Tokyo Station

Tokyo station is located in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo and is the terminus for the Shinkansen bullet trains from most major citys.

Despite being the main terminus for the Shinkansen surprisingly Tokyo station is not the busiest station in the city, but many lines run through the station. The award for the busiest station in Tokyo goes to the likes of Ikebukuro Station.

Built in 1914 the station was styled after Amsterdam’s main station, although much of the building was lost during the world war two’s bombing of Tokyo, the original 1914 facade still exists on the Marunouchi side of the building.

Extensively remodeled and extended over the years to accommodate new subway and Shinkansen lines the station can seem like a rabbit warren of tunnels and passageways linking the vast complex together.

The Tokyo station connects to the Haneda Airport via the Yamanote line. There are several connections to the Tokyo International Airport at Narita with the fastest being around 50 mins via the Narita Express.