is a subway station on the

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō. It is the oldest subway line in Asia. The line was named af ...

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...

, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.

Station layout

The station has two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s serving two tracks.

Platforms

File:Gaiemmae Station-1.jpg, Concourse File:Gaiemmae Station-2.jpg, Platforms

History

The station opened as Aoyama-yonchōme Station on November 18, 1938, and was renamed Gaiemmae in 1939. The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

Surrounding area

* Watari Museum of Contemporary Art *

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* Oracle Corporation Japan *

Aoyama Cemetery is a cemetery in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The cemetery is also famous for its cherry blossoms, and at the season of hanami, which many people would visit. History The cemetery was origin ...

* Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens（） **

Meiji Jingu Stadium The is a baseball stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team. It also hosts college baseball, incl ...

(baseball stadium) **

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** National Olympic Stadium

References

External links

* {{Coord, 35.67065, 139.718145, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Railway stations in Tokyo Stations of Tokyo Metro Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938