Sengakuji Station
A07 · Asakusa Line · Minato
Sengakuji Station (泉岳寺)
Toei owns and runs every part of this station, yet it is also the northern end of the Keikyu Main Line, the furthest north Keikyu reaches. The two companies share two island platforms and four tracks, deliberately so, because most Asakusa Line trains switch to Keikyu metals here and passengers for Gotanda, Nishi-magome and the southern end of the Asakusa Line have to change at A07. Only Toei’s number exists: when Keikyu numbered its stations in 2010, Sengakuji was left out of the scheme.
The station opened on 21 June 1968 as the terminus of Line 1 from Daimon, and became an intermediate stop on 15 November the same year when the line was extended. Keikyu’s link from Shinagawa opened on the same June day and through running began at once. Since 14 March 2020 it has also handled transfers to JR at Takanawa Gateway. Toei’s 2024 count was 209,882 passengers a day.
Finding Sengakuji on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Sengakuji
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Sengakuji
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| AAsakusaA07 towards Oshiage (Skytree) | 05:00 – 00:02 | 05:00 – 00:02 |
| AAsakusaA07 towards Nishi-magome | 05:25 – 00:19 | 05:25 – 00:19 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| AAsakusa | 21 trains/hour (about one every 2.9 min) | 13 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Sengakuji
Scheduled running time between Sengakuji and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| AAsakusa | A08Mita | 2 min |
| AAsakusa | A06Takanawadai | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- JR: Keihin-Tohoku-Negishi Line (JR East), Yamanote Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
- Private railways: Keikyu Main Line (Keikyu Corporation). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAsakusa | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 |
- Asakusa Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 1 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): A2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Sengakuji Station?
Sengaku-ji, the temple that gives the station its name and holds the graves of the forty-seven ronin, is about 370 m from the exits. Most of the rest is new: the NEWoMan Takanawa complex with its MIMURE and LUFTBAUM wings lies between roughly 130 and 250 m away, MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives about 170 m, and The First Railway Project Gallery about 110 m. Takanawa junior and senior high school and Tokyo International School are also within a few hundred metres.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Sengakuji Temple 泉岳寺 | 370 m | about 6 min |
| 願生寺 | 60 m | about 1 min |
| Tokyo Masankan 東京正心館 | 180 m | about 3 min |
| NEWoMan ニュウマン | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Isaikozaka 伊皿子坂 | 290 m | about 5 min |
| THE FIRST RAILWAY PROJECT GALLERY | 110 m | about 2 min |
| NEWoMan TAKANAWA MIMURE | 130 m | about 2 min |
| MoN Takanawa:The Museum of Narratives モン タカナワ:ザ ミュージアム オブ ナラティブス | 170 m | about 3 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
Because the line effectively divides here. Most Asakusa Line services continue onto the Keikyu Main Line beyond Sengakuji, so trains for Gotanda and Nishi-magome are a separate working and many passengers swap trains at this station. The shared platforms were laid out to make that change quick.
Yes. In 1993 Sengaku-ji sued the metropolitan government, arguing that the station name caused it trouble, including misdirected telephone calls. The district court dismissed the claim in 1994, the high court rejected the appeal, and the case ended with the temple’s defeat in 1997.