# Japan's busiest stations: the top 25 by daily passengers (fiscal 2023, MLIT)

JR Shinjuku (Chuo and Yamanote lines) leads with about 1.3 million passengers a day, followed by Keio's Shinjuku and Tokyu's Shibuya. The top 25 station-and-line entries by daily passengers, from the fiscal 2023 edition of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's national land data.

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- Apr 10, 2026 · 青木 修
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## Top 25

1. **Shinjuku Station (JR East, Chūō Line)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 1. 1,301,204 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
2. **Shibuya Station (Tokyu, Tōyoko Line)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 3. 1,036,352 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
3. **Ikebukuro Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 4. 979,866 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
4. **Shinjuku Station (Keio, Keiō Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 2. 1,050,497 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
5. **Osaka Station (JR West, Tōkaidō Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 6. 734,838 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
6. **Yokohama Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 7. 724,696 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
7. **Shinagawa Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 9. 548,442 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
8. **Yokohama Station (Tokyu, Tōyoko Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 10. 506,105 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
9. **Ōmiya Station (JR East, Tōhoku Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 12. 488,786 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
10. **Ikebukuro Station (Tobu, Tōjō Main Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 19. 408,382 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
11. **Kita-Senju Station (Tobu, Isesaki Line)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 21. 401,218 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
12. **Shibuya Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 8. 628,118 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
13. **Akihabara Station (JR East, Sōbu Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 16. 423,996 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
14. **Ikebukuro Station (Seibu, Ikebukuro Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 17. 419,228 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
15. **Umeda Station (Osaka Metro, Midōsuji Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 18. 414,792 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
16. **Nagoya Station (JR Central, Tōkaidō Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 22. 397,411 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
17. **Kita-Senju Station (JR East, Jōban Line)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 23. 387,496 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
18. **Ikebukuro Station (Tokyo Metro, Marunouchi Line)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 11. 500,694 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
19. **Meguro Station (Tokyu, Meguro Line)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 13. 455,428 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
20. **Tokyo Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 5. 807,662 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
21. **Shinjuku Station (Odakyu, Odawara Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14. 439,840 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
22. **Shimbashi Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 15. 438,226 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
23. **Osaka-Umeda Station (Hankyu, Kōbe Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 20. 402,947 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
24. **Nakano Station (JR East, Chūō Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 24. 386,657 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
25. **Ōsaki Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 25. 375,884 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).

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