Ginza-itchome Station
Y19 · Yurakucho Line · Chuo
Ginza-itchome Station (銀座一丁目)
When the first stretch of the Yurakucho Line opened on 30 October 1974, Ginza-itchome was the end of it, and an unfinished end at that: trains used a temporary platform of a little over 140 m at the Ikebukuro end until the permanent one was completed on 18 June 1976. It stopped being a terminus on 27 March 1980, when the line was extended to Shintomicho.
The street above is narrow, so the station was stacked rather than spread: a single platform face on the third basement level for trains toward Shin-kiba, another on the fourth for trains toward Wakoshi, each reached independently from the concourse above. Kojimachi is built the same way, though only here can you walk directly from one platform to the other. Y19 was also among the first stations on the network to get automatic ticket gates. Since 6 June 2020 it has been the official walking transfer to Ginza, a change of status rather than of construction: the Ginza Line passes above this station without stopping, and no passage could be threaded through to it.
Finding Ginza-itchome 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 Ginza-itchome
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 Ginza-itchome
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakuchoY19 towards Shin-kiba | 05:03 – 00:20 | 05:03 – 00:20 |
| YYurakuchoY19 towards Wakoshi | 05:11 – 00:12 to Ikebukuro | 05:11 – 00:12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | 21 trains/hour (about one every 2.9 min) | 12 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Ginza-itchome
Scheduled running time between Ginza-itchome and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | Y20Shintomicho | 2 min |
| YYurakucho | Y18Yurakucho | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Walking transfer: Ginza (Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, and Hibiya Line), an official transfer between two separately named stations, about 5 minutes on foot — our estimate from the distance, not an operator figure.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YYurakucho | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
- Yurakucho Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 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 Ginza-itchome Station?
The exits put you at the quieter end of the Ginza grid, on Ginza Yanagi-dori between Chuo-dori and Sotobori-dori. Marronnier Gate Ginza 2 is about 180 m away, Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan roughly 230 m and Matsuya Ginza around 240 m, with Nishi Ginza and Wako further along the main street. The Police Museum stands some 260 m from the gates, the National Film Archive of Japan about 370 m, and the Pola Museum Annex, Gallery Tsubaki and the Mitsuo Aida Museum fall within the same short radius.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Marronnier Gate Ginza 2 マロニエゲート銀座2 | 180 m | about 3 min |
| Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan 東京交通会館 | 230 m | about 4 min |
| Matsuya Ginza 松屋銀座 | 240 m | about 4 min |
| Police Museum 警察博物館 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Ginza Church 銀座教会 | 280 m | about 5 min |
| Nishi Ginza 西銀座 | 330 m | about 5 min |
| Yomiuri Otemachi Hall よみうりホール | 340 m | about 6 min |
| Art Aquarium Museum GINZA アートアクアリウム美術館 GINZA | 360 m | about 6 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.