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Metro systems in Japan

Japan has 21 networks in 12 cities on The Metro Map, with 54 lines and 780 stations.

More metro systems in Asia

Metro cities: Japan 12 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the list of cities below has the same information. Chiba Fukuoka Hiroshima Kobe Kyoto Nagoya Osaka Saitama Sapporo Sendai Tokyo Yokohama
Simplified outlines, not for navigation. Dots mark cities with a metro network.

Records and rankings

Oldest network
Tokyo Metro opened 1927
Newest network
Nippori-Toneri Liner opened 2008
Largest by stations
Tokyo Metro 144 stations
Longest of 9 networks with known length
Osaka Metro 129.9 km
Total length
447.4 km 9 of 21 networks with known length

Networks by opening year

  1. Tokyo Metro — 1927
  2. Osaka Metro — 1933
  3. Nagoya Municipal Subway — 1957
  4. Toei Subway — 1960
  5. Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway — 1970
  6. Sapporo Municipal Subway — 1971
  7. Yokohama Municipal Subway — 1972
  8. Kobe Municipal Subway — 1977
  9. Fukuoka City Subway — 1981
  10. Kobe New Transit — 1981
  11. Kyoto Municipal Subway — 1981
  12. New Shuttle — 1983
  13. Sendai Subway — 1987
  14. Kanazawa Seaside Line — 1989
  15. Astram Line — 1994
  16. Yurikamome — 1995
  17. Rinkai Line — 1996
  18. Toyo Rapid Railway Line — 1996
  19. Saitama Rapid Railway Line — 2001
  20. Minatomirai Line — 2004
  21. Nippori-Toneri Liner — 2008

Compare the networks

Metro networks in Japan
Network City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
Tokyo Metro Tokyo 9 144 — Complete
Osaka Metro Osaka 9 109 129.9 Complete
Toei Subway Tokyo 4 99 — Complete
Nagoya Municipal Subway Nagoya 6 87 93.3 Complete
Sapporo Municipal Subway Sapporo 3 46 48.0 Complete
Yokohama Municipal Subway Yokohama 2 40 53.4 Complete
Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka 3 36 29.8 Complete
Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto 2 31 31.2 Complete
Sendai Subway Sendai 2 29 28.7 Complete
Kobe Municipal Subway Kobe 2 26 — Complete
Astram Line Hiroshima 1 22 18.4 Complete
Kobe New Transit Kobe 2 18 — Complete
Yurikamome Tokyo 1 16 14.7 Complete
Kanazawa Seaside Line Yokohama 1 14 — Complete
New Shuttle Saitama 1 13 — Complete
Nippori-Toneri Liner Tokyo 1 13 — Complete
Toyo Rapid Railway Line Chiba 1 9 — Complete
Rinkai Line Tokyo 1 8 — Complete
Saitama Rapid Railway Line Saitama 1 8 — Complete
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Osaka 1 6 — Complete
Minatomirai Line Yokohama 1 6 — Complete

Other countries in Asia

Cities with a metro