Getting Around Tokyo

Contents

• 1. Getting Around Tokyo
• 1.1 Distances around Tokyo
• 1.2 Overview of Main Roads
• 1.3 Central Tokyo
• 1.4 Links to Area Maps
• 2. About Tokyo

1. Getting Around Tokyo

1.1 Distances around Tokyo

• The 23 wards of Tokyo are roughly located within a 20Km radius of the Imperial Palace, the center of Tokyo. Central Tokyo, the area within the JR Yamanote loop line can be covered within 5-10Km from the Imperial Palace and JR Tokyo Station.

1.2 Overview of Main Roads

• The overall road structure of Tokyo is as follows :
• Several major roads circle around the Imperial Plalace. From the center is Uchibori-Dori which run along the palace, then, Sotobori-Dori, Meiji-Dori, Yamate-Dori, Kanjo 7, and Kanjo 8.
• Major roads span outwards in a spoke-wise manner. Aoyama Dori, Koshu Kaido, Nakasen Do, Mito Kaido, to name a few.

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1.3 Central Tokyo

• The area surrounded by the JR Yamanote Line with the Imperial Palace in the center, is recognized as Central Tokyo. JR Tokyo Station stands adjacent eastward to the Palace, with Ginza and Yurakucho nearby.
• With the Palace in the center :
  • Akasaka and Roppongi is southwest of the Palace, streching outward to Aoyama and Shibuya.
  • Shinjuku lies west of the Palace, and Ikebukuro is northwest
  • Ueno, and Akihabara is northeast of the Palace.
  • Shinbashi, Shinagawa is southward of the Palace.

	Imperial Palace JR Tokyo Station Ginza JR Shibuya Station Roppongi Omote Sando (Aoyama) JR Shinjuku Station JR Ikebukuro Station JR Ueno Station Asakusa Akihabara Shinbashi JR Shinagawa Station and GoogleMapsEditor

1.4 Area Maps

• "Tokyo and Yokohama Atlas"
• http://www.paperlantern.net/map/
• "Tokyo Yokohama Information"(http://www.paperlantern.net/map/) has good maps of terminals and areas within Tokyo.

• SAKURA HOUSE Tokyo Map
• http://www.sakura-house.com/english/map.htm
• Though a map provided by a real estate company, the interactive map is comprehensive showing the various districts of metropolitan Tokyo, and it's railways.

• MapFan English(beta)
• http://www.mapfan.com/en/en_m.cgi
• The English version(in beta) of a very popular map service in Japan. Because of it's origin, it should be one of the more detailed online English maps around.

2. About Tokyo

• Links to general information about Tokyo can be found in the "Useful Links" page.