Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station is located in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo and is the terminus for the Shinkansen bullet train that connects to most major cities.

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

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

Over the years, the station has been extensively remodelled and extended 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 Keihin Tohoku Line. There are several connections to the Tokyo International Airport at Narita with the fastest being around 50 minutes via the Narita Express.

Serving the station are 7 JR lines, 6 Shinkansen lines and Tokyo Metro’s Marunouchi Line. For the tourist, the Yamanote, Chuo and Marunouchi lines are quite useful around the city while the Keihin-Tohoku Line can take you to Yokohama. The Shinkansen Lines can take you to almost anywhere you want to go in Japan while the Narita Express takes you to Tokyo’s main international airport.