First Avenue Tokyo Station

With around 100 shops and restaurants, First Avenue Tokyo Station has enough to keep you occupied and satiated for hours on end. Your only problem is deciding where and what to eat for lunch here.

[First Avenue Tokyo Station - image © Florentyna Leow]

Wander into the basement of Tokyo Station, and you’ll feel as though you’ve stumbled into a mall on speed. Welcome to First Avenue Tokyo Station, a commercial facility in the station with around 100 shops in total. It’s hugely popular with travelers as well as commuters who pass through the station every day, and is certainly a destination in its own right.

[First Avenue Tokyo Station - image © Florentyna Leow]

Spanning the basement floors to the second floor, it encompasses themed areas such as Character Street, Tokyo Ramen Street, and Nippon Gourmet Road. Indeed, most of the shops in First Avenue seem to be restaurants, with pretty much all styles of food from ramen and sushi to curry and steak represented here, not to mention regions of Japan.

[First Avenue Tokyo Station - image © Florentyna Leow]

Many of the most popular restaurants tend to be busy at peak hours, but it means that if one place looks too busy, just walk around until you find another restaurant to eat at. Visitors to First Avenue are certainly spoiled for choice when it comes to food.

[First Avenue Tokyo Station - image © Florentyna Leow]

First Avenue also has its own free WiFi connection, which is a lifesaver if you don’t have a SIM card or portable WiFi device. Just follow the instructions in English on your phone after connecting to the public network.

English name:
First Avenue Tokyo Station

Japanese name:
東京駅一番街

English address:
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005

Japanese address:
〒100-0005 東京都千代田区丸の内1-9-1

Opening hours:
Varies by shop

Price:

Non-smoking section:
Yes

Reservations:
Varies by shop

Nearest Transport:
Train: Directly connected to Yaesu exits of Tokyo Station.

Telephone:
+81-3-3210-0077

Website: Official website (English)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of First Avenue Tokyo Station on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
First Avenue Tokyo Station is located in Tokyo’s Tokyo Station and Marunouchi district. See our complete list of things to do in Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

Where Is This Place Located?

• Open the Tokyo map
• You will see the list of places on the left hand side. (Click the 3-line icon in the top left corner if not). Scroll down or use the map search (the magnifying glass icon) to find the place you want.
• Click the name of the place in the list. Its location pin will be highlighted on the map.
• Map pins are color coded - BLUE: Hotels / Ryokan / Guesthouses | VIOLET: Ryokan | PINK: Places to Eat | GREEN: Shops | YELLOW: Things to See and Do
• If you’re using the map on your phone, open the map and then search for the name of the place. The map will then zoom in on its location.

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