The Yamanote Line (Japanese: 山手線, Hepburn: Yamanote-sen) is a railway line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Tokyo, Japan.It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's big stations and city centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Ueno, with all but two of …