![\"A](\"https:\/\/nb-img.imgix.net\/images-stn-ueno\/21-Tokyo-Metro-Hibiya-Line1.jpg?auto=compress,enhance,format\")
A train bound for Naka-Meguro Station at Ueno Subway Station<\/p><\/div>\n
The Hibiya Line connects some of Tokyo\u2019s most popular districts for shopping, dining, nightlife and other cultural pursuits. These include Nakameguro, Ebisu, Roppongi, Ginza and Akihabara.<\/p>\n
Key Destinations<\/h2>\n
Within the Tokyo Metro subway system the Hibiya Line is color-coded gray. There are 21 stations on this line.<\/p>\n
Naka-Meguro \u2013 Ebisu \u2013 Hiroo \u2013 Roppongi \u2013 Kamiyacho \u2013 Kasumigaseki \u2013 Hibiya \u2013 Ginza \u2013 Higashi-Ginza \u2013 Tsukiji \u2013 Hatchobori \u2013 Kayabacho \u2013 Ningyocho \u2013 Kodemmacho \u2013 Akihabara \u2013 Naka-Okachimachi \u2013 Ueno \u2013 Iriya \u2013 Minowa \u2013 Minami-Senju \u2013 Kita-Senju<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to these stations a new station is scheduled to open between Kamiyacho and Kasumigaseki in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n At Tokyo Metro\u2019s Ueno Subway Station trains departing from Platform 1 on the Hibiya Line are bound for Ginza, Roppongi and Naka-Meguro<\/p><\/div>\n Trains departing from Platform 2 on the Hibiya Line are bound for Kita-Senju<\/p><\/div>\n Many services running from Naka-Meguro are through services that continue beyond Kita-Senju on the Tobu Skytree Line<\/a> as far as Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen Station. Some through services also continue beyond Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen to destinations on either the Tobu Tobu Isesaki Line or the Tobu Nikko Line.<\/p>\n A train bound for Kita-Senju at Ueno Subway Station<\/p><\/div>\n The key destinations on the Hibiya Line are listed below with their transfer points. Example train fares and journey times are given from Ueno Station.<\/p>\n Nakameguro is a pleasant residential neighborhood with a rich assortment of cafes, restaurants, bookshops, and fashion boutiques. There is also a good selection of galleries and museums within walking distance of the station.<\/p>\n Transfer at Naka-Meguro Station to the Tokyu Toyoko Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 240 yen Ebisu is a popular area with a great variety of restaurants, cafes, and bars.<\/p>\n Transfer at Ebisu Station to JR East\u2019s Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, and Shonan-Shinjuku Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 240 yen Hiroo is an upmarket residential area which is especially popular with expatriate professional workers in Tokyo. There are a number of foreign embassies in this district and the area around Hiroo Station has a lot of cafes and restaurants. <\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 200 yen Roppongi is a lively international district with large upmarket commercial developments such as Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown. Roppongi is also famous for its nightlife and has a large number of bars, pubs, restaurants, and nightclubs.<\/p>\n Transfer at Roppongi Station to the Toei Oedo Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 200 yen There are several attractions in the area around Kamiyacho Station and one very famous hotel.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 200 yen Transfer here to the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Exit here for Hibiya Park<\/strong>. This large public park was first opened in 1903, and includes lawns, trees, flowerbeds and fountains. Also on the grounds are two open air music halls, a museum and library, a public hall, restaurants, and tennis courts. There are also a number of theaters in the Hibiya district. Nissay Theatre<\/strong> is a more conventional establishment that stages productions of kabuki, opera, musicals, and puppet shows for children. The Takarazuka Theatre stages all female-cast productions of colorful musical melodramas. The Imperial Hotel<\/a> is a legendary luxury hotel which was first established in 1890 and is located just 7 minutes\u2019 walk from Hibiya Station.<\/p>\n Transfer at Hibiya Station to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and the Toei Mita Line. Transfer at nearby Yurakucho Station to the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, and JR East\u2019s Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line. <\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Ginza is Tokyo\u2019s most famous shopping and entertainment district<\/strong>. Here you will find upscale department stores selling luxury brand goods and many gourmet restaurants, sophisticated bars, art galleries, and theaters. <\/p>\n Transfer at Ginza Station to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.<\/p>\n Train fare: 170 yen Transfer at Higashi-Ginza Station to the Toei Asakusa Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Tsukiji\u2019s famous wholesale fish and seafood market closed on October 6th 2018 and its operations were relocated to Toyosu. However, Tsukiji\u2019s outer retail market<\/strong> remains open and here you can still find stores selling kitchen utensils, restaurant supplies, seafood, groceries, and a lot of sushi restaurants. Also nearby is Tsukiji Honganji Temple, a grand structure built in the style of Southern Asian temples between 1931 and 1934. Though this building is modern, a temple has stood here since 1617.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Transfer here to the JR Keiyo Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Transfer here to the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen There are a lot of traditional shops and restaurants in the Ningyocho area, particularly on the old shopping streets of Ningyocho-Dori<\/strong> and Amazake-Yokocho<\/strong>. Many shops sell sweet ningyo-yaki cakes \u2013 a traditional snack in this area. Look out for the two mechanical clock towers on Ningyocho-Dori. As the clocks chime the hour, little dolls shaped like firefighters and rakugo storytellers appear and put on a free show. Check the official Ningyocho<\/a> website for local recommendations.<\/p>\n Transfer here to the Toei Asakusa Line and at nearby Suitengumae Station to the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line. <\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen The Akihabara district is a famous commercial district with many wholesale stores selling cheap electronic and computer goods. Akihabara is also famous as a center of otaku culture<\/strong> with many shops selling manga comics, games, toys, cosplay costumes, and anime-related goods.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen This station is convenient for Yoshiike<\/strong> department store, the Matsuzakaya<\/strong> department store, and Japan\u2019s oldest discount store, Takeya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n There are three more stations close to Naka-Okachimachi station. Transfer at Okachimachi Station to the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line. At Ueno-okachimachi Station transfer to the Toei Oedo Line. At Ueno-hirokoji Station transfer to the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Ueno\u2019s main attractions are the large number museums in the grounds of Ueno Park<\/strong>, the pandas at Ueno Zoo<\/strong>, and the bargain stores of Ameya-Yokocho<\/strong> shopping street.<\/p>\n Transfer at Ueno Subway station to the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, and at Keisei Ueno Station to the Keisei Main Line and Keisei Skyliner<\/a>. JR Ueno Station is just above the Metro station and here you can transfer to JR East\u2019s Yamanote Line<\/a>, Keihin-Tohoku Line<\/a>, Utsunomiya Line<\/a>, Joban Line<\/a>, Ueno-Tokyo Line<\/a> and Takasaki Line<\/a>. Transfers can also be made here to services on the Tohoku Shinkansen<\/a>, Yamagata Shinkansen<\/a>, Akita Shinkansen<\/a>, Joetsu Shinkansen<\/a>, Hokuriku Shinkasen, and Hokkaido Shinkansen.<\/p>\n The Ichiyo Higuchi Memorial Museum<\/strong> is a 7 minute walk from Minowa Station. Ichiyo Higuchi was a talented short story writer of the 19th century whose face is depicted on the 5,000 yen note. The museum displays various artifacts from her life and is built on the site of her former home. The museum is closed on Mondays or on the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday.<\/p>\n Transfer at nearby Minowabashi Station to the Toden Arakawa Tram Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Transfer here to JR East\u2019s Joban Line and the Tsukuba Express (TX) Line. <\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Kita-Senju is a busy commercial district dominated by two large department stores: Lumine and Marui. In the shopping arcades around the station you can find many cheap restaurants and bars. <\/p>\n Transfer here to JR East\u2019s Joban Line, the Tobu Skytree Line, the Tsukuba Express (TX) Line, and Tokyo Metro\u2019s Chiyoda Line.<\/p>\n <\/i> Train fare: 170 yen Full adult fares are charged for anyone aged 12 or older. Children aged between 6 \u2013 11 are charged half the adult fare. Up to two toddlers (aged from 1 \u2013 6) can travel for free if they are accompanied by an adult, however a third toddler will be charged a child\u2019s fare. Infants under 1 year of aged are not charged.<\/p>\n Transfer tickets offer cheaper fares if you need to transfer between the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway systems. These can be bought from any Tokyo Metro station ticket vending machine.<\/p>\n Prepaid IC cards such as PASMO, Suica<\/a> and other regional IC cards can be used on Tokyo Metro instead of tickets. IC cards are economical, because the fares are cheaper than for regular tickets. IC cards also speed up transfers between different railway systems because you don\u2019t need to stop in order to buy tickets. <\/p>\n The Tokyo Metro 24-hour Ticket<\/strong> gives unlimited rides on Tokyo Metro for 24 hours after its first use. It costs 600 yen<\/strong> for adults and 300 yen<\/strong> for children and can be bought from ticket machines at any Tokyo Metro station.<\/p>\n The Tokyo Subway Ticket<\/strong> is only available for overseas visitors on a tourist visa. This ticket gives unlimited travel on both the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway<\/strong>. It can be purchased at Haneda Airport, Narita Airport, travel agencies such as JTB, HIS, Kinki Nippon Tourist and Nippon Travel Agency, several hotels in Tokyo and some Big Camera stores. <\/p>\n The 24 hour<\/strong> ticket costs 800 yen<\/strong> for adults, and 400 yen<\/strong> for children. You will need to show your passport to purchase this ticket. This ticket can also be bought in combination with various rail or limousine bus tickets from either Haneda Airport or Narita Airport. For complete details of how and where to buy this ticket, please visit the Tokyo Metro website<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Tokyo Combination Ticket<\/strong> gives one day\u2019s unlimited travel on Tokyo Metro Subway lines, JR lines (in the 23 wards of Tokyo) and the complete Toei transportation network (Toei Subway, Toei Bus<\/a>, Toei Streetcar Arakawa Line, and Nippori-Toneri Liner). The ticket costs 1,590 yen<\/strong> for adults and 800 yen<\/strong> for children. It is available from automatic ticket machines at each station.<\/p>\n Chika Toku<\/strong> is a special discount service available for holders of Tokyo Metro and Toei one day tickets. Simply showing your one day pass entitles you to discount deals at 400 different shops, restaurants, museums, and other facilities around Tokyo. For full details visit the official Chika Toku<\/a> website.<\/p>\n Tokyo Metro route maps in English, Chinese, Korean, German, Spanish, French and Russian are available to download as PDFs from the official Tokyo Metro<\/a> website.<\/p>\n Free Wi-Fi is available at Tokyo Metro railway stations. For details of how to access this service please visit the Tokyo Metro<\/a> website.<\/p>\n![\"At](\"https:\/\/nb-img.imgix.net\/images-stn-ueno\/21-Tokyo-Metro-Hibiya-Line2.jpg?auto=compress,enhance,format\")
![\"Trains](\"https:\/\/nb-img.imgix.net\/images-stn-ueno\/21-Tokyo-Metro-Hibiya-Line3.jpg?auto=compress,enhance,format\")
![\"A](\"https:\/\/nb-img.imgix.net\/images-stn-ueno\/21-Tokyo-Metro-Hibiya-Line4.jpg?auto=compress,enhance,format\")
Naka-Meguro Station<\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 34 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nEbisu Station<\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 32 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHiroo Station<\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 29 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRoppongi Station<\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 26 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nKamiyacho Station<\/h3>\n
\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 22 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nKasumigaseki Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 20 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHibiya Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 17 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nGinza Station<\/h3>\n
\nTrain time: 16 minutes<\/p>\nHigashi-Ginza Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTsukiji Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 13 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHatchobori Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nKayabacho Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 9 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNingyocho Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 7 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nAkihabara Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNaka-Okachimachi Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 1 minute<\/p>\n<\/div>\nUeno Station<\/h3>\n
Minowa Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nMinami-Senju Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nKita-Senju Station<\/h3>\n
\n<\/i> Train time: 9 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFares<\/h2>\n
Tickets, IC Cards, and Discount Passes<\/h3>\n
\nThe 48 hour<\/strong> ticket costs 1,200 yen<\/strong> for adults and 600 yen<\/strong> for children.
\nThe 72 hour<\/strong> ticket costs 1,500 yen<\/strong> for adults and 750 yen<\/strong> for children. <\/p>\nUseful Links<\/h2>\n