Transport landmark
Tokyo Station
- Hours
- The station has no single visitor-opening schedule; hours vary by railway, retail, and other facilities inside the station.
- How to visit
- The historic Marunouchi Station Building is inside Tokyo Station; use the Marunouchi North or Marunouchi South exits. Facilities inside the station have their own rules and opening hours.
- Hours
- About 30 min
Why it is worth the detour
Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi brick building.
Tokyo Station is a central rail hub in Chiyoda, Tokyo, featuring the historic Marunouchi brick building. It serves as a key terminus for Shinkansen and regional trains, making it a vital part of Japan's transport network.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
550 m
Tokyo International Forum
Rafael Viñoly's immense ship-like glass atrium occupies the former city-hall site and became a landmark of 1990s Tokyo architecture.
1.0 km
Sukiyabashi Bridge Monument
This small monument recalls the bridge that carried travelers across Edo Castle's outer moat at the entrance to Ginza. The moat was filled and Sukiyabashi removed in 1958, turning a waterside gateway famous from the radio drama and film Kimi no Na wa into an ordinary patch of city ground.
1.1 km
Imperial Palace East Gardens
Paths, walls and the foundation of the lost keep reveal the former Honmaru and Ninomaru compounds of Edo Castle.
1.2 km
Nihonbashi Bridge
First built in 1603, this bridge marked the starting point of the Five Highways and remains Japan's official road-distance zero point.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.