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Tokyo Cruise water buses
Down the Sumida
Water buses down the Sumida River from Asakusa to Hama-rikyu and Odaiba.
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Image courtesy of © Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Water bus
- Address
- Asakusa, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Asakusa
250 m · 3 min walk
More distances - Website
- suijobus.co.jp
About Tokyo Cruise water buses
Tokyo Cruise runs water buses from Asakusa down the Sumida River to Hama-rikyu Gardens and Odaiba (suijobus.co.jp).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Tokyo Cruise water buses before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Tokyo Cruise water buses are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- AsakusaAGAlKS-AE250 m3 min walk
- Honjo-azumabashiA600 m7 min walk
- TawaramachiG700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Sensō-ji400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Tokyo Skytree1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The palace gardens4.6 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Tokyo Tower7.5 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 31 min
- Meiji Jingū9.8 kmCar or taxi 39 min
- The Shibuya crossing10 kmCar or taxi 41 min
- Haneda Airport19 kmCar or taxi 68 min
Main railway stations
- Ueno Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Tokyo Station4.5 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Shinjuku Station9.3 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Shibuya Station10 kmCar or taxi 40 min
- Shinagawa Station11 kmCar or taxi 42 min
Location
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