Asakusa Station
Metro station in Taitō, JapanWikipedia
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Aug 21, 2026
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The victims were employees of contractors working for Tobu Railway Company.
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According to Tobu Railway, the train involved was a Spacia X running from Tobu Nikko Station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, to Asakusa Station in Tokyo's Taito Ward.
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It was preparing to stop at Shin-Kanuma Station when the accident occurred.
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The train stopped with about two cars extending beyond the platform at Shin-Kanuma Station, apparently making an emergency stop before reaching its designated stopping position.
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Asakusa is in the northeastern part of central Tokyo in Taitoku, Taito Ward.
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It sits on the west bank of the Sumidagawa, roughly eight kilometers northeast of Ginza, about 20 minutes on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line from Ginza Station, which will take you directly to Asakusa Station.
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From Shibuya, it's about 35 minutes on the same line, a direct shot across the city.
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The Toei Asakusa Line also stops here, connecting Asakusa to Shimbashi, Shinagawa, and Haneda Airport.
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And the Tobu Skytree Line operates from its own Tobu Asakusa Station, one of the most beautiful old railway station in central Tokyo, a 1931 Art Deco building that looks like it was designed for Shanghai or Vienna, not a suburban terminus in eastern Tokyo.
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When you surface from the station, the atmospheric shift is immediate.
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The streets are narrower.
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The shops of Nakamise have been in continuous operation for over 340 years, making it one of the oldest commercial streets in Japan.
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The victims were employees of contractors working for Tobu Railway Company.
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According to Tobu Railway, the train involved was a Spacia X running from Tobu-Nikko Station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, to Asakusa Station in Tokyo's Taito Ward.
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It was preparing to stop at Shin-Kanuma Station when the accident occurred.
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The train stopped with about two cars extending beyond the platform at Shin-Kanuma Station, apparently making an emergency stop before reaching its designated stopping position.