zoo. In spring, cherry blossoms turn the whole park into pink and people enjoy viewing them under the trees while eating and drinking which the custom is called "Hanami" in Japanese.

The same as Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo is the first zoo in Japan which was opened in 1882. The zoo succeeded propagations for many species and it gathers attention from all over the world. Needless to say, an iconic animal in the zoo is giant pandas. They came to the zoo as a commemoration of restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, and Ueno zoo succeeded propagations of giant pandas as well. Every time a new baby is born, the zoo invites ideas for the baby name from the general public and giant pandas boom throughout the country.