Takadanobaba Station

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Seibu Railway platform

Takadanobaba Station (高田馬場駅, takadanobaba-eki^?) is a train station located in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. Situated between the commercial districts of Ikebukuro and Shinjuku it is a minor commuting hub linking the Seibu Shinjuku Line and the Tozai Line with the Yamanote Line.

1 Lines
2 Surroundings
3 Adjacent stations
4 See also

[edit] Lines

East Japan Railway Company
- Yamanote Line
Seibu Railway Company
- Seibu Shinjuku Line
Tokyo Metro
- Tozai Line

[edit] Surroundings

The area is often referred to as "Baba". It lacks the history of nearby Waseda and Mejiro, often conjuring up images of a student spot with its many cheap bars and izakaya serving the needs of students at nearby Waseda and Gakushuin universities. Numerous prep and vocational schools reinforce this image in the eyes of many Japanese.

The symbol of Takadanobaba is the monolithic and appropriately named Big Box building next to the station. Big Box houses a sports gym, some cheap clothing stores and a fast food restaurant. It is considered past its prime by popular Japanese standards.

The Sendagaya Japanese School together with the New York-style Ben's Café, used English bookshop The Blue Parrot, and the English pub The Fiddler have placed Takadanobaba on most foreigners' maps of Tokyo.

[edit] Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Shin-Ōkubo	Yamanote Line	Mejiro
Waseda	Tokyo Metro Tozai Line	Ochiai
Seibu Shinjuku	Seibu Shinjuku Line	Shimo Ochiai
Seibu Shinjuku	(Semi-Express)	Saginomiya
Seibu Shinjuku	(Express)	Saginomiya
Seibu Shinjuku	(Commuter Express)	Saginomiya
Seibu Shinjuku	(Rapid Express "Kawagoe")	Tanashi
Seibu Shinjuku	(Ltd Express "Koedo")	Tokorozawa