{{Distinguish|Hiro Station}} {{short description|Metro station in Tokyo, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox station | name ={{TSSN|H|03|50}}<br>Hiroo Station | native_name = 広尾駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | mlanguage = {{Infobox Japanese|shinjitai=広尾駅|kyujitai=廣尾驛|hiragana=ひろおえき}} | image = Hiroo_Station_-_exit_2_-_July_18_2021_various.jpeg | alt = | caption = Hiroo station entrance 2 in 2021 | other_name = | address = 5-1-25 Minami-Azabu District, Minato City, Tokyo | country = Japan | coordinates = {{Coord|35.652188|139.722227|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title, inline}} | operator = {{ric|Tokyo Metro|name=y}} | line = {{ric|Tokyo Metro|H}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|H}} | distance = {{cvt|17.8|km}} from {{STN|Kita-Senju|x}} | platforms = 2 side platforms | tracks = 2 | connections = | structure = Underground | code = H03 | website = {{Official website|1=http://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/hiro-o/index.html}} {{in lang|en}} | opened = {{start date and age|25 March 1964|df=y}} | rebuilt = | closed = | former = | passengers = 62,588 daily | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Tokyo Yamanote loop#Japan Tokyo wards#Japan | map_dot_label = Hiroo Station | services = {{Adjstn|system=Tokyo Metro |line3=TH Liner|left3=Ebisu|note-left3={{TSSN|H|02|25}}|right3=Roppongi|note-right3={{TSSN|H|04|25}}|oneway-right3=yes |line4=Hibiya|left4=Ebisu|note-left4={{TSSN|H|02}}|right4=Roppongi|note-right4={{TSSN|H|04}}}} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Hiroo Station'''|広尾駅|Hiroo-eki}} (officially '''Hiro-o Station''') is a subway station on the {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|H}} in Minato, Tokyo operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. The station is named after the adjacent Hiroo neighborhood in Shibuya ward, though the station is entirely located in Minami-Azabu.
==Lines== Hiroo Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line from {{STN|Kita-Senju|x}} to {{STN|Naka-Meguro|x}}, with through-running services to and from the Tobu Skytree Line in the north. The station is numbered "H03", and is 17.8 km from the northern end of the line at Kita-Senju.<ref name="terada2013"/>
==Station layout== The underground station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.
===Platforms=== {{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name={{lnl|Tokyo Metro|H}}|m|symbol={{ric|Tokyo Metro|H}}|dir=for {{STN|Ebisu|x|Tokyo}} and {{STN|Naka-meguro|x}}}} {{jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Hibiya Line|m|symbol={{ric|Tokyo Metro|H}}|dir= for {{STN|Roppongi|x}}, {{STN|Ginza|x}}, {{STN|Ueno|x}}, and {{STN|Kita-senju|x}}<br />{{ric|Tobu|TS}} Tobu Skytree Line for {{STN|Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen|x}}<br />{{ric|Tobu|TN}} Tobu Nikko Line for {{STN|Minami-Kurihashi|x}}}}
<gallery widths=180> File:TokyoMetro-H03-Hiro-o-station-platform-20220228-133352.jpg|Platform, looking towards Kita-Senju, on 28 February 2022 </gallery>
===Exits=== <gallery widths=180> File:Hiroo Station Exit 1 20111103.JPG|Exit 1 in November 2011 File:Hiroo Station Exit 1 ticket barriers 20111103.jpg|The ticket barriers for Exit 1 in November 2011 File:Hiroo Station Exit 3 20111103.jpg|Exit 3 in November 2011 File:Hiroo Station Exit 3 ticket barriers 20111103.jpg|The ticket barriers for Exit 3 in November 2011 </gallery>
The station has four exits, numbered 1 to 4. Exit 1 is convenient for visitors to the Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park, the Tokyo Metropolitan Library, and the Kitazato Research Hospital. Exit 2 serves those going to the Hiroo shopping arcade, University of the Sacred Heart or the Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital. Exit 3 is near the Minato word Kōgai Elementary School. Exit 4 newly opened in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/images_h/metroNews20160322_24h.pdf |script-title=ja: 日比谷線広尾駅 新しい出入り口が誕生！|date= 22 March 2016|publisher= Tokyo Metro |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210104124351/https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/images_h/metroNews20160322_24h.pdf |archivedate= 4 January 2021|url-status=live |accessdate= 14 January 2021}}</ref> It is closest to the International School of the Sacred Heart, Hiroo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School, Japan Red CrossNursing College or Medical Center and the Minato Ward Kōryō Junior High School. Both Exit 3 and 4 are closest to the Nishi-Azabu, Minami-Aoyama district.
==History== The station was opened on 25 March 1964 by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA).<ref name="terada2013">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title= Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | page = 215| isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}</ref>
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the TRTA in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ |trans-title=From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Tokyo Metro Online |language=ja}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 62,588 passengers daily.<ref name="tokyometro2019stats">{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html |script-title=ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2020|publisher= Tokyo Metro |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210110123851/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/index.html |archivedate= 10 January 2021|url-status=live |accessdate= 14 January 2021}}</ref> The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Fiscal year !! Daily average |- | 2011 || 55,448<ref name="terada2013"/> |- | 2012 || 56,244<ref name="tokyometro2012stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2012.html|script-title= ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2013|publisher= Tokyo Metro|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170501055512/http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2012.html|archivedate= 1 May 2017|url-status= live|accessdate= 26 July 2017}}</ref> |- | 2013 || 57,947<ref name="tokyometro2013stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2013.html|script-title= ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2014|publisher= Tokyo Metro|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170501055505/http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2013.html|archivedate= 1 May 2017|url-status= live|accessdate= 26 July 2017}}</ref> |- | 2014 || 58,864<ref name="tokyometro2014stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2014.html|script-title= ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking)|year= 2015|publisher= Tokyo Metro|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170501055510/http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2014.html|archivedate= 1 May 2017|url-status= live|accessdate= 26 July 2017}}</ref> |- | 2015 || 60,333<ref name="tokyometro2015stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2015.html|script-title= ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2016|publisher= Tokyo Metro|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170726034624/http://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2015.html|archivedate= 26 July 2017|url-status= live|accessdate= 26 July 2017}}</ref> |- | 2016 || 61,620<ref name="tokyometro2016stats">{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2016.html |script-title=ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2017|publisher= Tokyo Metro |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114093427/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2016.html |archivedate= 14 January 2021|url-status=live |accessdate= 14 January 2021}}</ref> |- | 2017 || 63,049<ref name="tokyometro2017stats">{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2017.html |script-title=ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2018|publisher= Tokyo Metro |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114093954/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2017.html |archivedate= 14 January 2021|url-status=live |accessdate= 14 January 2021}}</ref> |- | 2018 || 63,171<ref name="tokyometro2018stats">{{cite web |url= https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2018.html |script-title=ja: 各駅の乗降人員ランキング|trans-title= Station usage ranking|year= 2019|publisher= Tokyo Metro |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114093944/https://www.tokyometro.jp/corporate/enterprise/passenger_rail/transportation/passengers/2018.html |archivedate= 14 January 2021|url-status=live |accessdate= 14 January 2021}}</ref> |- | 2019 || 62,588<ref name="tokyometro2019stats"/> |}
==Surrounding area== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2022}} Hiroo is an expensive, overpriced residential area in eastern Shibuya, close to Minato ward in Tokyo. Hiroo is within walking distance of the infamous nightlife district Roppongi, and several shopping and dining areas including Ebisu, Azabu Juban, and Daikanyama.
Hiroo is home to a number of embassies and international schools. The German Embassy is a short walk from the station. Hiroo is home to Meidiya and National Azabu supermarkets, offering upscale groceries and foreign products.
The Hiroo Shopping street offers a mix of traditional Japanese craft stores and modern boutiques. The Mormon Tokyo Japan Temple is close to Hiroo Station, as is Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park. Tokyo Metropolitan Library is located in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Hiroo Station (Tokyo)}} {{Portal|Tokyo}} * {{Official website|1=https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/station/hiro-o/index.html}} {{in lang|en}} * {{Official website|1=https://www.tokyometro.jp/station/hiro-o/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1964 Category:Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Category:Railway stations in Minato, Tokyo