Cluster · Tokyo

Marunouchi / Ginza

Lunch and afternoon cluster: Tokyo Station, the palace East Gardens, Ginza; flat, covered, bags fine on weekdays.

Key facts

28″ bags: ok
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 97% ≤7′; max p90 7′
Places: 1; 1 sleep area in reach

Rules in force · 8Avoid moving large bags on trains 07

East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.
Kanto ↗Suica/PASMO is the default IC card; ICOCA also works.
Kanto ↗Tokyo stands on the left side of escalators.
Tokyo ↗Avoid moving large bags on trains 07:30–09:30 and 17:30–19:30; rush-hour cars are packed.

Actions

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Tokyo Station Marunouchi side, Yūrakuchō and Ginza 4-chōme.

Slope: flat
Stairs: Few
Shade: medium
Surface: paved
Sleep here or visit: visit

Eat and drink here

Tokyo Ramen Street

A row of ramen shops under Tokyo Station (Yaesu side): the no-think meal before or after a Shinkansen; ticket machines, quick turnover.

Tsukiji Outer Market

Morning street-food and sushi counters: go 07:00–10:00; many stalls close by early afternoon and some days.Morning street-food and sushi counters: go 7:00 AM–10:00 AM; many stalls close by early afternoon and some days.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

7 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Tokyo Station Marunouchi concourse

Toilet · ac · Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions

KITTE rooftop / lobby

ac · Place to sit · Toilet · works in any conditions

Yūrakuchō station area

Toilet · Shelter from rain · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Ginza 4-chōme department stores

ac · Toilet · Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Yaesu side underground mall (AC)

ac · Toilet · Food & drink · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Kyōbashi / Ginza 1-chōme café seating

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Marunouchi Naka-dōri benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

97% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 8.8 min) · 97% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Imperial Palace East Gardens
Free gardens on the old castle grounds, a 10-minute walk from Tokyo Station; check the closing days before you go.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Asakusa	Ginza line	~20 min	flat

Sleep within reach

Ueno — 20–28 min

After dark, rain, kids, toiletsAfter dark · Rain plan · With kids · Toilets and water4 parts

After dark

lanes quiet from 23:00

walking at night: ok

still open: Yūrakuchō izakaya under the tracks, Ginza bars, Tokyo Station restaurant streets until about 22:30–23:00.Yūrakuchō izakaya under the tracks, Ginza bars, Tokyo Station restaurant streets until about 10:30 PM–11:00 PM.
closed: East Gardens (afternoon), department stores about 20:00, office towers' shops about 21:00.East Gardens (afternoon), department stores about 8:00 PM, office towers' shops about 9:00 PM.
watch: Very low risk. Ginza hostess clubs and members' bars bill per seat and hour: walk past any door without a posted price.

Rain plan

If	Do this
Shower	Tokyo Station's underground passages connect Marunouchi, Yaesu and Ōtemachi: walk below ground.
Rain all day	Skip the East Gardens; do the Ginza department stores and Tokyo Station's food streets, or the Mitsubishi Ichigōkan Museum (check its closing day).
Hot and wet	KITTE's atrium and rooftop (anchor B) for a break with a view of the station.

With kids

kids: okstroller: ok

Wide pavements; Ginza's main street closes to cars on weekend afternoons (pedestrian paradise, check hours).
Department stores have baby rooms and toy floors (Hakuhinkan on Ginza 8-chōme is a toy store over several floors).
Tokyo Station's Character Street (Yaesu underground) has anime and toy shops for a reward stop.

Toilets and water

What	Where	Note
Toilets	Tokyo Station concourse, KITTE, every Ginza department store	Free; department-store toilets are the cleanest.
Drinks	Station kiosks and vending machines	Standard prices; no mark-up in the station.
Water fountains	East Gardens rest house and parks	Drinkable Tokyo tap water.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.