Tokyo Big Sight

Getting to Tokyo Big Sight

According to the official access page, Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome is about 3 minutes on foot, and Kokusai-Tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line about 7 minutes from the exit marked for the exhibition centre. The Yurikamome station was called Kokusai-Tenjijo-Seimon until 2019, so older guides may use that name.

On the Rinkai Line, it is 14 minutes from Osaki (JR Yamanote, Saikyo and Shonan-Shinjuku lines) and 5 minutes from Shin-Kiba (JR Keiyo Line and the Yurakucho Line). Many trains run straight through from the JR Saikyo Line, so from Shinjuku you can ride without changing in about 30 minutes. From Tokyo Station, take the JR Keiyo Line to Shin-Kiba and change, about 25 to 30 minutes in all. On the Yurikamome, it is 23 minutes from Shimbashi and 9 minutes from Toyosu. Tokyo BRT from Shimbashi reaches the Kokusai-Tenjijo stop in about 17 minutes, and Toei bus 05-2 runs from Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South exit) in about 40 minutes.

From Haneda Airport, a limousine bus to Tokyo Big Sight takes about 25 minutes; from Narita, buses go to the Ariake Park Building in about 80 minutes, 3 minutes' walk away. On peak days the Rinkai Line can move far more people than the Yurikamome, but both are packed around opening time. Arriving 30 to 60 minutes after opening is usually much calmer.

• Check which halls your event uses. East, West and South are a long walk apart, and the halls you need decide which station is closer.
• Big Sight is in a long, phased renovation by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, with work in the East Halls contracted until late November 2026, and some halls are out of use for months at a time (in 2026 this included East Halls 4 to 6). The event's own hall map is the reliable guide.

Leaving at closing time and the last train

Most exhibitions close in the late afternoon or early evening, and everyone leaves at once. On big days, Kokusai-Tenjijo Station limits entry and the queue can stretch well outside, while the Yurikamome platform fills just as fast. Staff guide the lines, and on the busiest convention days the wait can be long.

Ways around it: leave an hour before closing, or stay on and eat in the area until the rush passes. You can also walk to the next Yurikamome stop, Ariake Station, take the Tokyo BRT from the Kokusai-Tenjijo stop to Shimbashi, or take Toei bus 05-2 to Tokyo Station. There is a taxi stand at the venue, but on peak days that line is long too.

Because events finish early, the last train is rarely the problem: trains run until around midnight. If you are going home by Shinkansen the same day, the last ones leave Tokyo Station roughly between 9 and 10 pm, earlier for the farthest cities, so leave yourself time for the closing-time queue.

• Use the route buttons on this page to check your connection to Tokyo or Shinjuku.
• The Yurikamome can stop in strong wind. On stormy days use the Rinkai Line.

Coin lockers, luggage and sending things home

Big Sight has about 1,500 coin lockers spread over the Conference Tower and the East, West and South halls, including about 180 large ones tall enough for a medium suitcase. There are also weekly lockers in the East, West and South halls that you can open and close as often as you like for up to five days (apply via the official locker page), handy for multi-day conventions. Some lockers may be unavailable during certain events, and on peak days they fill up early.

Outside the gates of Kokusai-Tenjijo Station there are about 210 more lockers, including around 30 large ones, all cashless. Rules on suitcases and trolleys inside the halls are set by each event, and big conventions often restrict them, so check the event's rules. If you bought too much, the Visitor and Business Center on the 2nd floor of the Conference Tower accepts domestic parcels, cash-on-delivery only, and sells packing materials.

• On the busiest days, leave your suitcase at your hotel or at Tokyo Station rather than counting on a free locker here.

Food at and around Big Sight

There is a lot to eat inside. The Conference Tower has a restaurant street with a food court, a Starbucks, Tully's and Pronto, plus a 7-Eleven and a Lawson. The East halls have several restaurants and a FamilyMart, the West halls a cafe, and the South halls a Lawson, a bento stand and a snack corner. All the venue's shops take cashless payment. On big event days the queues are long and convenience stores can sell out by midday.

Nearby, the Ariake Park Building and the TFT Building next door have more restaurants, and Ariake Garden, near Ariake Station, has around 60 restaurants and two food courts, a good place to eat while the station queues clear.

• In summer and winter events the halls get very hot or cold. Bring water and something to eat in case lines are long.

Staying near Tokyo Big Sight

The closest hotels are a few minutes' walk away: Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel in the Ariake Park Building, Sotetsu Grand Fresa Tokyo-Bay Ariake and Daiwa Roynet Hotel Tokyo Ariake, near Ariake and Kokusai-Tenjijo stations, and Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Ariake in Ariake Garden. For an early start on a convention day, staying here saves the morning crush.

For big conventions these hotels are often booked months ahead. Good alternatives along the Rinkai Line are Oimachi, Osaki and Shin-Kiba, all with plenty of business hotels; Toyosu and Shimbashi work with the Yurikamome; and the Tokyo Station area suits a Shinkansen trip home.