Zoshigaya Station
F10 · Fukutoshin Line · Toshima
Zoshigaya Station (雑司が谷)
F10 opened on 14 June 2008 with the Fukutoshin Line between Ikebukuro and Shibuya, on a site that had appeared in a 1972 plan under the name Mejiro-higashi. It is a deep station: the island platform lies at B4, about 33.8 m below the surface, under a ring road that was still being built, which makes it the fifth deepest on the Tokyo Metro network. Digging it turned up a quantity of Edo-period bowls and sake bottles.
Its name caused a small reshuffle above ground. Exit 1 opens in front of the Kishibojimmae stop of the Toden Arakawa Line, now the Tokyo Sakura Tram, and that line already had a stop called Zoshigaya; to avoid confusion it was renamed Toden-Zoshigaya when the subway opened. Exit 3, near the Takada 1-chome crossing on Mejiro-dori, was not in the original design and was added after residents asked for it; the passage to it has a moving walkway. With 19,807 users a day in 2025, Zoshigaya is the least used station on the Fukutoshin Line.
Finding Zoshigaya 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 Zoshigaya
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 Zoshigaya
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| FFukutoshinF10 towards Shibuya | 05:09 – 00:17 | 05:09 – 00:17 |
| FFukutoshinF10 towards Wakoshi | 05:19 – 00:22 to Ikebukuro | 05:19 – 00:22 to Ikebukuro |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FFukutoshin | 13 trains/hour (about one every 4.6 min) | 11 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Zoshigaya
Scheduled running time between Zoshigaya and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| FFukutoshin | F09Ikebukuro | 3 min |
| FFukutoshin | F11Nishi-waseda | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Tram: Tokyo Sakura Tram (Arakawa Line) (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFukutoshin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 |
- Fukutoshin Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 1, 2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route.
What is near Zoshigaya Station?
Zoshigaya is a quiet stop between Ikebukuro and the university blocks. The Kishimojin-do of Homyo-ji is reached from exit 1 along a shopping street, Zoshigaya Library is about 100 m from the exits and Zoshigaya Park about 200 m. The Tokyo College of Music and its faculty of music are about 320 m and 330 m away, Gakushuin Junior and Senior High School about 350 m, and Mitakesan Seiryuin about 310 m. Mejiro Police Station is about 300 m from the station and Zoshigaya Cemetery is a short walk.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Mitakesan Seiryuin 清立院 | 310 m | about 5 min |
| Zoshigaya Park 雑司が谷公園 | 200 m | about 3 min |
| Faculty of Music (Tokyo College of Music) 東京音楽大学（音楽学部） | 330 m | about 5 min |
| Kanjoin 観静院 | 370 m | about 6 min |
| Tokyo College of Music 東京音樂大學 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| Gakushuin Junior and Senior High School 学習院中等科・高等科 | 350 m | about 6 min |
| Zoshigaya Library 豊島区立雑司が谷図書館 | 100 m | about 2 min |
| Mejiro Police Station 目白警察署 | 300 m | about 5 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
The platform is about 33.8 m below the surface, at B4, which makes it the fifth deepest station on the Tokyo Metro network. It was built under a ring road still under construction at the time, and the excavation produced a large number of Edo-period bowls and sake bottles.
Because two stops would have shared a name. The Toden Arakawa Line already had a Zoshigaya stop, so when the Fukutoshin Line station opened in 2008 the tram stop became Toden-Zoshigaya. The tram stop actually outside exit 1 is a different one, Kishibojimmae; Toden-Zoshigaya is the next one along, about 500 m from the subway.