Getting to Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO)
Two stations serve the hall. Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line is the closer one: leave by Exit B and DiverCity Tokyo Plaza is just across the road, about 3 minutes away. Daiba Station on the Yurikamome is about 5 minutes on foot. The Zepp entrance is at the west tip of the mall: walk past the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue and you reach the Zepp gate with the lit logo, where queues by ticket number form on show days. The Zepp website itself allows 10 minutes from either station, so leave a margin when the area is busy. While the mall is open you can also reach the entrance stairs through the food court, which helps on rainy days.
From Shinjuku, many Rinkai Line trains run through from the JR Saikyo Line, so you can ride to Tokyo Teleport without changing in about 25 minutes, and the same trains stop at Shibuya and Osaki. From Tokyo Station, take the JR Keiyo Line to Shin-Kiba and change to the Rinkai Line, or take the Yamanote Line to Shimbashi and the Yurikamome to Daiba; allow about 30 minutes either way. From Shinagawa, where the Tokaido Shinkansen stops, ride one stop to Osaki and change to the Rinkai Line. From Haneda Airport, take the Keikyu Line to Shinagawa and continue the same way.
- The Keiyo Line platforms at Tokyo Station are a long underground walk from the Shinkansen gates, so add 10 minutes to your plan.
- The Yurikamome runs small driverless trains that fill up before big shows. The Rinkai Line carries far more people.
After the show and the last train
At a standing show there is usually no block-by-block exit: everyone leaves up the same stairs at once, and most people head straight for Tokyo Teleport. If you are not in a hurry, use the toilet and let the first wave go. Daiba Station on the Yurikamome is the alternative toward Shimbashi, and it is often calmer than the Rinkai Line right after the show.
The Rinkai Line and the Yurikamome both run until around midnight, so getting back to central Tokyo after an evening show is rarely a problem. Getting home to another region is harder: the last Shinkansen from Tokyo Station leaves in the evening, and after most evening shows you will not make it. Plan an overnight stay or a night highway bus; the Rinkai Line runs straight to Shinjuku, where the Busta Shinjuku bus terminal is. Check the last trains on the day with the route buttons on this page. Taxis are an option if you miss a connection, but expect a long and expensive ride across the bay.
- Drink coins are valid only on the day. The drink counter gets a long queue after the show, so swap your coin when you go in.
Route home and last trains
Opens a transit route from the venue to Shinjuku Station in Google Maps. Check it for the day of the show.
Coin lockers and luggage
Zepp has its own lockers. About 813 are in a locker room outside the hall: go through the Zepp gate, down the stairs and turn right. They cost 500 or 800 yen, take only 100-yen coins (a change machine is there) and are normally open from doors until after the show; on some show days they open earlier, on others not before doors, so check the event notice. Another 378 lockers line the first-floor corridors inside the hall, usable only after you enter. Even the large ones are about 37 cm high, 35 cm wide and 42 cm deep, enough for a backpack and a coat but not a cabin suitcase.
For suitcases, use the station. Tokyo Teleport Station has about 150 lockers inside and outside the ticket gates, including a few dozen tall ones of about 84 cm that take a suitcase, according to the Rinkai Line station page. Daiba Station and the mall also have lockers. On show days they fill early, so the safest plan is to leave big luggage at your hotel or at Tokyo or Shinjuku Station. Zepp does not run a standard cloakroom; a few events set one up, so read the organiser's notice.
- Bring a stack of 100-yen coins. The Zepp lockers do not take cards or IC.
- The lockers inside the hall fill up quickly after doors open. Put your coat and merch bag away first, then find your spot.
Food before and after the show
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza covers most needs. The food court is on the 2nd floor and, according to the mall, opens until 21:00 on weekdays and 22:00 on weekends and holidays, while the restaurant floors close at 22:00; tsukemen at Mita Seimenjo and kushiage at Kushiya Monogatari are on the 6th floor. Before a sold-out show it is busy from mid-afternoon, so eat early or walk to Aqua City Odaiba and DECKS Tokyo Beach (about 10 minutes away).
After a weekday show the food court may already be closing, so plan dinner before doors. Inside the hall there is only a drink counter, no meals. There is a NewDays convenience store inside Tokyo Teleport Station.
- Under the mall's "Odaiba Ittoku-wari" campaign, some shops give a small discount when you show a ticket or receipt. Ask before you order.
Staying near Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO)
The closest hotels are by Daiba Station: Hilton Tokyo Odaiba is connected to the Yurikamome station, and Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba is a few minutes from the hall. One Rinkai Line stop away, Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel is 3 minutes from Kokusai-Tenjijo Station and usually easier to book. Odaiba hotels fill up fast when Tokyo Big Sight has a large event, so book as soon as your ticket is confirmed.
For something cheaper, stay along the Rinkai and Saikyo through line: Osaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro are all direct, and Osaki is one stop from Shinagawa for the Tokaido Shinkansen. If you are taking a Shinkansen north or east the next morning, a hotel near Tokyo Station saves the transfer.
- Zepp's own page lists nearby accommodation; check it before a big tour date.
Put together from the venue and railway operators' official pages. Things change, so check the official notices before you go.