Japan's busiest stations: the top 25 by daily passengers (fiscal 2023, MLIT)
The top 3 according to 35 votes from people: Shinjuku Station (JR East, Chūō Line) · Shibuya Station (Tokyu, Tōyoko Line) · Ikebukuro Station (JR East, Yamanote Line). (Updated Apr 10, 2026.)
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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Top 25
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1
Shinjuku Station (JR East, Chūō Line)
No. 1. 1,301,204 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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2
Shibuya Station (Tokyu, Tōyoko Line)
No. 3. 1,036,352 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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3
Ikebukuro Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)
No. 4. 979,866 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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4
Shinjuku Station (Keio, Keiō Line)
No. 2. 1,050,497 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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5
Osaka Station (JR West, Tōkaidō Line)
No. 6. 734,838 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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6
Yokohama Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)
No. 7. 724,696 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Shinagawa Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)
No. 9. 548,442 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Yokohama Station (Tokyu, Tōyoko Line)
No. 10. 506,105 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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9
Ōmiya Station (JR East, Tōhoku Line)
No. 12. 488,786 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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10
Ikebukuro Station (Tobu, Tōjō Main Line)
No. 19. 408,382 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Kita-Senju Station (Tobu, Isesaki Line)
No. 21. 401,218 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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12
Shibuya Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)
No. 8. 628,118 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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13
Akihabara Station (JR East, Sōbu Line)
No. 16. 423,996 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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14
Ikebukuro Station (Seibu, Ikebukuro Line)
No. 17. 419,228 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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15
Umeda Station (Osaka Metro, Midōsuji Line)
No. 18. 414,792 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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16
Nagoya Station (JR Central, Tōkaidō Line)
No. 22. 397,411 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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17
Kita-Senju Station (JR East, Jōban Line)
No. 23. 387,496 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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18
Ikebukuro Station (Tokyo Metro, Marunouchi Line)
No. 11. 500,694 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Meguro Station (Tokyu, Meguro Line)
No. 13. 455,428 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Tokyo Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)
No. 5. 807,662 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Shinjuku Station (Odakyu, Odawara Line)
No. 14. 439,840 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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22
Shimbashi Station (JR East, Tōkaidō Line)
No. 15. 438,226 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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23
Osaka-Umeda Station (Hankyu, Kōbe Line)
No. 20. 402,947 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Nakano Station (JR East, Chūō Line)
No. 24. 386,657 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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Ōsaki Station (JR East, Yamanote Line)
No. 25. 375,884 passengers a day (fiscal 2023).
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