Shinbashi
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Shinbashi (新橋), sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Name
[edit]Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge".
History
[edit]The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was later filled in.[1] Shinbashi was the Tokyo terminus of the first railway in Japan in 1872. It remains a major railway hub and has since developed into a commercial center, most recently with the construction of the Shiodome "Shiosite" high-rise office complex.
Places in Shinbashi
[edit]- Reconstructed Shimbashi Station, which now houses a museum and restaurant.
- Shiodome Shiosite high-rise commercial complex.
Economy
[edit]The Shiodome City Center building in Shiodome includes the corporate headquarters and public and investor relations offices of Fujitsu,[2] the headquarters of All Nippon Airways,[3][4] and the headquarters of ANA subsidiaries Air Nippon and ANA & JP Express.[5][6] In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Shiodome City Center.[7] In the late 1960s All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in the Hikokan Building in Shinbashi.[8]
Other companies in Shinbashi include:[citation needed]
- Dentsu
- Kyodo News
- Nippon Television
- Nittsu
- Panasonic Electric Works (Tokyo head office)
- Shiseido
- Softbank
- Yakult
Train stations
[edit]- Shimbashi Station (Ginza Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line, Yurikamome)
- Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome)
Education
[edit]Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Shinbashi 1-6-chōme is zoned to Onarimon Elementary School (御成門小学校) and Onarimon Junior High School (御成門中学校).[9]
References
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- ^ JAPAN THIS! March 26, 2013 Retrieved September 20, 2015
- ^ "Fujitsu's Corporate Headquarters Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.
- ^ "Principal Offices." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
- ^ "ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Japan Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
- ^ "Company Profile Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine." ANA & JP Express. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
- ^ "会社概要." Air Nippon. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Company Guide." Air Japan. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
- ^ "World Airline Survey." Flight Global. April 10, 1969. 559.
- ^ "港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表（令和4年4月以降）" (PDF). City of Minato. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
External links
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Media related to Shinbashi, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
Shinbashi, Tokyo travel guide from Wikivoyage
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