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Tobu Railway Opens TOBU Tourist Information Center IKEBUKURO at Ikebukuro Station

At TOBU Tourist Information Center IKEBUKURO, staff members offer information in English and Chinese on sightseeing in Ikebukuro and tourist spots on the outskirts of Tokyo. Special train tickets are also sold at a discount rate, which enable foreign visitors to travel to Kawagoe, a popular tourist destination 30 minutes away from Ikebukuro by rail.
Tobu Railway asks foreign visitors to be sure

TOBU Railway Introduces Multilingual Telephone Interpretation Service in Nine Languages!

TOBU Railway Introduces Multilingual Telephone Interpretation Service in Nine Languages!

TOBU Railway announces the introduction of a multilingual telephone interpretation service at stations along TOBU lines and other TOBU managed facilities.
Staff members can use an interpreter (telephone operator) to provide services to foreign customers of TOBU lines and other TOBU managed facilities that require assistance in a language other than Japanese.
The service will be available at

“Hands-Free Travel Service” begins at Tobu Nikko Station in September 2016! !

 Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. will begin a trial run of the “Hands-Free Travel Service” at Tobu Nikko Station on the Nikko Line in September 2016.
 In this service, we receive the luggage of customers at Tobu Nikko Station and deliver it on the same day to the inn or hotel they will be staying at in and around Nikko, Lake Chuzenji, the Yumoto Hot Springs, the Kinugawa Hot Springs, and the Kawaji Hot

 Providing Information on Sightseeing Spots a Short Distance from Tokyo via Facebook! Information on Special Pricing Events and Campaigns too!

Providing Information on Sightseeing Spots a Short Distance from Tokyo via Facebook! Information on Special Pricing Events and Campaigns too!

Tobu Railway (headquartered in Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshizumi Nezu) will launch its Official Facebook Page for foreigners beginning on Monday, June 13, 2016.
We will provide information about attractions in Japan, including Asakusa’s Tokyo Skytree Town (a standard sightseeing spot in Tokyo), the Nikko/Kinugawa area with Toshogu (World Heritage Sites) and natural beauty, the Ryomo area w

Welcome to TOBU RAILWAY CO.,LTD.!

Tobu Railway's massive network extends through Tokyo as well as four surrounding prefectures: Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi, and Gunma. With 463.3 kilometers of operating track, Tobu is Kanto's largest private railway and is used by commuters, students, business travelers, and tourists. Tobu Railways is one of many companies that is part of the Tobu Group, which also operates health clubs, golf courses, theme parks, and hotels. These include Tobu World Square, where the world's most famous structures are re-created at 1:25 scale; the Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel and the Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo, operated in partnership with the Marriott Group. The Tobu Group also develops and manages condominiums, housing developments, department stores, and various other properties along its railways and in Tokyo as well.