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Tokyo Station + Marunouchi: is it worth adding to your Tokyo trip?

A transport hub that also earns a short architecture, food and city-walk stop.

MarunouchiFree–¥¥¥Flexible; especially useful on arrival, departure or transfer days.
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Red-brick Marunouchi facade of Tokyo Station
Image context · GO TOKYO / Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau source page
RJNS decision

Worth it?

Use Tokyo Station as both logistics and sightseeing when the trip includes Shinkansen travel, Ginza or the Imperial Palace side of central Tokyo.

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Check source · GO TOKYO Tokyo Station & MarunouchiImage source

Tokyo launch research · September 2026. Recheck tickets, closures, weather and admission rules before travel.

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