Shinbashi
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Name
Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge".
History
The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was later filled in.[1] Shinbashi Station 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
- Reconstructed Shimbashi Station, which now houses a museum and restaurant.
- Shiodome Shiosite high-rise commercial complex.
Economy
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]
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- Dentsu
- Kyodo News
- Nippon Television
- Nittsu
- Panasonic Electric Works (Tokyo head office)
- Shiseido
- Softbank
- Yakult
Train stations
- Shimbashi Station (Ginza Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line, Yurikamome)
- Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome)
Education
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 Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Principal Offices." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
- ↑ "ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Japan Script error: No such module "webarchive".." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
- ↑ "Company Profile Script error: No such module "webarchive".." 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.
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External links
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