Luckily, we made it to the subway station just in time after our tour of the Imperial Palace to avoid the rain as once we got to the station, it started to rain. We decided to head over to Ameyayokocho for lunch as it is right beside Ueno Park. Ameyayokocho is an interesting area as the street is lined with people selling fish, fruits and other foods as well as goods such as shoes and clothing. Despite the rain still coming down a little, there were a lot of people around. Ironically, as soon as we bought one of those clear plastic, almost disposable umbrellas, the rain stopped! I would recommend anyone going to Ueno Park to make a stop over to Ameyayokocho.
mmmmm…lunch!
If you ever get a craving for fruit, this place will provide you with your fix. The fruit tasted incredible (compared to the ones found in our local grocery stores) and the prices weren’t as bad as fruit in the department stores. Sure it wasn’t packaged and presented as nicely, but it tasted the same!
