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Oshiage, Tokyo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Oshiage stands beside the Tokyo Skytree complex in Sumida, Tokyo, where four railway operators share the platforms at Oshiage Station.
About Oshiage
Where to stay in Oshiage
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Oshiage Station is the argument for staying here, since Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway all work it, which puts a wide span of the city within one ride. The tower does the rest. Guests wanting the Tokyo Skytree Tembo Deck early can reach the doors before the queues build, and the Sumida Aquarium fills a wet afternoon.
Quieter blocks lie toward the Sumida Heritage Museum.
About Oshiage
What are the main landmarks in Oshiage?
Tokyo Skytree governs the skyline. The Tokyo Skytree Tembo Deck and the Tokyo Skytree Tembo Galleria are listed apart from the tower itself, and at ground level the Sumida Aquarium and Postal Museum Japan draw their own visitors. The Sumida Heritage Museum keeps the local record.
Two smaller entries, the Monument of the Biographical Sketch of Katsukawa Shun'ei and 割烹美家古向島本店, point at an older Sumida that the tower did not replace.
What is the history of Oshiage?
押上駅 dates from 1912. The station is worked jointly by Tokyo Metro, Tobu Railway, Toei, and Keisei Electric Railway, an arrangement that makes Oshiage a transfer point as much as a neighbourhood. Sumida surrounds it.
The Monument of the Biographical Sketch of Katsukawa Shun'ei records a name the district chose to commemorate, and the Sumida Heritage Museum keeps the wider local account.
Where is Oshiage?
Oshiage lies in Sumida, in Tokyo, Japan, with the Tokyo Skytree complex rising immediately alongside the station.
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Updated September 2026