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Tips for Tokyo foodies—and a recipe, too

Debra Samuels
The Boston Globe food writer’s list of markets, shopping areas, izakaya, utensils and staples for the larder include some classics—as well as some surprising suggestions. The “top market” gong goes to Ameya Yokocho (“candy store alley”). Found along the Yamanote tracks between Okachimachi and Ueno, “Ameyoko” was a postwar black-market site, and now sells everything...

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