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The Yamanote Line's 30 stations

The loop line around central Tokyo, all 30 stations in order: JY01 東京, JY02 神田 and on around to JY30 有楽町. Read each name, pick it, or find the Japanese for it: the whole loop, or half at a time.

Can you read every station on the loop?

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Station names are place names, and place names keep old readings: 日暮里 is にっぽり, 御徒町 おかちまち, 高田馬場 たかだのばば. Typed answers take English spellings too (Otsuka for 大塚).

The numbers are the ones on the station signs, JY for JR Yamanote.

What's in it

JY01–15 15
東京、神田、秋葉原、御徒町、上野、鶯谷、日暮里、西日暮里、田端、駒込、巣鴨、大塚、池袋、目白、高田馬場
JY16–30 15
新大久保、新宿、代々木、原宿、渋谷、恵比寿、目黒、五反田、大崎、品川、高輪ゲートウェイ、田町、浜松町、新橋、有楽町
All 30 answers
Yamanote Line stations: every word with its reading and meaning
JapaneseReadingMeaningPart
東京とうきょうTokyo (JY01)JY01–15
神田かんだKanda (JY02)JY01–15
秋葉原あきはばらAkihabara (JY03)JY01–15
御徒町おかちまちOkachimachi (JY04)JY01–15
上野うえのUeno (JY05)JY01–15
鶯谷うぐいすだにUguisudani (JY06)JY01–15
日暮里にっぽりNippori (JY07)JY01–15
西日暮里にしにっぽりNishi-Nippori (JY08)JY01–15
田端たばたTabata (JY09)JY01–15
駒込こまごめKomagome (JY10)JY01–15
巣鴨すがもSugamo (JY11)JY01–15
大塚おおつかŌtsuka (JY12)JY01–15
池袋いけぶくろIkebukuro (JY13)JY01–15
目白めじろMejiro (JY14)JY01–15
高田馬場たかだのばばTakadanobaba (JY15)JY01–15
新大久保しんおおくぼShin-Ōkubo (JY16)JY16–30
新宿しんじゅくShinjuku (JY17)JY16–30
代々木よよぎYoyogi (JY18)JY16–30
原宿はらじゅくHarajuku (JY19)JY16–30
渋谷しぶやShibuya (JY20)JY16–30
恵比寿えびすEbisu (JY21)JY16–30
目黒めぐろMeguro (JY22)JY16–30
五反田ごたんだGotanda (JY23)JY16–30
大崎おおさきŌsaki (JY24)JY16–30
品川しながわShinagawa (JY25)JY16–30
高輪ゲートウェイたかなわゲートウェイTakanawa Gateway (JY26)JY16–30
田町たまちTamachi (JY27)JY16–30
浜松町はままつちょうHamamatsuchō (JY28)JY16–30
新橋しんばしShimbashi (JY29)JY16–30
有楽町ゆうらくちょうYūrakuchō (JY30)JY16–30

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