Tokyo Station vs Tokyo Metro

Hi!

This is my first time traveling to Japan so pardon this silly question. I have been doing research and planning my itinerary and I came across different terms like Tokyo Station and/or Tokyo Metro. Are these 2 one and the same?

For instance, to go to Tsukjii Fish Market I have to take a train to Tokyo Metro Station, will this be the one and the same Tokyo Station?

Thanks!

Tokyo station is a station, Tokyo Metro is a company. "Tokyo Metro station" here probably refers to Tsukiji station, which is a station of Tokyo Metro.

Thanks Firas. I understand that there are different train operators in Japan/Tokyo itself. E.g. Metro, JR and all these are basically at the same area but operated by different companies. These stations are relatively near to each other so I should be able to find my way around pretty easy?
My challenge is when I look at the 'directions' on how to get from Point A to Point B, I'm not sure if they are referring to Metro or JR.

Thanks!

Some stations are "shared" between several companies, that's how you can connect between lines of different companies. You can use Hyperdia to see which lines you can take from one station to another. For example, to go from Tokyo to Tsukiji stations, you can take two Tokyo Metro lines, with a transfer at Ginza station.

http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=TOKYO&arv_node=TSU...

"Tokyo Metro" refers to a subway company.
There is no station of the name Tokyo Metro, but you may encounter an expression "a Tokyo Metro station" which means a station of Tokyo Metro.

The subway network in and around Tokyo is maintained by two operators.
The other subway operator (= Transportation Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government) is offering a subway service called Toei Subway.
There are nine Tokyo Metro lines and four Toei Subway lines.
- Tokyo Subway Route Map
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_en.pdf

The railroad station which is closest to Tsukiji Market is Tsukijishijo Station (E-18) on Toei Subway Oedo Line.

By the way, Tsukiji Market is basically not designed for sightseeing.
If you plan to visit Tsukiji Market, please know in advance some rules for visitors which are mentioned in this japan-guide.com article.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3021.html

These stations are relatively near to each other so I should be able to find my way around pretty easy?

There are many signs to guide passengers, some also in English, in all the stations on the Tokyo subway network and major stations of other railroad operators.
I suppose that in many cases you can find your way in stations by following such signs.
When you have to use a huge station complex, however, you had better check in advance your routes to take inside the complex.

Listed below are a few things to note concerning the Tokyo subway network.
(1) Subway tracks are not always lying under the ground. Some subway stations have platforms above the ground.
(2) In some subway stations, there are two completely separate sets, depending on the on the directions of trains or on the lines, of passenger facilities such as a platform and ticket gates.
e.g. Suehirocho Station (G-14)
　　http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/suehirocho/yardmap/images/yardmap.gif
e.g. Kuramae Station (A-17）(E-11)
　　http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/kuramae/i/solid_a.gif
　　(To make a transfer here between the two lines, you have to once get out to the ground.)
(3) In some cases, stations which appear to be close to each other on a route map are actually located apart.
e.g. Akasaka-mitsuke Station (G-05) (M-13) and (N-07) (Y-16) Nagatacho Station
　　http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/akasaka-mitsuke/yardmap/images/yardma...
e.g. Hongo-sanchome Stations of Toei Subway Oedo Line (E-08) and of Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-21)
　　http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/hongo-sanchome/i/solid...
　　(To make a transfer here between the two lines, you have to once get out to the ground.)

A few examples of sets of stations in Tokyo which are forming a huge station complex are
Tokyo Stations (of JR and Tokyo Metro (M-17)),
Shibuya Stations (of JR, Keio, Tokyo Metro (G-01) (Z-01) (F-16) and Tokyu),
and Shinjuku & Shinjuku-nishiguchi Stations (of JR, Keio, Toei Subway (S-01) (E-27) & (E-01) , Tokyo Metro (M-08) and Odakyu).

Anyway, regarding how to use the railroad, please feel free to ask a station attendant.
If you have much time before this journey, you can post a message listing your destinations and timings + places to begin and finish your trips then someone may help you about transportation.

Enjoy your trips!

Thank you Omotenashi and Firas!