Kita-Senju

  

Kita-Senju Station is situated in the Kita-Senju area of Adachi Ward of Tokyo. It is the second busiest station in the Tobu Railway and Tokyo Metro networks after Ikebukuro. It is also the busiest JR station that is connected to just one JR line, and the eleventh busiest JR East station. The Lines that Kita-Senju Station serves are JR East Joban Line, Tobu Isesaki Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda and Hibiya Lines, and the Tsukuba Express. The Tobu Isesaki Line links Tokyo to the resort towns of Nikko in the north, the JR East Joban Line connects Tokyo to the northern cities of Ibaraki and Tochigi, Tsukuba Express links the Electronics business area of Akihabara to the IT Scientific and research area of Tsukuba 2 hours to the north of Tokyo, and the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda and Hibiya Lines link Kita-Senju to central Tokyo.

 

Kita-Senju Station also includes a huge shopping mall with the JR operated Lumine Department Store at the forefront. The other famous stores at the mall are Marui Department Store, Tokyu Hands, and the Virgin Mega Store. Other than these there are over 60 shops and restaurants.

 

Kita-Senju Station is one of the largest and busiest railway stations of the world, with many walkways, escalators and elevators connecting its different parts.

 

Kita-Senju is located in the north-eastern ward of Adachi. It is somewhat of an island with Arakawa River to the east and north-east, and Sumida River to the south and south-west. The two rivers touch each other in the north-west and south-east thus forming the “island” of Kita Senju. During the Edo times, Kita-Senju was the eastern shitamachi (downtown) of the city and the gateway to the northern country. Some of the Edo charm can still be seen in Kita-Senju's narrow streets with their old buildings, shops, and restaurants, which have continually been operational since their original days. The people of Kita-Senju are also among the friendliest of the city.