Asakusa Station Exits: Which Exit for Kaminarimon?
Asakusa is four separate stations, not one building. For Kaminarimon and Senso-ji, ride the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and take Exit 1, which has the street elevator; Exits 2 and 3 share its ticket gate. Tobu trains stop on 2F of the station building by Azuma Bridge, and the Tsukuba Express is a 10-minute walk away.
Quick facts
- Stations
- Ginza Line G19 · Toei A18 · Tobu TS01 · Tsukuba Express TX03 (all separate)
- For Kaminarimon
- Ginza Line Exit 1 (street elevator)
- Walk to the tourist center, opposite Kaminarimon
- Ginza 1 min · Toei 2 min · Tobu 5 min · TX 10 min
- Toilets
- Ginza Line, inside the gates by the platform
- Tobu restrooms
- Accessible toilet; baby seats and chairs in all restrooms
“I don't have a favorite exit for Kaminarimon. Whichever way you come, there's something different to see, so you'll enjoy it from anywhere.”
Which Asakusa station am I at?
“Asakusa Station” is really four stations run by four companies. Each has its own ticket gates, so changing lines means leaving one station and walking to the next. The sign over the Ginza Line’s Exit 2 stairs, photographed on 4 May 2026, says it plainly: Toei, Tobu and Tsukuba Express trains can’t be boarded there.
- Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G19): underground, with signs marked G19. It’s the end of the line from Ueno and Shibuya, and it’s 1 minute on foot from the Kaminarimon area.
- Toei Asakusa Line (A18): a separate subway, station number A18, with its own A-numbered exits. It’s 2 minutes on foot.
- Tobu Skytree Line (TS01): above ground, in the station building by Azuma Bridge. It’s 5 minutes on foot.
- Tsukuba Express (TX03): a separate station on Kokusai-dori. It’s 10 minutes on foot.
The walking times are Taito City’s, measured to the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center opposite Kaminarimon. The Toei and Tsukuba Express sections come from official maps, not our visit.
Which Ginza Line exit goes where?
Tokyo Metro’s station map (May 2026) shows exits 1 to 8. The table includes only exits that Tokyo Metro identifies on its map, its barrier-free page or the guide board inside the station (photographed 4 May 2026).
| Exit | What Tokyo Metro shows | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Street elevator (barrier-free page); listed with Kaminarimon, Senso-ji and Asakusa Kokaido hall (board) | Kaminarimon, Nakamise, Senso-ji |
| 2 | Off the Kaminarimon gate; Toei entrance A4 is 50 m to the left at the top (board) | Toei Asakusa Line |
| 3 | Off the Kaminarimon gate (board) | The Kaminarimon side |
| 4 | Through the Azumabashi gate (board) | The Azuma Bridge side |
| 6 | Marked as a limited-hours exit (station map) | Check the notice at the station |
| 7 | Arrow to the Tobu line (station map) | Tobu Skytree Line |
The board in the station shows Exits 1, 2 and 3 going through the gate it signs Kaminarimon, Sensoji District Gate. For the other exits, check the station map at the gates. Local guides, such as the Tokyo Photo Railway (東京フォト鉄道) blog, list Exit 3 for Matsuya/EKIMISE and the Tobu station. They list Exits 4 and 5 for Sumida Park and the water-bus pier.
Is the Ginza Line station step-free?
Not fully. Tokyo Metro’s barrier-free page lists one elevator, outside the ticket gates, from the Kaminarimon/Senso-ji side up to Exit 1. It lists no elevator inside the gates. Instead there are stairlifts, and the station has no complete step-free route from street to platform. Escalators cover part of the way to Exits 1, 2 and 3. The wheelchair-accessible toilet is on the platform, inside the gates.
If you’re paying by card, tap your IC card (Suica, PASMO) at the gate. One gate is wider than the others and is marked IC 専用, meaning IC cards only (photographed 4 May 2026).
How do I change to the Toei Asakusa Line?
Tokyo Metro’s board on the Ginza Line concourse tells you to climb the Exit 2 stairs, turn left and walk 50 m to Toei entrance A4. Tokyo Metro’s station map shows six Toei exits: A1, A2a, A2b, A3, A4 and A5. The same map marks A2a and A3 as limited-hours exits. For Toei’s elevators, see Toei’s station page.
Where is Tobu Asakusa Station?
Tobu Asakusa is inside the Matsuya/EKIMISE building by Azuma Bridge. Guides disagree about the floor. Tobu’s station map shows:
- The platforms and Main Gate (正面改札口) are on 2F, reached from the Main Entrance (正面口) on 1F.
- An arrow at the 1F entrance points the way to the Ginza Line.
- A wheelchair route runs from the Main Entrance by elevator up to the Main Gate.
- The North Exit (北口) has its own North Gate on 1F, and a note says you can’t reach Platform 5 directly from the North Gate.
Where is the Tsukuba Express station?
The Tsukuba Express station is at Nishi-Asakusa 3-1-11. Exit A1 is signed for Senso-ji, Kaminarimon, the tourist center and the other Asakusa stations. Exit A2 is signed for Kappabashi kitchen-tool street and Higashi Honganji. The station has elevators, escalators and a multipurpose toilet.
Are there coin lockers?
There are lockers in both the Ginza Line and Tobu stations. On 4 May 2026, the Ginza Line lockers were labelled ¥600 and ¥1,000, depending on size, and you paid in advance on a touch screen. Tobu lists coin lockers among its station facilities, and Tobu’s station map shows them near the Main Gate and the North Exit. Tobu prices are on each locker door.
What’s nearby?
Exit 1 puts you about a minute from Kaminarimon, and Nakamise leads from there to Senso-ji. The tourist center across the street has a free 8th-floor terrace that looks down on Nakamise. Azuma Bridge and the boat pier are on the river side of the station. If this is your first day, read Start here.
