From Yokohama Terminal to Tokyo Gaiemmae with luggage

[onyourmark]

We're trying to confirm that the route below is the best for commuting on Sunday September 22 when disembarking from the Millennium to Gaiemmae station in Tokyo:

From Osanbashi Yokohama Cruise Terminal  - Walk to Nihon Odori station -  take MINATOMIRAI Express direction WAKOSHI

Change in Shibuya to Tokyo Metro Hanzomonj line (Z1) for one station to Omoto-Sando (Z2).  Is there an escalator/elevator to the Hanzomon (Z) line one level up from Fukutoshin (F16) ?
At Omoto-Sando change to Ginza line (G2) – on the same level - for one station to Gaiemmae (G3).  Exit 6 from Gaiemmae and walk to our hotel Nippon Seinenkan.

 

 

[BruceMuzz]

1 hour ago, onyourmark said:

We're trying to confirm that the route below is the best for commuting on Sunday September 22 when disembarking from the Millennium to Gaiemmae station in Tokyo:

From Osanbashi Yokohama Cruise Terminal  - Walk to Nihon Odori station -  take MINATOMIRAI Express direction WAKOSHI

Change in Shibuya to Tokyo Metro Hanzomonj line (Z1) for one station to Omoto-Sando (Z2).  Is there an escalator/elevator to the Hanzomon (Z) line one level up from Fukutoshin (F16) ?
At Omoto-Sando change to Ginza line (G2) – on the same level - for one station to Gaiemmae (G3).  Exit 6 from Gaiemmae and walk to our hotel Nippon Seinenkan.

 

 

Those directions will work (with a few typos corrected). It is the Hanzomon Line, and it is Omote-Sando station.

There is a slightly easier way to do this. Hanzomon Line skips Gaiemmae, but Ginza Line does not.

The Terminus of the Ginza Line is at Shibuya Station.

 

Nihon-Odori Station is about 2 long blocks (mostly down-hill) from Osanbashi Cruise Terminal. Walk out the front door of the terminal, down the hill to the town. You will cross one intersection, walk past a church, and turn right at the next intersection. Nihin-Odori Station is in the middle of the block. 

 

Note: when you board the Minatomirai Line train at Nihon-Odori, ensure that it is an Express Train or a Limited Express.

Express is 急行 or きゅうこうin Japanese. (pronounced kyuukoo)

Limited Express is 特急 or とっきゅうin Japanese (Pronounced tokkyuu)

An Express or Limited Express will get you to Shibuya in about 30 minutes.

A local train 普通 or ふつう (pronounced futsuu) will take you over one hour.

 

When you disembark the MinatoMirai Line in Shibuya, look for signs to the Ginza Line.

Board the Ginza Line train (it is the terminus, so you can only go in one direction).

Unless it is rush hour, the train is not so busy at Shibuya.

The first stop is Omotesando.

The second stop is Gaiemmae.

 

Edited August 25, 2019 by BruceMuzz

[onyourmark]

12 minutes ago, BruceMuzz said:

Those directions will work (with a few typos corrected). It is the Hanzomon Line, and it is Omote-Sando station.

There is a slightly easier way to do this. Hanzomon Line skips Gaiemmae, but Ginza Line does not.

The Terminus of the Ginza Line is at Shibuya Station.

 

Nihon-Odori Station is about 2 long blocks (mostly down-hill) from Osanbashi Cruise Terminal. Walk out the front door of the terminal, down the hill to the town. You will cross one intersection, walk past a church, and turn right at the next intersection. Nihin-Odori Station is in the middle of the block. 

 

Note: when you board the Minatomirai Line train at Nihon-Odori, ensure that it is an Express Train or a Limited Express.

Express is 急行 or きゅうこうin Japanese. (pronounced kyuukoo)

Limited Express is 特急 or とっきゅうin Japanese (Pronounced tokkyuu)

An Express or Limited Express will get you to Shibuya in about 30 minutes.

A local train 普通 or ふつう (pronounced futsuu) will take you over one hour.

 

When you disembark the MinatoMirai Line in Shibuya, look for signs to the Ginza Line.

Board the Ginza Line train (it is the terminus, so you can only go in one direction).

Unless it is rush hour, the train is not so busy at Shibuya.

The first stop is Omotesando.

The second stop is Gaiemmae.

 

Thanks for the tip.  I'm trying to avoid the transfer in Shibuya to the Ginza line because it involves going from the lowest underground level to the top above-ground level (Ginza line), and there is no escalator or elevator to connect them, as far as I know.  That's why I might find the transfer at Omotesando easier.

 

[BruceMuzz]

Actually there are escalators and elevators to the Ginza Line platforms.

The Ginza Line - and part of the Shibuya Station - are located inside the Tokyu Department store.

You can use their elevators and escalators to get from the lower levels of the station (Minatomirai) to the upper levels (Ginza Line)

[onyourmark]

19 minutes ago, BruceMuzz said:

Actually there are escalators and elevators to the Ginza Line platforms.

The Ginza Line - and part of the Shibuya Station - are located inside the Tokyu Department store.

You can use their elevators and escalators to get from the lower levels of the station (Minatomirai) to the upper levels (Ginza Line)

The Shibuya station map is very complex and does not show the store.  Do you mean we have to exit the station, enter the store, move up to the floor of the Ginza platform and pay another ticket ?

 https://www.shibuyastation.com/shibuya-station-map-finding-your-way/

[BruceMuzz]

You can go easily from the B1 level of the station to the B1 level of the department store. The escalators and elevators are located between the station and the department store.