Out & About in Ameya Yokochō & Harajuku

Ameya Yokochō is another of Tokyo’s lively eat streets which runs alongside the railway tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi Station. Originally this district was packed with wooden tradesmen’s homes but during WW2 the entire area was carpet-bombed and burnt to the ground. However, almost immediately after the war had ended, rebuilding began with shops and…