Looks a lot like the markets around here. The T-shirts are a big similarity, as well as the food carts/stalls.
Fish lady looked kinda cute, I'd have to buy some :)
Fish lady? ^^;
A Ameyoko looks like a place where you can get alot of grub to eat... LOL, 30 years ago many people like eating but now they're doing sports to slim down... Maybe? "This girl wants you to eat her balls. " That just sounds so wrong but feels so right LOL Eating out is a pretty common thing here... I think? Enjoying a scrumptious meal while breathing in fresh air is the way to enjoy life~
For someone who loves to explore different cuisines what better place than a market! :D I definitely must go there someday!
Dont worry M'sia here still have the hawker centres that you like.
Thats great news!
Yep, there is still an abundance of hawker stalls almost anywhere you go. Though most of them are situated in coffee shops and some in a food court like building.
Don't worry Danny~Hawker still will always be here in Malaysia.Especially Penang XD
Don't worry Danny~Hawker stall's will always be here in Malaysia.Especially Penang XD
looking forward to it. Hmmm. Must fix that echo bug.
Something like that is pretty foreign to where I live here in the USA. It is funny how certain things transition, fish to sporting goods.
Ive been there - i kinda stumbled upon it by accident while exploring Ueno. Nice place - i couldnt believe the diversity and WTF-ness of all the seafood they sold! Nice pics - makes me wish i was back there!
Nice find! I'll recommend this area to my friends when we go down to Tokyo this October. I've always liked visiting market places, especially with their variety of local food and spices. :D
Fake brands and DVD eh.. Here still got, but the place that sells them dwindling by a lot these recent years, but I know two or three places
Malaysia is known to be one of the worse countries to be infested with pirated goods ^^
Whoa, I had no idea Ameyoko existed before. It looks pretty hustle-and-bustle marketplace, which is really cool. Funny you had the poll up if it's on my visit list because it wasn't before but it sure as heck is now XD.
Oh~ My brother went to Ameyo when he went to Japan, he bought loads of sweets. He said it was like any other market in London though :/ London has LOADS of markets(http://www.londonmarkets.co.uk/ for a complete list), the most famous being Covent Garden market(very multi-cultural, sweet shops from around the world(pocky~), clothes, even Print Clubs like the ones in tokyo!) Camden Market(for the weirdest stuff you'll ever find, punk clothes, gothic lolita clothes, art, food from around the world etc etc) Portobello Road Market(all kinds of rare stuff, antiques, music, instruments, art) Anyone in London should visit any of those 3 ^^
I was going to mention the ones I remembered. Remembered camden but not what they sold.
First time I went to Japan, we went to Ameyoko. I remember that Kebab shop in the photos. I was surprised they even had kebabs in Japan! I also bought strawberries to eat from one of the fruit markets. Markets in Sydney are quite dodgy because there's lots of crappy quality or even fake brands, some with unreasonable prices etc. Generally I don't like markets in Australia. Too expensive. Did you go into the big toy store nearby?
Must have missed that toy store ^^;
Ok... Ameyoko will be on top of my list for food... When I feel like I want to spend a day eating which I'm sure will happen...then I'll visit there. Open air food stalls can only be seen here during events, such as Food Festivals. Large variety of multi-cultural foods can be seen for sale. I'd say that eating outside is not very common, but it can be seen here and there. Nothing to recommend here really...
We have lost of restaurants with open-air seating but food carts are rare around here. Those balls looked good. You can get lots of fake T-shirts and opensource dvds at the Chinese markets. But thes are more strictly controlled nowadays.
Food~ sweets~ mmm~ :q Definitely on my visit list, which is filling up quite nicely Danny, stop posting about nice places to visit or I'm going to go broke in the first week xP~ There's Market City near Central Station in Sydney (depends on how you classify near though), right in front of Chinatown =D. I'll be documenting my next city trip so I'll include photos of the market there too (though I wouldn't consider it as diverse as Ameyoko). There are markets elsewhere, but I haven't visited any of them, though I know www.bondimarkets.com.au is pretty good for fashion, I should ask my friend when we're going, she's currently working in the fashion industry and ought to at least check it out ^^;
I'd eat her balls, if you know what i mean man, Australia's such a boring place. The only place around that has outdoor stalls would either be in Chinatown or The Rocks in Sydney. And i live a good hour (by train) from the CBD. ;_;
I shall put this on my travel list when I visit Japan.. Looks interesting to go to.. Singapore still have some roadside market in certain areas, even though the country has shopping centres.. Some of them do sell their goods at cheaper price if you bargain with the shopkeeper.. ^^ I still do not get it about the transition from seafood to sporting goods..
There's also Uecho which splits away from Ameyoko but are more focused on ordinary shops: http://picasaweb.google.com/senorquentinos/Tokyo2008/photo#5210226810764710674 There is also a small "supermarket" place that has a lot of sweets and such for a good deal. My sister horded in a huge amount of gums enough for me to feel heavy to carry just that bag around (my purpose in Ameyoko was apparently similar to that of a donkey)
Gotta put this on my visit list. There are a lot of market like this in Indonesia but not many in Canada as far as I know.
Dear Danny, if you were to plan your visit again to Malaysia (K.L. or Penang), please MUST drop me a mail. I'll be glad & honor to sponsor your period of stay at Times Square Hotel, K.L. (Subjected to T & C ^ ^). Can't wait to meet you in person.
sponsor my period of stay ? ^^; @.@?
the line "subjected to T&C" seemed more あやしい lol
yea maybe you have to share the same room with him??
Maybe even the same bed...
you know that restaurant in the background at the last pic, there was a documentary about that place just before it closed down. i think they were running it for 50 years or so until... i guess no heir. you must like ameyoko alot! you seem to go there often ;-)
hmm cart food. here you gotta be a bit careful about cleanliness....but there are those commercialized versions. Markets here are a different story. But for experience for gaijins...Greenhills would be a start. A foreigner would have to be a bit more courageous dealing with other local markets because ambience, security ,etc. etc. are really different :P
We used to have tons of push car vendors(hawkers) years ago. Now that I think about it, I really can't remember when the last time I saw one was. Used to be tons of Hot Dog stands around but now I'm drawing a blank. They may be still popular in New York though. Alot of restaurants have patios and beer gardens for people to sit outside and eat. Though the food is always cooked inside.
Aww, I so wanted me a granddad bargain T_T ...but I wouldn't say no thanks to a helping of that girl's balls though (thanks for that, Danny <_<) In my part town there's a relatively big market every month or so. Lots of food stalls and stuff. And it's always popular to eat outside here (not counting cold and rainy days).
Now I can add another place to my go to list when I go to Japan. It seems like a nice place with all these open shops and such. That's a lot of seafood.
The closest thing we have to yatai here are icecream trucks that visit in the summer. I'm not really sure how they stay in business since they don't seem to be THAT busy. Probably doesn't pay that well. Oh yah, there are lots of yatai at carnivals and sporting events, but I never go to those so that's why I forgot ^^;
I would always hear the station name Okachimachi on my way to Akihabara and thought the name was funny sounding and never knew such a gem place was there, doh! There are lots of open air food places in Korea and I would always enjoy eating from there during my stay there. Not so many open air food places here in USA since people drive rather than walk around here.
Singapore has alot of such places too albeit much smaller and there are mostly found deep within the residential areas.
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Thanks danny
Interesting to see, but not really on the visit list. Too much sea food for my taste. Never knew abou the clapping-for-customers though
The environment looks similar to chinatowns minus red big banners and lantern
when i'm in tokyo i ever go on that place. It's one of the tokyo's places where u can think "wow i'm in Asia!"
looks like the place to go. i shall put it on my list
Ameyoko was on the list last time I went, but ran out of time. Will definitely go next time.
Never made it to Ameyoko. Was too attracted by the flashing lights of the big city. Are vendors in the Ameyoko Chika Building mostly Chinese or Japanese? Most Japanese restuarants here are run by Chinese. Open food stalls are around, but not city wide. You can grab a donair or hot dog around the downtown area for lunch. Pirated DVDs are hidden from sight, but available. After your Haruna Ai post Danny, I have no temptation to eat any girl's balls.
LOL. Mostly run by Chinese folks down there.
The chika building I mean and not the balls.
man, I miss popiah sooooo much, please help me have a few extras when you're in SG :P I don't like the heat and humidity in asia tho =_=;
I thought Vancouver had good Chinese food?
Food is okay in vancouver but I haven't run into popiah just yet! My mom makes a mean one back in singapore hehe lots of prep work tho ^^;
might I ask what Popiah is? ^^
did a google search: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popiah my grandmother calls them lumpia tsai. ^^ lol. consider me enlightened.
oh gawd :P I drooling lol!
they actually do, ever since the hongkong handover, a lot of Chinese folks are migrated over there and infused the Chinese culture into Vancouver, some of my Cantonese friends there would endearingly call the place, "Hongcouver" ^^ in fact instead of seeing signs in English and French you'd find groceries and shops with signs in English and Chinese instead. ^^
Nice! have to check this place out! If your coming to Philadelphia, i recomend Reading terminal Market in center city. Its nowhere near as massive as Ameyoko, but there are plenty of good places to eat and shop at.
Next time I'm in Japan, definitely. First time I didn't go there...
Mmmm...all those fish markets....is it sushi grade?....lol at the food called "ball"..."The balls are filled with anything that you want", ahahha of how u always makes fun of food...anything but condensed milk is ok..O_o
Wow, I love markets! I'm definitely going to check this one out.
