Airport Access

 

To/From Haneda Airport...35 min.

Haneda Airport

↕ Keikyu Airport Line Special Rapid

Asakusabashi Station


From Narita Airport...60 min.

Narita Airport

↕ Keisei Narita Sky ACCESS Limited Express

Higashi-nihonbashi Station

Getting Around

 

Train & Subway

The Metro and Train lines in Tokyo are extensive and will take you most places. We recomened to always check where you are going before you start your journy, as some major stations can be overwhelminly busy.
Secondly we reccomend you to get either a Pasmo or a Suica card. They are prepaid re-chargeable cards that let use the metro withouth worring about calculating the fee, or getting the right ticket. Pasmo or Suica cards are purchasable from most ticket machines found at stations. They can be chaged at the same machines at your convinence.

DDD HOTEL is located within 15min of the following five stations. For the smoothest travel, please use the exit listed in parenthesis.

  1. JR Bakurocho Station (Exit 6-C4)

  2. JR Asakusabashi Station (5 min. from East exit)

  3. Toei Asakusa Line Asakusabashi Station (5 min. from exit A2)

  4. Toei Asakusa Line Higashi-nihonbashi Station (7 min. from exit B4)

  5. JR Akihabara Station (11 min. from Showa Street exit)

Notes on using the metro.

  • Tokyo’s extensive rail network includes JR lines, a subway system (run by two operators, Tokyo Metro and Toei) and private commuter lines that depart for the suburbs. Lines are colour-coded, making navigation fairly simple.

  • Trains run approximately 5am to midnight.

  • Try to avoid rush hour (around 8am to 9.30am and 5pm to 8pm), when ‘packed in like sardines’ is an understatement.

  • Major transit hubs include Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Ueno stations. The above-ground JR Yamanote (loop) line, the handiest train line, connects all of these.

  • Fares (¥133 to ¥240) are determined by distance travelled. Journeys that require transfers between lines run by different operators cost more than journeys that use only one operator's lines.

  • Purchase paper tickets or top up train passes at the touch-screen ticket-vending machines outside station ticket gates. These have an English-language function.

  • All ticket gates have card readers for Suica and Pasmo train passes; simply wave your card over the reader.

  • If you're using a paper ticket or a one-day pass, you'll need to use a ticket gate with a slot for inserting a ticket. Make sure to pick it up when it pops out again.

  • You'll need your ticket or pass to exit the station as well. If your ticket or pass does not have sufficient charge to cover your journey, insert it into one of the 'fare adjustment' machines near the exit gates.

  • Figure out the best route to your destination with the Japan Travel app (https://navitimejapan.com); you can download routes to be used offline, too.

  • Most train and subway stations have several different exits. Try to get your bearings and decide where to exit while still on the platform; look for the yellow signs that indicate which stairs lead to which exits.

Taxi

Taxis are widely available through Tokyo. During rainy days it can be harder to catch one, but its always easiest to catch one on one of the major roads. Just watch out for the sign in the front windscreen of the taxi, if it shines red, means the taxi is available.
Other options is to use the Japan Taxi app to book a taxi, please note that a pickup fee is applied when reserving a taxi.

  • Fares start at ¥430 for the first 1km, then rise by ¥80 for every 237m you travel (or for every 105 seconds spent in traffic). There's a surcharge of 20% between 10pm and 5am.

  • Drivers rarely speak English, though fortunately most taxis have navigation systems. Have your destination written down in Japanese, or better yet, a business card with an address.