Kagurazaka Station, metro station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Kagurazaka Station is an underground metro station in the Yaraichō area of Shinjuku, Tokyo, served by the Tozai Line. The station has platforms on separate levels, each serving a different direction of travel along the line.
The station opened in 1964, during a period when Tokyo was rapidly extending its metro network ahead of the Olympic Games. In 2004, it passed to Tokyo Metro when the city reorganized its public transport operators.
The name Kagurazaka refers to the surrounding neighborhood, once known for its geisha houses, and the area around the station exits still features narrow stone-paved alleys lined with small restaurants. Leaving through the main exit and walking a few steps brings visitors directly into streets where old wooden facades sit next to modern shopfronts.
The station sits on the Tozai Line, which connects directly to central hubs such as Otemachi, making it straightforward to reach other parts of the city. Because the platforms are on different floors, checking the direction signs before going down helps avoid taking the wrong one.
The Tozai Line is one of the few Tokyo metro lines that crosses from the city center to areas east of the Sumida River, making this station a link between two very different parts of the city. Many passengers do not know that the station was originally built by the public operator Eidan before Tokyo Metro came into existence.
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