Underground Advertising in Tokyo, Japan

We plan underground advertising in Tokyo around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. Once someone is inside the network they stay there for the whole journey, which is long enough to read a panel rather than glance at it. We check availability with the operator before you commit. Tell us the dates and the budget, and we will send a costed plan within 48 hours.

What is bookable underground in Tokyo?

Once someone is inside the network in Shibuya they stay for the whole journey. We check gates, platforms and carriages before you commit.

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Underground advertising in Japan: Hermès Jingle Games posters wrap the pillars of a station concourse, showing bracelets and orange gift boxes.
Dior logo.
BMW logo.
McDonald's logo.
Montblanc logo.
Land Rover logo.
Amazon logo.
Samsung logo.
Sephora logo.
stc logo.
Domino's logo.
Tumi logo.
Samsonite logo.
Isabel Marant logo.
Binance logo.
Jimmy Choo logo.

Reach Tokyo audiences with underground advertising in the places that matter.

Underground Advertising in Tokyo is out of home advertising on the routes people already use. Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza carry the landmark digital that people photograph, while the JR Yamanote Line and the Metro put the same commuters in front of station media every weekday.

We plan underground advertising around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. Rail commuters on the Yamanote and Metro, shoppers in Ginza and Shibuya, and visitors who pause at the crossings. A launch and an always-on presence are built the same way: around the audience, the sites and the creative. The proposal names the sites and the price.

Format Specifications

Underground Advertising in Tokyo is planned against the sites that exist in this market. Sizes and flight lengths below are what we book on a typical underground campaign. The final specification is confirmed on the site.

Typical formats
Escalator Panels, Posters, Station Domination, Ticket Gateways
Common sizes
4, 6, 12, 16, 48 and 96-sheet posters, escalator panels and ticket-gate wraps
Locations
Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza and the corridors that feed them
Typical duration
About 4 weeks for posters. Station dominations run 1 to 4 weeks
Best for
Brand awareness, product launches and category takeovers

Underground Advertising inTokyo with OOH Global

Choosing the right underground placement in Tokyo starts with who the campaign needs to reach and where those people move through the day. Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza are the environments we shortlist against first.

Golden Week, year-end retail and the weeks around Fashion Week Tokyo go first. Landmark screens in Shibuya and Ginza need a longer hold. Our team matches sites against audience movement, the objective and the budget. Site selection, permits, production, install and day-one checks run under one team.

Tokyo coverage around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza

800+

Outdoor moments planned, booked and delivered.

20+

20+ years of outdoor advertising experience.

Backed by local market planning and end-to-end campaign delivery

One Team. Every Step. No Friction

We help your brand go big, without overpaying or waiting weeks for quotes. From quoting, planning, booking, municipal approvals, production and installation, we handle it all under one roof.

Underground Advertising Formatsin Tokyo

Tokyo offers a range of underground formats suited to different campaign objectives, locations and creative requirements.

Images below are for illustrative purposes only. They are not specific to one location.

  • London Underground advertising in the United Kingdom: Liberty posters reading A gift less ordinary line the wall beside an escalator.

    Escalator Panels

    Escalator Panels in Tokyo are booked around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. We use them when the campaign needs that specific job: scale on a landmark face, or frequency on a route people already take.

    Escalator panel advertising in Tokyo is one of the few outdoor surfaces that can run a sequence. The ride is slow and the sightline is fixed, so a story can unfold between street and platform.

  • London Underground platform advertising: a long Ripple poster along the tunnel wall reads Progress is worth more than promises, as a red train arrives.

    Posters

    Posters in Tokyo are booked around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. We use them when the campaign needs that specific job: scale on a landmark face, or frequency on a route people already take.

    Poster advertising in Tokyo scales from a 4-sheet in a corridor to a 96-sheet across the tracks. A single campaign can cover intimate station sites and landmark cross-track positions together.

  • London Underground station domination advertising in the United Kingdom: a Charlotte Tilbury takeover covers the walls, ceiling and floor of a tunnel.

    Station Domination

    Station Domination in Tokyo are booked around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. We use them when the campaign needs that specific job: scale on a landmark face, or frequency on a route people already take.

    Station domination in Tokyo makes the commute the campaign. Entrance, escalators, platforms and gates are planned as one sequence, so the station itself carries the brand.

  • London Underground advertising in the United Kingdom: commuters pass ticket gates wrapped in Boss advertising.

    Ticket Gateways

    Ticket Gateways in Tokyo are booked around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza. We use them when the campaign needs that specific job: scale on a landmark face, or frequency on a route people already take.

    Ticket gateway advertising in Tokyo sits on the start and end of every journey. Gate wraps and the screens beside them meet the same commuters twice a day, all week.

Digital out-of-home advertising in Japan: a 3D billboard shows a silver Audi Q4 e-tron set into the face of a building, with signs for the compact electric SUV.

Why Advertise on the Underground in Tokyo?

Reach the busiest corridors in Tokyo
The underground sites we shortlist sit on routes around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza, where the audience already travels.
Plan against a real audience
Rail commuters on the Yamanote and Metro, shoppers in Ginza and Shibuya, and visitors who pause at the crossings. That is the movement the plan is built around.
Book around the dates that matter
Golden Week, year-end retail and the weeks around Fashion Week Tokyo go first. Landmark screens in Shibuya and Ginza need a longer hold.
Delivered under one team
Site selection, permits, production, install and day-one checks for underground advertising in Tokyo run under a single team from brief to launch.

Frequently Asked Questions

There is no single rate. Price follows the format, the site, the duration and the month. Faces around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza sit at the top of the band. Share dates, audience and budget, and we will quote options before you commit.

Send the brief: dates, audience, budget and any must-have districts. We shortlist available underground sites around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza, confirm the permit and the posting date, and send a costed plan within 48 hours.

Standard underground campaigns in Tokyo can go live in three to four weeks. Golden Week, year-end retail and the weeks around Fashion Week Tokyo go first. Landmark screens in Shibuya and Ginza need a longer hold.

Most underground campaigns in Tokyo run on two-week or monthly cycles. Landmark faces are often held for longer. We will recommend a flight length against the objective, not a default package.

Rail commuters on the Yamanote and Metro, shoppers in Ginza and Shibuya, and visitors who pause at the crossings. Sites around Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ginza are shortlisted against that movement, not against a generic city average.

Specs follow the site. A unipole, a digital loop and a station panel are different jobs, and the artwork is built to the real measurements. We send the specification with the costed plan so production can start once you approve.

Where underground is booked

Available in 11 markets

Open a country brief for underground pricing, sample sites, and market notes.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialists will build the plan and manage the campaign from briefing through to delivery.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialist will come back with recommended formats, availability and next steps within 48 hours.

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