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Akabane
Neighborhood in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Akabane

Akabane , is a neighborhood in Kita, Tokyo, located near the border with Saitama Prefecture.

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Its postal code is 115–0045. Akabane is popular as a residential neighborhood due to its direct train access to much of central Tokyo.

How locals move

Getting around Akabane the local way

  • Go nextThe street markets and museums of Ueno are directly west of Asakusa, while Sumida of Skytree and sumo fame is immediately across the river.
  • Go nextAsakusa is a large Tokyo hub of the private Tobu railway, and you can be transported to a different world in two hours: Ashikaga Kinugawa — a hot-spring resort fallen on hard times Nikko — with its national parks and opulent shrines Tatebayashi Tochigi — A worthwhile day trip from Tokyo for its preserved architecture and old shops.

From Wikivoyage: Tokyo/Asakusa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: nakashi from Chofu, Tokyo, JAPAN (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.