Kichijōji Station in Japanese — 吉祥寺駅
Kichijōji Station is a train station in Kichijōji-Minamichō, Tokyo. Written in Japanese it is 吉祥寺駅, read きちじょうじえき. Below is everything you need to get a taxi there: the characters to show, the reading, and a card you can print or keep on your phone.
Kanji
吉祥寺駅
| Kana | きちじょうじえき |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kichijōji Eki |
| English | Kichijōji Station |
| Category | Train stations |
| Location | Kichijōji-Minamichō, Tokyo 吉祥寺南町 |
How to ask for it in a taxi
- Show the driver: 吉祥寺駅
- Then point and say: ここまでお願いします (koko made onegai shimasu) — "please take me here".
- If asked which area: 吉祥寺南町, 東京都.
- On arrival: 領収書をください (ryōshūsho o kudasai) — "please give me a receipt".
Japanese stations often have several exits that are a long walk apart, and a few share their name with a different railway company’s station nearby. Showing the kanji settles which one you mean; if you know the exit, add it in the note field ("east exit" is 東口, "west exit" is 西口).
Nearby places of the same kind
- 中野駅 — Nakano Station, Nakano
- 代々木上原駅 — Yoyogi-Uehara Station, Shibuya
- 和光市駅 — Wakōshi Station, Wakō-shi
- 新大久保駅 — Shin-Ōkubo Station, Hyakuninchō
- 代々木駅 — Yoyogi Station, Yoyogi
Frequently asked questions
How do you read 吉祥寺駅?
吉祥寺駅 is read きちじょうじえき, romanised Kichijōji Eki. English-language sources usually write it Kichijōji Station. The kanji is what a taxi driver reads; the reading is only there so you know what you are handing over.
How do I show Kichijōji Station to a taxi driver in Japan?
Do not try to pronounce it. Show the driver the Japanese characters 吉祥寺駅 together with the sentence ここまでお願いします ("please take me here"). Use the button on this page to build a card with both, then save it to your phone or print it — it works with no mobile signal.
Do I also need the address for Kichijōji Station?
For a well-known train station the name is usually enough, but adding 住所 (the address) removes all doubt, especially where several places share a name. This train station is in Kichijōji-Minamichō, Tokyo; open the map link on this page to copy the exact address before you travel.