Which subway stations do people remember?

Anonymous totals from the Tokyo Subway Challenge, where players name stations without a map. A station's rate is the share of games that named it. Stations added later (JR Yamanote, Osaka Loop) count only games played since.

Cities ranked

RankCityAverage namedGames
1Shinkansen77%874
2Kobe76%142
3Kyoto74%504
4Nagoya72%1,085
5Tokyo JR70%209
6Yokohama70%69
7Fukuoka65%267
8Osaka64%1,030
9Sapporo63%251
10Tokyo61%3,730
11Nagoya Private Rail34%39
12Kansai Private Rail28%56
13Kanto Private Rail24%175

Average named is the mean share of a network named per game; cities with fewer stations tend to score higher.

Tokyo (229 stations · 3,730 games)

Average named 61% · all stations named 544 times

Most remembered

  1. Shibuya97%97%
  2. Shinjuku94%94%
  3. Ikebukuro93%93%
  4. Tokyo92%92%
  5. Ueno91%91%
  6. Akihabara89%89%
  7. Harajuku89%89%
  8. Shinagawa89%89%
  9. Ginza88%88%
  10. Otemachi88%88%

Most forgotten

  1. Motohasunuma29%29%
  2. Hasune32%32%
  3. Nerima-kasugacho32%32%
  4. Shin-egota33%33%
  5. Kikukawa35%35%
  6. Nishidai35%35%
  7. Sengoku35%35%
  8. Wakamatsu-kawada35%35%
  9. Itabashihoncho37%37%
  10. Shimura-sakaue37%37%

Average by line

  1. JY Yamanote Line86%86%
  2. Z Hanzomon Line73%73%
  3. G Ginza Line72%72%
  4. C Chiyoda Line70%70%
  5. H Hibiya Line67%67%
  6. F Fukutoshin Line66%66%
  7. M Marunouchi Line66%66%
  8. T Tozai Line66%66%
  9. A Toei Asakusa Line63%63%
  10. Y Yurakucho Line63%63%
  11. N Namboku Line62%62%
  12. E Toei Oedo Line57%57%
  13. S Toei Shinjuku Line56%56%
  14. I Toei Mita Line55%55%

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Osaka (113 stations · 1,030 games)

Average named 64% · all stations named 222 times

Most remembered

  1. Umeda97%97%
  2. Namba94%94%
  3. Tennoji94%94%
  4. Shin-Osaka92%92%
  5. Dobutsuen-mae89%89%
  6. Nishi-Umeda89%89%
  7. Higashi-Umeda87%87%
  8. Hommachi87%87%
  9. Shinsaibashi87%87%
  10. Nakamozu86%86%

Most forgotten

  1. Shimmori-Furuichi35%35%
  2. Shoji36%36%
  3. Zuiko 4-chome37%37%
  4. Shimizu38%38%
  5. Shin-Fukae38%38%
  6. Deto40%40%
  7. Komagawa-Nakano40%40%
  8. Nagahara40%40%
  9. Yokozutsumi40%40%
  10. Fukaebashi41%41%

Average by line

  1. O Osaka Loop Line78%78%
  2. M Midosuji Line77%77%
  3. K Sakaisuji Line71%71%
  4. C Chuo Line69%69%
  5. Y Yotsubashi Line68%68%
  6. S Sennichimae Line64%64%
  7. N Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line63%63%
  8. T Tanimachi Line61%61%
  9. I Imazatosuji Line47%47%

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Nagoya (87 stations · 1,085 games)

Average named 72% · all stations named 349 times

Most remembered

  1. Sakae98%98%
  2. Nagoya97%97%
  3. Kanayama94%94%
  4. Nagoyajo92%92%
  5. Nagoyako92%92%
  6. Fushimi89%89%
  7. Fujigaoka88%88%
  8. Kami-Iida87%87%
  9. Nagoya Dome-mae Yada86%86%
  10. Ozone86%86%

Most forgotten

  1. Tsurusato47%47%
  2. Aioiyama50%50%
  3. Kamisawa52%52%
  4. Naruko Kita53%53%
  5. Iwatsuka54%54%
  6. Tsukiji-guchi55%55%
  7. Sengen-cho56%56%
  8. Arahata57%57%
  9. Nishi Takakura58%58%
  10. Kawana59%59%

Average by line

  1. K Kamiiida Line84%84%
  2. H Higashiyama Line77%77%
  3. M Meijo Line75%75%
  4. T Tsurumai Line72%72%
  5. E Meiko Line70%70%
  6. S Sakura-dori Line69%69%

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Fukuoka (36 stations · 267 games)

Average named 65% · all stations named 67 times

Most remembered

  1. Fukuokakuko100%100%
  2. Hakata99%99%
  3. Tenjin98%98%
  4. Nakasu-Kawabata92%92%
  5. Ohorikoen91%91%
  6. Meinohama90%90%
  7. Tenjin-Minami90%90%
  8. Kaizuka80%80%
  9. Hashimoto79%79%
  10. Higashi-Hie77%77%

Most forgotten

  1. Kamo33%33%
  2. Umebayashi34%34%
  3. Chayama39%39%
  4. Kanayama44%44%
  5. Jiromaru45%45%
  6. Noke46%46%
  7. Befu48%48%
  8. Ropponmatsu49%49%
  9. Sakurazaka49%49%
  10. Chiyo-Kenchoguchi52%52%

Average by line

  1. K Airport Line80%80%
  2. H Hakozaki Line64%64%
  3. N Nanakuma Line58%58%

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Sapporo (46 stations · 251 games)

Average named 63% · all stations named 75 times

Most remembered

  1. Sapporo98%98%
  2. Odori97%97%
  3. Shin-Sapporo92%92%
  4. Susukino87%87%
  5. Makomanai85%85%
  6. Asabu79%79%
  7. Jieitai-Mae76%76%
  8. Hosui-Susukino75%75%
  9. Fukuzumi73%73%
  10. Kita 24-jo73%73%

Most forgotten

  1. Misono41%41%
  2. Motomachi44%44%
  3. Nijuyonken47%47%
  4. Shindo-higashi47%47%
  5. Nishi 28-chome49%49%
  6. Toyohira-koen49%49%
  7. Tsukisamu-Chuo49%49%
  8. Higashi-kuyakusho-mae50%50%
  9. Kanjo-dori-higashi50%50%
  10. Kikusui50%50%

Average by line

  1. N Namboku Line73%73%
  2. T Tozai Line61%61%
  3. H Toho Line60%60%

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Kyoto (31 stations · 504 games)

Average named 74% · all stations named 172 times

Most remembered

  1. Shijo97%97%
  2. Kyoto96%96%
  3. Karasuma Oike93%93%
  4. Gojo91%91%
  5. Kokusaikaikan91%91%
  6. Kujo89%89%
  7. Takeda89%89%
  8. Yamashina85%85%
  9. Rokujizo84%84%
  10. Nijo83%83%

Most forgotten

  1. Higashino46%46%
  2. Ishida46%46%
  3. Ono49%49%
  4. Nagitsuji52%52%
  5. Nishioji-oike55%55%
  6. Matsugasaki60%60%
  7. Daigo63%63%
  8. Kuramaguchi64%64%
  9. Kitayama65%65%
  10. Higashiyama68%68%

Average by line

  1. K Karasuma Line81%81%
  2. T Tozai Line70%70%

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Kobe (26 stations · 142 games)

Average named 76% · all stations named 54 times

Most remembered

  1. Sannomiya98%98%
  2. Shin-Kobe98%98%
  3. Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae95%95%
  4. Seishin Chuo92%92%
  5. Shin-Nagata92%92%
  6. Tanigami90%90%
  7. Wadamisaki86%86%
  8. Nagata84%84%
  9. Harborland82%82%
  10. Kenchomae77%77%

Most forgotten

  1. Komagabayashi55%55%
  2. Chuoichibamae56%56%
  3. Kamisawa58%58%
  4. Minato Motomachi61%61%
  5. Misakikoen61%61%
  6. Myohoji63%63%
  7. Karumo64%64%
  8. Ikawadani68%68%
  9. Okurayama70%70%
  10. Gakuentoshi72%72%

Average by line

  1. S Seishin-Yamate / Hokushin Line79%79%
  2. K Kaigan Line73%73%

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Yokohama (45 stations · 69 games)

Average named 70% · all stations named 20 times

Most remembered

  1. Yokohama100%100%
  2. Center-Kita97%97%
  3. Center-Minami97%97%
  4. Minatomirai97%97%
  5. Kannai96%96%
  6. Shin-Yokohama96%96%
  7. Motomachi-Chukagai94%94%
  8. Sakuragicho94%94%
  9. Nihon-Odori90%90%
  10. Bashamichi88%88%

Most forgotten

  1. Nakada43%43%
  2. Takata46%46%
  3. Tateba46%46%
  4. Kawawacho48%48%
  5. Shimoiida49%49%
  6. Bandobashi51%51%
  7. Katakuracho51%51%
  8. Nakagawa51%51%
  9. Maioka52%52%
  10. Nakamachidai52%52%

Average by line

  1. MM Minatomirai Line93%93%
  2. B Blue Line70%70%
  3. G Green Line68%68%

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Shinkansen (118 stations · 874 games)

Average named 77% · all stations named 226 times

Most remembered

  1. Tokyo99%99%
  2. Shin-Yokohama99%99%
  3. Shin-Osaka99%99%
  4. Omiya98%98%
  5. Shinagawa98%98%
  6. Nagoya98%98%
  7. Kyōto98%98%
  8. Ueno97%97%
  9. Sendai97%97%
  10. Atami97%97%

Most forgotten

  1. Murayama39%39%
  2. Takahata41%41%
  3. Oishida44%44%
  4. Izumi47%47%
  5. Shin-Tamana48%48%
  6. Akayu49%49%
  7. Kaminoyama-Onsen52%52%
  8. Tendo55%55%
  9. Shin-Omuta55%55%
  10. Kakunodate56%56%

Average by line

  1. TK Tokaido Shinkansen94%94%
  2. HK Hokkaido Shinkansen84%84%
  3. SY Sanyo Shinkansen82%82%
  4. JE Joetsu Shinkansen81%81%
  5. TH Tohoku Shinkansen80%80%
  6. HO Hokuriku Shinkansen77%77%
  7. AK Akita Shinkansen73%73%
  8. KY Kyushu Shinkansen69%69%
  9. NK Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen67%67%
  10. YG Yamagata Shinkansen62%62%

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Kanto Private Rail (712 stations · 175 games)

Average named 24% · all stations named 0 times

Most remembered

  1. Shinjuku86%86%
  2. Shibuya85%85%
  3. Yokohama82%82%
  4. Jiyugaoka79%79%
  5. Ikebukuro74%74%
  6. Shimo-Kitazawa73%73%
  7. Shinagawa70%70%
  8. Odawara69%69%
  9. Meguro68%68%
  10. Shin-yokohama68%68%

Most forgotten

  1. Azami1%1%
  2. Esojima1%1%
  3. Goshi1%1%
  4. Horigome1%1%
  5. Hosoya1%1%
  6. Jiroembashi1%1%
  7. Kizaki1%1%
  8. Sakaimachi1%1%
  9. Sammaibashi1%1%
  10. Shimo-Goshiro1%1%

Average by line

  1. SH Tokyu Shin-yokohama Line58%58%
  2. SON Sotetsu Shin-yokohama Line53%53%
  3. TY Tokyu Toyoko Line53%53%
  4. SIT Seibu Toshima Line45%45%
  5. KKA Keikyu Airport Line44%44%
  6. KSN Keisei Higashi-Narita Line44%44%
  7. MG Tokyu Meguro Line44%44%
  8. KD Tokyu Kodomonokuni Line41%41%
  9. KOK Keio Keibajo Line39%39%
  10. SIY Seibu Yurakucho Line39%39%
  11. DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line38%38%
  12. TSD Tobu Daishi Line37%37%
  13. KO Keio Line36%36%
  14. KOS Keio Sagamihara Line36%36%
  15. KSA Keisei Narita Sky Access Line36%36%
  16. OH Odakyu Odawara Line36%36%
  17. IN Keio Inokashira Line35%35%
  18. KOD Keio Dobutsuen Line35%35%
  19. KOT Keio Takao Line33%33%
  20. KSK Keisei Kanamachi Line31%31%
  21. OM Tokyu Oimachi Line31%31%
  22. OT Odakyu Tama Line31%31%
  23. KK Keikyu Main Line30%30%
  24. OE Odakyu Enoshima Line30%30%
  25. KKZ Keikyu Zushi Line29%29%
  26. KSO Keisei Oshiage Line29%29%
  27. SIS Seibu Sayama Line29%29%
  28. SKE Seibuen Line28%28%
  29. SO Sotetsu Main Line28%28%
  30. SY Seibu Yamaguchi Line27%27%
  31. KKD Keikyu Daishi Line26%26%
  32. TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line26%26%
  33. KKK Keikyu Kurihama Line25%25%
  34. SOI Sotetsu Izumino Line24%24%
  35. TJ Tobu Tojo Line24%24%
  36. KS Keisei Main Line23%23%
  37. SK Seibu Kokubunji Line23%23%
  38. SI Seibu Ikebukuro Line22%22%
  39. SG Tokyu Setagaya Line21%21%
  40. SS Seibu Shinjuku Line21%21%
  41. TSK Tobu Kameido Line21%21%
  42. IK Tokyu Ikegami Line20%20%
  43. KSC Keisei Chiba Line20%20%
  44. SSH Seibu Haijima Line20%20%
  45. TS Tobu Isesaki Line19%19%
  46. SW Seibu Tamagawa Line18%18%
  47. SIC Seibu Chichibu Line17%17%
  48. ST Seibu Tamako Line16%16%
  49. TD Noda Line (Tobu Urban Park Line)16%16%
  50. KSH Keisei Chihara Line15%15%
  51. TN Tobu Nikko Line14%14%
  52. KSM Keisei Matsudo Line13%13%
  53. TNK Tobu Kinugawa Line13%13%
  54. TIK Tobu Koizumi Line10%10%
  55. TNU Tobu Utsunomiya Line9%9%
  56. TIR Tobu Kiryu Line8%8%
  57. TJO Tobu Ogose Line7%7%
  58. TIS Tobu Sano Line6%6%

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Kansai Private Rail (598 stations · 56 games)

Average named 28% · all stations named 0 times

Most remembered

  1. Kobe-sannomiya93%93%
  2. Osaka-umeda93%93%
  3. Juso91%91%
  4. Amagasaki88%88%
  5. Kyoto-kawaramachi84%84%
  6. Namba84%84%
  7. Kansai Airport82%82%
  8. Nakatsu82%82%
  9. Takarazuka82%82%
  10. Takatsuki-shi82%82%

Most forgotten

  1. Anagawa0%0%
  2. Fukugami0%0%
  3. Funatsu0%0%
  4. Gochi0%0%
  5. Hachimanmae0%0%
  6. Hashio0%0%
  7. Hatsushiba0%0%
  8. Higashi-Matsue0%0%
  9. Higashiyama0%0%
  10. Ichio0%0%

Average by line

  1. KTA Kintetsu Namba Line73%73%
  2. NKA Nankai Airport Line70%70%
  3. NKW Nankai Wakayamako Line69%69%
  4. HKK Hankyu Kobe Main Line67%67%
  5. KHO Keihan Oto Line66%66%
  6. HKY Hankyu Kyoto Main Line59%59%
  7. KHN Keihan Nakanoshima Line58%58%
  8. HKA Hankyu Arashiyama Line57%57%
  9. HKT Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line56%56%
  10. HKI Hankyu Imazu Line54%54%
  11. HKM Hankyu Minoo Line54%54%
  12. HSN Hanshin Namba Line54%54%
  13. HKKY Hankyu Koyo Line53%53%
  14. HKS Hankyu Senri Line52%52%
  15. KH Keihan Main Line51%51%
  16. HKIT Hankyu Itami Line50%50%
  17. HS Hanshin Main Line47%47%
  18. HSM Hanshin Mukogawa Line41%41%
  19. KTB Kintetsu Nara Line38%38%
  20. KHU Keihan Uji Line36%36%
  21. KHS Keihan Keishin Line35%35%
  22. KHK Keihan Katano Line34%34%
  23. KTU Kintetsu Keihanna Line33%33%
  24. NKS Nankai Senboku Line32%32%
  25. KTN Kintetsu Toba Line30%30%
  26. KTO Kintetsu Domyoji Line29%29%
  27. NKT Nankai Takashinohama Line27%27%
  28. KTG Kintetsu Kashihara Line26%26%
  29. KTH Kintetsu Tenri Line26%26%
  30. NK Nankai Main Line25%25%
  31. KTD Kintetsu Osaka Line24%24%
  32. KTC Kintetsu Kyoto Line23%23%
  33. NKM Nankai Tanagawa Line23%23%
  34. NKO Nankai Koya Line22%22%
  35. KTP Kintetsu Nagano Line19%19%
  36. KTJ Kintetsu Shigi Line18%18%
  37. KHI Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line17%17%
  38. KTF Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line16%16%
  39. KTM Kintetsu Yamada Line16%16%
  40. KTR Kintetsu Yoshino Line16%16%
  41. KTE Kintetsu Nagoya Line15%15%
  42. KTI Kintetsu Ikoma Line13%13%
  43. KTQ Kintetsu Gose Line13%13%
  44. KTS Kintetsu Shima Line11%11%
  45. KTT Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line11%11%
  46. KTK Kintetsu Yunoyama Line10%10%
  47. KTL Kintetsu Suzuka Line8%8%
  48. NKK Nankai Kada Line6%6%

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Tokyo JR (142 stations · 209 games)

Average named 70% · all stations named 28 times

Most remembered

  1. Shinjuku100%100%
  2. Tokyo100%100%
  3. Shibuya99%99%
  4. Shinagawa99%99%
  5. Ikebukuro98%98%
  6. Kanda98%98%
  7. Nippori98%98%
  8. Ueno98%98%
  9. Akihabara97%97%
  10. Harajuku97%97%

Most forgotten

  1. Ishigamimae18%18%
  2. Futamatao20%20%
  3. Hinatawada21%21%
  4. Kawai21%21%
  5. Kori22%22%
  6. Kumagawa22%22%
  7. Miyanohira22%22%
  8. Sawai22%22%
  9. Ushihama22%22%
  10. Musashi-Masuko25%25%

Average by line

  1. JT Tokaido Line98%98%
  2. JY Yamanote Line96%96%
  3. JOY Yokosuka Line93%93%
  4. JU Utsunomiya Line / Takasaki Line92%92%
  5. JK Keihin-Tohoku Line91%91%
  6. JA Saikyo Line88%88%
  7. JJ Joban Line (Rapid)88%88%
  8. JB Chuo-Sobu Line (Local)86%86%
  9. JC Chuo Line (Rapid)86%86%
  10. JO Sobu Line (Rapid)86%86%
  11. JE Keiyo Line82%82%
  12. JL Joban Line (Local)74%74%
  13. JM Musashino Line67%67%
  14. JHK Hachiko Line57%57%
  15. JH Yokohama Line56%56%
  16. JN Nambu Line48%48%
  17. JCO Ome Line41%41%
  18. JCI Itsukaichi Line40%40%

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Nagoya Private Rail (323 stations · 39 games)

Average named 34% · all stations named 2 times

Few games so far, so the order may change a lot.

Most remembered

  1. Jingu-mae92%92%
  2. Inuyama90%90%
  3. Toyohashi90%90%
  4. Kanayama87%87%
  5. Meitetsu Nagoya87%87%
  6. Central Japan International Airport85%85%
  7. Meitetsu Gifu85%85%
  8. Tokoname85%85%
  9. Chiryu82%82%
  10. Higashi-Okazaki82%82%

Most forgotten

  1. Fuchidaka8%8%
  2. Hagiwara8%8%
  3. Kannonji8%8%
  4. Katahara8%8%
  5. Machikata8%8%
  6. Mikawa-Kashima8%8%
  7. Minamijuku8%8%
  8. Sakabe8%8%
  9. Tamano8%8%
  10. Haba10%10%

Average by line

  1. MTAP Meitetsu Airport Line79%79%
  2. MTIY Meitetsu Inuyama Line54%54%
  3. MTCK Meitetsu Chikko Line53%53%
  4. MTNH Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line47%47%
  5. JHK Johoku Line44%44%
  6. MTTA Meitetsu Tokoname Line39%39%
  7. LNM Linimo38%38%
  8. MTTT Meitetsu Toyota Line38%38%
  9. MTTK Meitetsu Toyokawa Line37%37%
  10. MTGN Meitetsu Nishio Line35%35%
  11. MTHS Meitetsu Hashima Line35%35%
  12. MTKM Meitetsu Komaki Line35%35%
  13. MTMU Meitetsu Mikawa Line35%35%
  14. MTSS Meitetsu Chita New Line34%34%
  15. MTTB Meitetsu Tsushima Line34%34%
  16. MTKC Meitetsu Kowa Line33%33%
  17. AKT Aichi Loop Line32%32%
  18. ANA Aonami Line32%32%
  19. MTST Meitetsu Seto Line32%32%
  20. MTHM Meitetsu Hiromi Line31%31%
  21. MTGM Meitetsu Gamagori Line29%29%
  22. MTKG Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line24%24%
  23. MTBS Meitetsu Bisai Line22%22%
  24. MTTH Meitetsu Takehana Line22%22%

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Which city's subway do people remember best?

Shinkansen (77% named on average), then Kobe (76%), as of 17 October 2026. Cities with fewer stations tend to score higher.

Which Tokyo subway station do people remember most?

Shibuya: 97% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 3,730 Tokyo games).

Which Tokyo subway station is hardest to remember?

Motohasunuma: only 29% of games named it (Tokyo, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Osaka subway station do people remember most?

Umeda: 97% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 1,030 Osaka games).

Which Osaka subway station is hardest to remember?

Shimmori-Furuichi: only 35% of games named it (Osaka, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Nagoya subway station do people remember most?

Sakae: 98% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 1,085 Nagoya games).

Which Nagoya subway station is hardest to remember?

Tsurusato: only 47% of games named it (Nagoya, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Fukuoka subway station do people remember most?

Fukuokakuko: 100% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 267 Fukuoka games).

Which Fukuoka subway station is hardest to remember?

Kamo: only 33% of games named it (Fukuoka, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Sapporo subway station do people remember most?

Sapporo: 98% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 251 Sapporo games).

Which Sapporo subway station is hardest to remember?

Misono: only 41% of games named it (Sapporo, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Kyoto subway station do people remember most?

Shijo: 97% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 504 Kyoto games).

Which Kobe subway station is hardest to remember?

Komagabayashi: only 55% of games named it (Kobe, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Yokohama subway station do people remember most?

Yokohama: 100% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 69 Yokohama games).

Which Yokohama subway station is hardest to remember?

Nakada: only 43% of games named it (Yokohama, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Shinkansen subway station is hardest to remember?

Murayama: only 39% of games named it (Shinkansen, as of 17 October 2026).

Which Kanto Private Rail subway station do people remember most?

Shinjuku: 86% of games named it without a map (as of 17 October 2026, from 175 Kanto Private Rail games).

Which Tokyo JR subway station is hardest to remember?

Ishigamimae: only 18% of games named it (Tokyo JR, as of 17 October 2026).

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