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Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Kantō region, Japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , and others....
of Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
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It was formed on September 2, 1922 as the , and was later known as the before gaining its current name in 1943. From 1944 to 1948, it also owned the companies now known as the Keihin Electric Express Railway
Keihin Electric Express Railway
, also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. means the Tokyo - Yokohama area. The company's railway...
, Keio Corporation, and Odakyu Electric Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway
, or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....
. During this time, it was colloquially known as Dai-Tokyu (lit. Great Tokyu).
Tōkyū Lines
| Lines | Sections | Length (km) | Stations | Date opened | Max speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ■ Tōyoko Line | Shibuya Station Shibuya Station is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /... - Yokohama Station Yokohama Station is a main interchange station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the busiest station in Kanagawa Prefecture and the 5th busiest in Japan as of 2004, serving 2.05 million passengers daily.-Lines:Yokohama Station is served by the following lines:... |
24.2 | 21 | 1926 | 110 km/h |
| ■ Meguro Line | Meguro Station Meguro Station is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori .-Lines:Meguro Station is served by the following lines:*East Japan Railway Company Yamanote Line... - Hiyoshi Station Hiyoshi Station (Kanagawa) is an interchange railway station on the Tokyu Corporation's Tōyoko Line and Meguro Line, as well as the Yokohama Municipal Subway's Green Line. It is located in located in Kōhoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan... |
11.9 | 13 | 1923 | 110 km/h |
| ■ Den-en-toshi Line | Shibuya Station Shibuya Station is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the fourth-busiest commuter rail station in Japan handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.-JR East:*Saikyō Line /... - Chūō-Rinkan Station Chuo-Rinkan Station is an interchange railway station operated by Tokyu Corporation's Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and the Odakyu Electric Railway's Odakyū Enoshima Line in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan... |
31.5 | 27 | 1907 | 110 km/h |
| ■ Ōimachi Line | Ōimachi Station Oimachi Station is an interchange train station located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:Ōimachi Station is served by the following lines:*JR East**Keihin-Tōhoku Line*Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit**Rinkai Line*Tokyu Corporation**Ōimachi Line... - Mizonokuchi Station Mizonokuchi Station is an interchange railway station on the Tokyu Corporation's Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line and Tōkyū Ōimachi Linelocated in the Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 11.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line at Shibuya Station and is a terminal station for the... |
10.4 | 15 | 1927 | 85 km/h |
| ■ Ikegami Line Tokyu Ikegami Line The is a line operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta.New 3-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, with a total of 19 sets due to be delivered by 2011.... |
Gotanda Station Gotanda Station is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward.-Lines:Gotanda is served by the following lines:* JR East Yamanote Line* Toei Asakusa Line * Tōkyū Ikegami Line - terminal station-Station layout:-JR East line:... - Kamata Station |
10.9 | 15 | 1922 | 80 km/h |
| ■ Setagaya Line Tokyu Setagaya Line The is a light rail line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyu Corporation. It runs from Sangen-Jaya to Shimo-Takaido, entirely within Setagaya, Tokyo.... |
Sangen-Jaya Station Sangen-Jaya Station is a train station in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located at the merging of two highways, Route 246 and Setagaya-dori, just outside the central area of Shibuya. Historically, people coming into Tokyo from the countryside would stop in Sangenjaya for a rest before entering the heart of the city... - Shimo-Takaido Station Shimo-Takaido Station is a railway station on the Keiō Line and the Tōkyū Setagaya Line located in Setagaya, Tokyo.-Lines:*Keiō Corporation**Keiō Line*Tokyu Corporation**Tōkyū Setagaya Line-Keiō platforms:The Keiō station has two tracks serving two side platforms.... |
5.0 | 10 | 1925 | 40 km/h |
| ■ Tōkyū Tamagawa Line Tokyu Tamagawa Line The is a commuter railway line of Japanese private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs between Tamagawa and Kamata in southwest Tokyo, entirely within Ōta ward... |
Kamata Station - Tamagawa Station |
5.6 | 7 | 2000 | 80 km/h |
| Total | 7 lines | 99.5 |
Additionally, Tōkyū operates the ■ Kodomonokuni Line
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Kodomonokuni Line
The is a railway line in Kanagawa Prefecture operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company.-Basic data:*Length: 3.4 km*Gauge: *Electrified segments: Entire line*Electrification: 1,500 V DC*Stations: 3 -History:...
(Nagatsuta Station
Nagatsuta Station
is an interchange railway station located in Midori Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the East Japan Railway Company's Yokohama Line, and is 17.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Yokohama Line at Higashi-Kanagawa Station. It is also served by the Tokyu Corporation’s...
- Kodomonokuni Station
Kodomonokuni Station (Kanagawa)
is the terminal railway station operated by Yokohama Minatomirai Railway's Kodomonokuni Line located in the Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located next to the Kodomonokuni Theme Park.- Lines :*Yokohama Minatomirai Railway**Kodomonokuni Line...
, 3.4 km) under contract with and on behalf of Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
The is a third-sector railway company funded by the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and Tokyu Corporation.The company oversees the Minatomirai Line and the Kodomonokuni Line...
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Other businesses
The Tokyu GroupTokyu Group
The of companies centers on the Tokyu Corporation railway company, which links Tokyo and its suburbs. Many companies in the group are designed to enhance the value of the Tokyu rail network. In addition to the railroad system, the group includes other companies in transportation, real-estate,...
also owns two railroad companies (Ueda Kōtsū
Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line
The is a Japanese railway line, between Ueda and Bessho-Onsen stations, all within Ueda, Nagano. This is currently the only railway line operates. The first section of the line opened in 1921. Although the company is the root of its holding company, , the group now mainly operates resort...
, Izukyū Corporation
Izukyū Corporation
The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Tokyu Corporation. The company operates the Izu Kyūkō Line train service on Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, and has subsidiary operations involved in taxi and bus services, as well as real estate and leisure resort...
), several bus companies, a major upscale department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
chain called Tokyu in Japan and overseas (such as in MBK Center
MBK Center
MBK Center, also known as Mahboonkrong , is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. At eight stories high, the center hosts around 2,000 stores and services, including the 4-story Tokyu department store, restaurants and entertainment....
in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
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), and Tokyu Hands
Tokyu Hands
Note: Tokyu Department Store is a different department store run by the same company Tokyu Group.Tokyu Hands Inc., known as , is a Japanese department store. Tokyu Hands is part of the Tokyu Group, its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976...
stores (except for the two locations in Nagoya, which are owned by Sanko Creative Life, Inc., and operated under license). It also runs a number of hotels under the names Tōkyū/Pan Pacific in Japan and formerly owned the Pan Pacific Hotels abroad, which it sold to UOL Limited of Singapore.
Formerly the owner of Japan Air System
Japan Air System
was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...
(JAS, now merged with the flag carrier JAL Japan), Tōkyū is the largest shareholder of Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines
is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...
Holdings (JAL) following JAS's merger with JAL. The Tōkyū Group also owns and operates the upscale Tōkyū Hotels and budget Tōkyū Inns. It also owns the Book Off
Book Off
is Japan's largest chain of used bookstores. Founded in August 1991, the company has had explosive success, expanding to 866 stores throughout Japan and eight overseas locations . In addition to books, its chains also sell manga, CDs, DVDs and video games...
bookstore chain in Japan.
From 1958 until 2001, Tōkyū also owned the Japanese (now American) Shirokiya
Shirokiya
' was one of Japan's oldest companies, as well as the largest retailer during the early 20th century. In the 1950s, it was purchased by another Japanese corporation and began an expansion overseas, primarily in Hawaii. However, in 2001, the company was largely dissolved...
department store company. It was the owner of Mago Island
Mago Island
Mago Island is a volcanic island that lies in the northwest sector of Fiji's northern Lau Group of islands. One of the largest private islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the pristine island consists of of land....
until 2005, when Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
purchased it for US$15 million.
See also
- Keita Gotoh (industrialist)
- Cerulean TowerCerulean TowerThe is a skyscraper in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, and the tallest near the Shibuya station. It was completed in 2001, and was built using empty lots formerly occupied by the headquarters of Tokyu Corporation. It is 184 metres tall and has 41 floors as well as 6 underground floors...