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Step-by-step walking routes between platforms in Japan's busiest stations, with the exact Japanese signs to follow.

JR lines→Toei Asakusa Line

JR to Toei Asakusa Line at Shimbashi Station

How to change from JR lines to the Toei Asakusa Line at Shimbashi Station, with through trains to Haneda Airport and Asakusa. Use the underground Shiodome Gate; about 2–4 minutes.

About 2–4 minwalking time
JR platformsfrom · JR線
Toei Asakusa Line platformsto · 都営浅草線
Shinagawa end of the trainOn the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Lines, the cars at the Shinagawa end are closest.
JR PLATFORMJR SHIODOME GATEUNDERGROUND PASSAGETOEI ASAKUSA PLATFORM1234
Floors from top to bottom. Tap a number to jump to that step.
  1. 1
    JR platform

    Go down from the JR platform to the underground Shiodome Gate.

    Look for this sign
    汐留口Shiodome Exit
  2. 2
    JR Shiodome Gate

    Tap out at the Shiodome Gate.

    Gate 1: you leave JR here.
  3. 3
    Underground passage

    Follow the Toei Asakusa Line signs to the Toei gate and tap in.

    Look for this sign
    都営浅草線Toei Asakusa Line
    Gate 2: you enter Toei here.
  4. 4
    Toei Asakusa platform

    Go down to the platform: toward Sengakuji (many trains continue to Haneda Airport), or toward Nihombashi and Asakusa.

  • From the Ueno-Tokyo Line platforms (1–2), allow about 3–4 minutes.
For SengakujiDaimon, Sengakuji, through trains to Haneda Airport (Keikyu)
For OshiageHigashi-ginza, Nihombashi, Asakusa, Oshiage (Skytree)

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Can I get to Haneda Airport from Shimbashi without changing again?

Many Toei Asakusa Line trains from Shimbashi run through to Haneda Airport on the Keikyu Line. Check the destination on the board.

Which JR gate is best for the Toei Asakusa Line?

The underground Shiodome Gate.

Four exits with names

JR Shimbashi has the Ginza, Hibiya, Karasumori and Shiodome exits. Which one you use depends on where you are going.

Gateway to Odaiba

The Yurikamome starts at Shimbashi. Every train runs to Odaiba and Toyosu.

Car position helps

For the Ginza Line, ride near the Tokyo end of the train. For the Toei Asakusa Line, ride near the Shinagawa end.