Aoyama-itchōme Station

Aoyama-itchōme Station (青山一丁目駅, Aoyama-itchōme-eki) is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan operated by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

Aoyama-itchome Station 青山一丁目駅
Exit1 in October 2018
Japanese name
Kyūjitai	青山一丁目駅
Literal meaning	Blue Mountain Avenue One Station
General information
Location	1-1-19 Minami-Aoyama (Tokyo Metro) 1-2-4 Kita-Aoyama (Toei), Minato, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°40′23″N 139°43′27″E
Operated by	Tokyo Metro Toei Subway
Lines	Ginza Line Hanzōmon Line Ōedo Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Ginza) 1 island platform (Hanzomon and Ōedo Line)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G-04, Z-03, E-24
History
Opened	18 November 1938 (1938-11-18)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Gaiemmae towards Shibuya Ginza Line Akasaka-mitsuke towards Asakusa Omotesandō towards Shibuya Hanzōmon Line Nagatachō towards Oshiage Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō towards Hikarigaoka Ōedo Line Roppongi towards Tochōmae
Location Aoyama-itchome Station Location within Tokyo Yamanote Loop Aoyama-itchome Station Aoyama-itchome Station (Tokyo wards area) Aoyama-itchome Station Aoyama-itchome Station (Japan)

History

Ticket gates of Aoyama-itchōme Station in the late 1930s.

• November 18, 1938: Tokyo Rapid Railway (later Ginza Line) station opens.
• August 1, 1978: Hanzōmon Line station opens.
• December 12, 2000: Ōedo Line station opens.
• April 1, 2004: The station facilities of the Hanzomon and Ginza Lines were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).
• September 15, 2016: This station is featured in the game Persona 5. Ren Amamiya uses this station to go to school and arrives at this station coming home. It is believed he used the Ginza Line to travel to and from school.

Lines

Aoyama-itchome Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, and Toei Ōedo Line.

Station layout

There is a passage linking the Hanzōmon Line and Ōedo Line. Transfer from the Ginza Line to Ōedo Line is via the Hanzōmon Line platform.

Tokyo Metro platforms

The Ginza Line station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The Hanzōmon Line station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

1	Ginza Line	for Shibuya
2	Ginza Line	for Akasaka-mitsuke, Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa
3	Hanzōmon Line	for Shibuya Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-rinkan
4	Hanzomon Line	for Otemachi and Oshiage Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi

• 
  Ginza Line platform
• 
  Hanzomon Line platform

Toei platforms

1	Ōedo Line	for Roppongi and Daimon
2	Ōedo Line	for Shinjuku, Tochomae and Hikarigaoka

• 
  Oedo Line platform

Surrounding area

• Akasaka Palace
• Tōgū Palace (Tōgū Gosho, the official residence of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako. Neighboring residence occupied by the Japanese Imperial Family)
• Toraya Confectionery
• Honda Motor
• Park Court Akasaka The Tower
• Meiji Shrine Outer Gardens (明治神宮外苑 (Meiji Jingu Gaien))
  • Chichibunomiya rugby stadium
  • Meiji-Jingu Stadium (baseball stadium)
  • National Stadium
• Aoyama Cemetery

External links

• Aoyama-itchōme Station (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)