Aoyama-itchōme Station explained

Aoyama-itchome Station
Native Name:	青山一丁目駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Mlanguage:	Kyujitai: 青山一丁目駅 L: Green Mountain One D Vision Station Showflag: y
Address:	1-1-19 Minami-Aoyama (Tokyo Metro) 1-2-4 Kita-Aoyama (Toei), Minato, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Platforms:	2 side platforms (Ginza) 1 island platform (Hanzomon and Ōedo Line)
Tracks:	4
Structure:	Underground
Code:	G-04, Z-03, E-24
Map Type:	Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Aoyama-itchome Station

is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan operated by Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).

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.

Toei platforms

History

• November 18, 1938: 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).^[1]
• 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.

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
  • Chichibunomiya rugby stadium
  • Meiji-Jingu Stadium (baseball stadium)
  • National Stadium
• Aoyama Cemetery

External links

• Aoyama-itchōme Station (Tokyo Metro)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-07-08 . 「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ . From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html . 16 May 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Tokyo Metro Online.