Find an official toilet or accessible facility.
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Asakusa station area
Tokyo Metro, Toei and Tobu use separate station areas; Tsukuba Express Asakusa is farther west.
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ARRIVAL HELP · VERIFIED
What do you need right now?
1 verified ServicePoint is checked against official sources. Find it by floor, area and access condition—not a guessed map pin.
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Toilet
Find an official toilet or accessible facility.
Show or say thisトイレはどこですか？Where is the toilet?
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Bags
Check whether storage is inside or outside the paid or secure area.
Show or say this荷物を預けられる場所はありますか？Is there a place where I can store my bags?
Check whether storage is inside or outside the paid or secure area.
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Talk & connect
Use a staffed information point, Wi-Fi or charging before you continue.
Show or say this英語で案内してもらえますか？Could you help me in English?
Informationservice-point:asakusa-station:asakusa-culture-tourist-info
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
- Where
- Opposite Kaminarimon Gate, a short walk from the main Asakusa station areas.
- Access
- Multilingual visitor information, a rest area and toilets are listed by the official Tokyo guide.
- Hours
- Check the current center information before visiting; official Tokyo material lists the information counter from 09:00.
- Accessibility
- Ask staff about individual assistance.
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Medical
Use a verified clinic when available. Call 119 for a serious emergency.
Show or say this具合が悪いです。医療スタッフを呼んでください。I feel unwell. Please call medical staff.
Use a verified clinic when available. Call 119 for a serious emergency.
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Trash
No bin is shown unless its public use is officially confirmed. Ask staff or carry rubbish with you.
Show or say thisこのごみを捨てられる場所はありますか？Is there somewhere I may dispose of this rubbish?
No bin is shown unless its public use is officially confirmed. Ask staff or carry rubbish with you.
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BASE · STATION SCALE
How big does this station feel?
197,745passenger movements on an average dayPublished rail record for Asakusa Station
- National rank
- No. 89 in Japan
- Connected routes
- 3
- Reported operators
- 3
- Spread over 24 hours
- about 2.3 movements/sec
This is boardings and alightings, not unique people or boardings alone.
MLIT station passenger dataBASE · PERMANENT
Verified station & nearby ServicePoints
These links use BASE station IDs. English names help with trip planning; the Japanese source wording is kept so you can match signs and the BASE record. Each BASE page also leads to nearby medical facilities with published location data. Check official opening hours and access conditions.
Rail data as of 2025-12-31 · passenger data 2024 · CC BY 4.0
A WORKED ARRIVAL · THREE PAUSES
Picture arriving at Asakusa station area in three pauses.
Before moving from the platform, treat gate side, floor and next operator as one decision.
- 01Before arrival
Open the destination address in Japanese and confirm whether your first useful connection is Tokyo Metro network. Keep the building or district with the station name.
- 02At the first large sign
Match company, destination and floor with the address—not with the crowd. Even within a route toward Tokyo, leaving on the wrong side can create a long return with luggage.
- 03When the clues disagree
Step out of the flow before crossing another gate and stay on the side you can still identify. Show staff the destination and ask only for the next boundary. Same-day construction and service notices take priority over this article.
THIS PLACE · THREE LOCAL CLUES
Remember Asakusa station area through a landmark, first orientation and way back.
Instead of memorising every exit, keep three clues that belong to this gateway. They help you make the place small again when construction or signs differ from an old screenshot.
Landmark to hold
Use the operator as part of the landmark: Tokyo Metro, Toei and Tobu cluster nearer the Kaminarimon side, while Tsukuba Express Asakusa is farther west.
First orientation
Say the full pair—operator plus destination—before choosing an Asakusa exit. Four systems sharing one place name do not form one paid-area station.
A way back
If companions arrived on different Asakusa systems, stop comparing exit numbers. Choose a street landmark, then compare each station area on the official map.
ASAKUSA · FOUR STATION SYSTEMS
Separate three systems near Kaminarimon from the Tsukuba Express farther west.
Asakusa station area includes Tokyo Metro Ginza, Toei Asakusa, Tobu Railway and Tsukuba Express station areas. The BASE-linked anchor on this page is Tokyo Metro network (Tokyo Metro); do not assume that one station name means one paid-area interchange. Pair the operator with the destination.
Tokyo Metro Ginza and Toei Asakusa stations serve the Kaminarimon side; Tobu Asakusa connects trains toward eastern Tokyo and the Tokyo Skytree area. Choose the operator and landmark side before an exit number.
Tsukuba Express Asakusa is on the Kokusai-dori side, farther west, so allow for a street-level walk rather than assuming an internal transfer. The largest BASE station record connected here is Asakusa Station (BASE照合表記：浅草駅) at 197,745 passenger movements per day. It is one published station record, not a headcount for the whole gateway. BASE currently connects 1 verified ServicePoint record to this guide. Recheck location, hours and access conditions with each facility.
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What visitors often confuse
Tokyo Metro, Toei and Tobu use separate station areas; Tsukuba Express Asakusa is farther west.
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Before you move
- Open the destination’s full station name and Japanese address.
- At the first large sign, match operator, destination and floor.
- Before leaving the paid area, check the exit, connection and lift route on the current map.
- If the clues disagree, return to a staffed public area, show the destination and ask only for the next boundary.
03 · A SMALL MENTAL MAP
Make this gateway smaller from the destination side.
Local Japan uses Tokyo Metro network as the main orientation anchor at Asakusa station area. This is not a complete live list of services or exits. Keep the destination address visible in Japanese, then match the terminal or gate side, floor and next operator one boundary at a time.
The Tokyo city guide adds the district context that a station name alone cannot provide. Confirm which side of the city holds the accommodation or destination before optimising the route.
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Show this at the station
この行き先へ行きたいです。どの電車に乗ればいいですか？
I want to go to this destination. Which train should I take?