title: Nihon-ōdōri Station
text: # Nihon-ōdōri Station
  
  Nihon-ōdōri Station (日本大通り駅, Nihon-ōdōri-eki) is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. Its official name is Nihon-ōdōri (Kenchō-Ōsanbashi) Station (日本大通り（県庁・大さん橋）駅, Nihon-ōdōri (Kenchō-Ōsanbashi)-eki), including the sub-name in parentheses.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nihon-ōdōri Station is served by the 4.1 km underground Minatomirai Line from Yokohama to Motomachi-Chukagai, and is 3.2 km from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station. Trains through-run to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line from Shibuya Station and beyond on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line and Tobu Tojo Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Nihon-ōdōri Station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two tracks.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Minatomirai Line | for Motomachi-Chukagai |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Minatomirai Line | for Yokohama TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, and Wakōshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Agano Seibu Chichibu Line for Seibu-Chichibu |
  
  * The ticket barriers on 18 December 2021
  * The platform on 18 December 2021
  
  ## History
  
  Nihon-ōdōri Station opened on 1 February 2004, coinciding with the opening of the Minatomirai Line.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 21,879 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Yokohama Stadium - 2-minute walk, heading south of the station
  * Osanbashi Pier - 5-minute walk, heading north of the station
  * Kanagawa Prefectural Government ("King's Tower") - at the Kenchō Exit (western end of the station)
  * Naka Ward Office - 2-minute walk, heading south of the station
  * Yokohama Archives of History
  