Honkomagome

From beneath the bustling city, Hon-komagome Station emerges. It’s a portal to a different era, a whisper of old Edo. Hon-komagome, once a quiet village on the outskirts of Edo, served as a stop on the road to Kyoto. Today, the station, part of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, connects this historic district to the modern metropolis. Opened on March 26, 1996, Hon-komagome Station sits beneath the vibrant streets. Imagine descending into its depths, the escalator carrying you down to the ticket barriers on the first basement level. Then further down to the platforms on the third basement level. Here, on a single island platform, trains arrive and depart, whisking passengers to and from destinations across the city. Many of these trains continue south to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture on the Tokyu Meguro Line. Others head north to Urawa-Misono in Saitama Prefecture on the Saitama Rapid Railway Line. Above ground, remnants of Edo charm remain. Small temples, guardians of time, dot the area. Many of these temples house O-jizo-san statues, silent witnesses to the passage of time. They watch over Hon-komagome, a place where past and present intertwine. In 2019, over 22,000 passengers passed through Hon-komagome Station daily. Each journey a thread in the tapestry of this unique district. Hon-komagome invites you to explore its hidden corners, to discover the echoes of Edo in the heart of Tokyo.