Hanzomon Station
Z05 · Hanzomon Line · Chiyoda
Hanzomon Station (半蔵門)
The station is named after a gate of Edo Castle that no longer stands, and for its first six years it was the end of the line that bears the same name: the Hanzomon Line was extended here from Nagatacho on 9 December 1982, and only on 26 January 1989, when the tunnel reached Mitsukoshimae, did Z05 become an intermediate stop. The turnback siding from those days is still there, and one morning train from Shibuya still uses it.
Hanzomon is the only station on its line that meets no other railway, though Kojimachi on the Yurakucho Line is a few minutes away on foot. Its decoration is drawn from the National Theatre nearby: the panels around the platform name boards use the green, persimmon and black of the theatre’s traditional striped curtain, a relief of the kabuki lion dance faces passengers inside the gates, and since 13 September 2018 the departure melodies have been arrangements of kabuki and bunraku music made under the supervision of the Japan Arts Council. On 11 August 2026 asbestos was found in fabric in the platform ventilation plant and the station was closed from the first train while it was cleaned. The 2025 survey counted 76,148 entries and exits a day.
Finding Hanzomon 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 Hanzomon
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 Hanzomon
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomonZ05 towards Oshiage (Skytree) | 05:08 – 00:22 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa | 05:07 – 00:02 to Kiyosumi-shirakawa |
| ZHanzomonZ05 towards Shibuya | 05:14 – 00:30 | 05:14 – 00:15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomon | 26 trains/hour (about one every 2.3 min) | 14 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Hanzomon
Scheduled running time between Hanzomon and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomon | Z06Kudanshita | 3 min |
| ZHanzomon | Z04Nagatacho | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
Only the Hanzomon Line stops here, and no other railway serves this station, so there is nothing to transfer to inside the station.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZHanzomon | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |
- Hanzomon Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 5, 6. 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 Hanzomon Station?
The Imperial Palace moat is a couple of minutes from the exits, with the Hanzomon gate itself used only by the imperial family, and Chidorigafuchi about 300 m away. The National Theatre and the Supreme Court are among the institutions the station serves, together with the British, Irish, Paraguayan and Holy See embassies. Broadcasters cluster here too: Tokyo MX is roughly 210 m from the gates and Tokyo FM around 270 m, with the JCII Camera Museum about 130 m and Hirakawa Temmangu Shrine some 340 m.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| JCII Camera Museum 日本カメラ博物館 | 130 m | about 2 min |
| Chidorigafuchi 千鳥ヶ淵公園 | 300 m | about 5 min |
| Hirakawa Temmangu Shrine 平河天満宮 | 340 m | about 5 min |
| 国民公園皇居外苑半蔵門園地 | 180 m | about 3 min |
| Saint gobain | 290 m | about 5 min |
| Parliament building of national cities and towns 全国町村議員会館 | 90 m | about 1 min |
| Hanzomon Hospital 茂恵会半蔵門病院 | 100 m | about 2 min |
| Kōjimachi Chidoya elementary school 千代田区立麹町小学校 | 180 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.