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EXPERIENCE MORE

this was the place to come
4 " and buy ame (candy). After JAPANESE FUNERAL
Shitamachi Museum World War II, black-market CUSTOMS
下町風俗資料館 goods – such as liquor, When a Japanese person
cigarettes, chocolates, and
EXPERIENCE Northern Tokyo  Ueno Stn, Hibiya & Ginza second meaning as an own futon. The next
dies, the body is brought
 J3 ⌂ 2-1 Ueno-koen,
nylons – started appearing
back home to spend one
Taito-ku § (03) 3823-7451
here, and ame acquired its
final night on his or her
lines £ Keisei-Ueno Stn,
abbreviation for American
morning, it is taken
Keisei line; Ueno Stn, many
(yoko means “alley”). An area
to the service. At the
lines # 9:30am–4:30pm
of tiny shops packed under
wake, guests offer gifts
Tue–Sun
the elevated train tracks,
of money and, after the
This museum is dedicated
Ameyoko is no longer a black
cremation, the family
to preserving the spirit and
bargain foreign brands,
chop sticks to pick
artifacts of Shitamachi.
including Chanel and Rolex.
the bones out and
The 50,000 exhibits include
recreations of Edo-era shops, market, but still the place for use a special pair of
transfer them to an
Clothes and accessories are
traditional toys, tools, and concentrated under the tracks, urn. Remembrance
photographs, all donated while foods, including a huge ceremonies are held
by Shitamachi residents. range of seafood, line the in the following years
street that follows the tracks. on the anniversary of
the death.
5
Ameyoko Market 6 understated Daimyo Clock
アメ横 Yanaka District Museum has 100 Edo-era
 J3  Ueno Stn, Hibiya 谷中地区 clocks lovingly presented.
& Ginza lines; Ueno-  H2 £ Nippori Stn, Asakura Museum
Okachimachi Stn, Oedo many lines of Sculpture
line £ Okachimachi Stn,
Yamanote & Keihin-Tohoku This quiet area is rewarding to " ⌂ 7-18-10 Yanaka, Taito
lines; Ueno Stn, many lines wander through because it § (03) 3821-4549 # 9:30am–
survived the 1923 earthquake 4:30pm Tue–Wed & Fri–Sun
One of the great bazaars in and bombing of World War II.
Asia, Ameyoko is a place It preserves something of Daimyo Clock Museum
where almost anything is the feel of old Shitamachi, " ⌂ 2-1-27 Yanaka, Taito
available – and almost always with tightly packed houses in § (03) 3821-6913 # Jan 15–
at a discount. In Edo times, narrow alleys, and traditional Jun 30 & Oct 1–Dec 24: 10am–
food stalls selling rice crackers 4pm Tue–Sun
and old-fashioned candy.
The large Yanaka Cemetery
is a must-see in cherry-
SHOP blossom season. Inside is
Tenno-ji, a temple with a
large bronze Buddha dating
Kamata from 1690. To the west of
Made in Kappabashi, Tenno-ji is the Asakura
Kamata’s famous knives Museum of Sculpture, home
are crafted from the of sculptor Fumio Asakura
same metal and to the (1883–1964). On the second
same principles as floor is a delightful room full
samurai swords. A must of his small statues of one of
for all keen chefs. his favorite subjects – cats –
 K3 ⌂ 2-12-6 but the garden is the real
Matsugaya, Taitō-ku highlight, with its trad itional
∑ kap-kam.com composition of water and
stone. Sansaki-zaka, the Unassuming entrance
area’s main street, has some to the Asakura Museum
traditional shops. The of Sculpture
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