Tokyo Station (Tokyo Eki) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Tokyo Station. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Mt. Fuji and Hakone 1-Day Bus Tour Return by Bullet Train

• Official Street Go-Kart Tour—Akihabara

• Private Tokyo Night Tour

• (10 Minutes) Helicopter Flight Tour Over Tokyo Bay!

• 3 Hours E-Bike Tour Around Chiyoda Tokyo Prefecture

It is free to visit Tokyo Station, as it’s a public train station. Train tickets start at ¥180 for a single ride, and increase with distance. Many types of tours start at Tokyo Station, or pass by, and prices vary depending on duration and destination.

The different facilities within Tokyo Station operate their own opening hours. Trains run from roughly 5am until 12am, but vary by line. The Japan Rail Pass Exchange counters are open daily from 7.30am until 8.30pm, and the Yaesu Shopping Mall beneath the station is generally open from 10am until 8pm.

You can purchase tickets for the Narita Express (N’EX) train at Tokyo Station’s JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-Madoguchi or “green window”); this is located near the Yaesu North Exit. N’EX tickets are also available at Shinagawa, Shibuya, and Shinjuku stations in Tokyo, and farther afield at Yokohama, Ofuna, and Kamakura.

Tokyo Station is well-equipped for travelers, whether you’re passing through quickly or have a longer layover. There’s a tourist information center, currency exchange booth, a waiting room, a wheelchair-user lounge, ticket vending machines and in-person booths, police booths, and a wide variety of shops and food outlets.

The Maronouchi and Yaesu exits are at opposite ends of Tokyo Station, but it’s easy to navigate between them. Follow the basement or ground-level concourses to each exit, signposted in Japanese and Roman characters (Romaji). You can navigate between other parts of the station by following the signs.