Ryogoku Station

Overview

JR and subway services at Ryogoku Station use separate entrances in Tokyo-Ryogoku. JR Chuo-Sobu local trains stop near Kokugikan, while the Toei Oedo Line station is farther east, closer to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Check which entrance your route uses before arranging a meeting or walking to a hotel.

Lines and connections

Westbound JR trains reach Asakusabashi in one stop and Akihabara in two before continuing toward Ochanomizu and Shinjuku. Change at Akihabara for the Yamanote or Keihin-Tohoku Line to Tokyo Station and its Shinkansen services. Ryogoku isn't served by Sobu rapid trains.

The Oedo Line provides direct journeys to Ueno-okachimachi and Roppongi.

Airport access

From Haneda, take a Keikyu train that continues onto the Toei Asakusa Line to Asakusabashi, then change to an eastbound JR local train for Ryogoku. From Narita, some Keisei Access Express trains also continue to Asakusabashi. Check the destination before boarding, since other departures require an additional change.

Both routes end with the same one-stop JR ride. There is no direct airport train to Ryogoku.

Station area

The west exit of the JR station is closest to Kokugikan and the restaurants in Ryogoku Edo Noren. The Gate Hotel Ryogoku by Hulic is three minutes away on foot toward the Sumida River; the walk from Oedo Line Exit A3 takes seven minutes.

What's nearby

Former Yasuda Garden has pond-side paths north of the arena. You can visit the Edo-Tokyo Museum for city history or the Sumida Hokusai Museum for the artist's life and work.

Good to know

Asakusabashi and Asakusa are different stations. Change at Asakusabashi for the airport connection; use Asakusa for Sensoji Temple.