is a

subway station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase Train ticket, tickets, board trains, and Emerg ...

in Minato,

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

operated by

Tokyo Metro The Tokyo Metro () is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the #Organization, Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.52 million passengers (as of 2023), the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the Tokyo subway, two s ...

. The Station Number is H-05.

Station layout

File:Kamiyacho-STA Iikura-District-Gate.jpg, Ticket gates File:Kamiyacho-STA Platform2.jpg, Platforms

Bus services

* bus stop **

Toei Bus The is a bus service operated by the Bus Service Division, the . It is also called . The bureau mainly operates bus routes in the special wards of Tokyo, as well as those in the city of Ōme in the western Tama Area. It creates a virtual mo ...

***<渋88> Shibuya Sta. mae - Roppongi Sta. mae - Kamiyacho Sta. mae -

Tokyo Tower , also known as the Japan Radio Tower (, ) is a Radio masts and towers, communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At , it was the List of tallest structures in Japan, tallest ...

Entrance -

Toranomon is a business district of Minato, Tokyo. History Literally meaning "Tiger Gate", Toranomon was the name of the southernmost gate of Edo Castle. The gate existed until the 1870s, when it was demolished to make way for modern developments. The ...

- Shimbashi Sta. mae ***<橋86> Meguro Sta. mae - Azabu-jūban Sta. mae - Akabanebashi Sta. Mae - Kamiyacho Sta. mae - Tokyo Tower Entrance - Shimbashi Sta. mae ***<浜95甲> Shinagawa Garage mae -> Shinagawa Sta. East Exit -> Hamamatsuchō Sta. mae -> Daimon Sta. mae -> Kanayachō Sta. mae -> Tokyo Tower Entrance -> Tokyo Tower

Surrounding area

Atago Green Hills is an urban complex, located in Atago, Minato, Tokyo, Minato-ku in central Tokyo between the Kamiyacho Station, Kamiyacho and Onarimon Station, Onarimon subway stations. Constructed by building tycoon Minoru Mori, the complex incorporates offices ...

History

*March 25, 1964: opened. *January 27, 1968: A fire broke out on board a Tobu 2000 series train. *March 20, 1995: The

sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway The was a chemical domestic terrorist attack perpetrated on 20 March 1995, in Tokyo, Japan, by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult. In five coordinated attacks, the perpetrators released sarin on three lines of the Tokyo Metro (then ''Teito Rapi ...

occurred. The station was frequently mentioned in news reports in the aftermath. *April 1, 2004: This station's operator became

References

External links

Tokyo Metro station information

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964 Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Stations of Tokyo Metro {{Tokyo-railstation-stub