Hanzomon Line

Overview

The Hanzomon Line (Z) links Shibuya and Oshiage over about 16.8 km with just 14 stations — one of the shortest lines in the Metro network. Its purple color takes its name from Hanzomon, the gate beside the Imperial Palace.

Along the route

The line passes Omotesando, Otemachi, and Kudanshita before reaching Oshiage, home of Tokyo Skytree. Short as it is, through-service onto the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tobu Isesaki Line at either end means its actual reach is far longer than 14 stations suggests.

Why play it

Few stations and a tight pace make it ideal for a quick full run and a shot at a new personal best.

Line data

Everything below is derived from the station data the game runs on, so it always matches what you actually type on the 半蔵門線 — all 14 stops of it.

Operator
Tokyo Metro
Line symbol
Z
Stations
14
Shape
Terminal to terminal
Termini
渋谷 — 押上

How much typing is this?

Typing every station name on this line takes 149 keystrokes, an average of 10.6 per station. The longest name is 清澄白河 (kiyosumi-shirakawa) at 17 keystrokes; the shortest is 渋谷 (shibuya) at 7. Those counts come from running each name's kana through the game's own romaji engine, so they are what your fingers actually do — not the length of the printed spelling.

Along the way: 1 names contain a small っ, which doubles the next consonant; 4 contain a small ゃ, ゅ or ょ, where the engine accepts both the Hepburn and Kunrei spellings (sha or sya, shu or syu); and 1 end in ん, whose trailing n folds into whatever comes next rather than standing alone.

Where you can change trains

12 of the 14 stations on this line connect to another line in the game. Follow any symbol to that line's guide.

Marked with a star: 渋谷・押上 — the major interchanges, which the maps always label and the game marks with a heavier arrival stamp.

Every station on the line

All 14 stations in order, with the official station number, the name in kanji, the kana the typing is derived from, and its Hepburn romaji.

#No.StationKanaRomaji
1Z01渋谷しぶやshibuya
2Z02表参道おもてさんどうomote-sando
3Z03青山一丁目あおやまいっちょうめaoyama-itchome
4Z04永田町ながたちょうnagatacho
5Z05半蔵門はんぞうもんhanzomon
6Z06九段下くだんしたkudanshita
7Z07神保町じんぼうちょうjimbocho
8Z08大手町おおてまちotemachi
9Z09三越前みつこしまえmitsukoshimae
10Z10水天宮前すいてんぐうまえsuitengumae
11Z11清澄白河きよすみしらかわkiyosumi-shirakawa
12Z12住吉すみよしsumiyoshi
13Z13錦糸町きんしちょうkinshicho
14Z14押上おしあげoshiage