Asakusa

2 photos · 2023

2 photographs tagged Asakusa, 2023.

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Soba vendor serves customers at a counter in Asakusa Underground Street, a Tokyo shopping arcade beneath the Ginza Line station.
Asakusa Underground Street runs beneath Kaminarimon-dori near Asakusa Station, connecting to the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. Built in 1955 atop a former air-raid shelter, it's often cited as the oldest surviving underground shopping arcade in Japan. The narrow passage holds a mix of small food stalls and shops, including this counter serving soba and udon, alongside tailors, barbers, and secondhand clothing dealers that have operated there for decades. The Ginza Line, which opened in 1927 as Japan's first subway line, still runs directly past the arcade's storefronts.

Soba and Udon Counter, Asakusa Underground Street, Tokyo

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Series 2000 train car interior with bright yellow exterior and open doors at station platform.
The Series 2000 is the newest rolling stock on Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line, introduced in 2019 to replace the aging Series 02 fleet. Tokyo Metro designed the trains with a red-and-white livery inspired by the line's original 1954 cars, though station platform doors and car exteriors elsewhere on the system are often finished in the line's signature yellow. Each ten-car train runs fully automated under ATO, with drivers on board mainly to operate doors and handle emergencies. The Marunouchi Line connects Ikebukuro and Ogikubo via central Tokyo hubs including Tokyo Station and Shinjuku, carrying more than 700,000 passengers daily. Numbered door markers, like the one shown, help riders line up in the correct spot for boarding on crowded platforms.

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Series 2000 Doorway

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