is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro

Tokyo Metro

is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...

 network, located in Chiyoda, Tokyo

Chiyoda, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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It is connected by underground walkways to Akasaka-mitsuke Station

Akasaka-mitsuke Station

is a Tokyo Metro station located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:The station is also connected by underground passageways to , which is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, and it is possible to transfer between the two stations without...

 on the Ginza Line

Tokyo Metro Ginza Line

The is a subway line located in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the of Tokyo Metro network. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō....

 and Marunouchi Line.

History

The station opened on October 30, 1974, as part of the original section of the Yūrakuchō Line between Ikebukuro and Ginza-Itchōme. The Hanzōmon Line platforms opened on September 21, 1979, as a terminus of the line from Nagatsuta (on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line); it became a through station when the line was extended to Hanzōmon on December 9, 1982. The Namboku Line platforms opened on September 30, 1997.

Lines

• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
  Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
  The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita...
  
   (N-07)
• Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line
  Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
  The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro. The line connects Wakōshi Station in Wakō, Saitama and Shin-Kiba Station in Kōtō, Tokyo. On maps, diagrams and signboards, the line is shown using the color "gold" , and its stations are given numbers using the letter Y.The proper name as...
  
   (Y-16)
• Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line
  Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
  The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan.-Overview:The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō and Sumida. Hanzōmon Line trains run through onto the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya Station and the Tōbu Isesaki Line from...
  
   (Z-04)

Adjacent to

• Akasaka Prince Hotel
  Akasaka Prince Hotel
  The , formerly the Kitashirakawa Palace, is an upscale hotel in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.It is located across the moat from Akasaka-mitsuke Station, and next to the back of the Hotel New Otani in Kioicho. The newer building designed by Kenzo Tange is 30+ stories tall and laminated in aluminium...
  
  
• Diet of Japan
  Diet of Japan
  The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
  
  
• Hotel New Otani
• Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
• National Diet Library
  National Diet Library
  The is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
  
  
• Supreme Court of Japan
  Supreme Court of Japan
  The Supreme Court of Japan , located in Chiyoda, Tokyo is the highest court in Japan. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Japanese constitution and decide questions of national law...
  
  

Adjacent stations

External links

• Nagatachō Station information