Aoyama Travel Guide

Aoyama at a glance

Aoyama is an upmarket shopping and entertainment district in northeastern Tokyo. The area's clothing stores, restaurants, and chic boutiques make Aoyama one of the most popular places in Tokyo for young people.

Aoyama means 'blue mountain' in Japanese and is named after Aoyama Tadanari, a samurai retained by the Tokugawa shogunate who lived in the area.

How to get to Aoyama

Aoyama can be accessed via three subway stations.

Aoyama-itchome Station

Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line
Toei: Oedo Line

Omote-sando Station

Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line

Gaienmae Station

Tokyo Metro: Ginza Line