Tozai Megurin Bus Yanaka

Tozai Megurin Bus Yanaka 東西めぐりん

The red and white retro-styled Tozai Megurin is a community bus service around Taito-ku in Tokyo. One of the four Megurin services is the Tozai Megurin Bus Yanaka.

Tozai Megurin Bus in the Yanaka district of Tokyo

Routes

The four routes are: Kita Megurin (North), Minami Megurin (South), Tozai Megurin (East-West) and Guruuri Megurin. The Tozai Megurin route is convenient for the popular tourist destination of the Yanaka district in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

The retro style Tozai Megurin Bus in Yanaka, Tokyo

Stops

The Tozai Megurin runs in a loop of 38 stops. First, it starts from Taito-ku Ward Office via Ueno Station and Ueno Park, Tokyo National Museum, the Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts, Kaneiji Temple, Shitamachi Museum Annex, the entrance to Yanaka Cemetery, Misaki Sakagami, Yanaka Ginza, Mori Ogai Memorial Plaque (in the Suigetsu Hotel Ogai-so) and then back to Taito-ku Ward Office.

Fare

The bus has a flat fare of 100 yen. Both Pasmo, Suica and other IC cards can be used. The buses run from 7.32 am to 7.32 pm daily.

Nearby Accommodation

There are several places to stay in the Yanaka district of the capital. These include Annex Katsutaro Ryokan, Hotel Sunny a 40-room hotel right next to Nippori Station and APA Hotel TKP Nippori Ekimae, which opened in 2016. hanare is a tasteful, calm, modern take on the Japanese tradition of hospitality. It is a mix of tradition and modernity.