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Shinbashi (新橋), sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shinbashi (新橋), sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge".
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.
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 ]
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]
Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited, or NCA, is a cargo airline with its head office on the property of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and North America. Its main base is Narita Airport.
Kasumigaseki is a district in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices. The name is often used as a metonym for the Japanese government bureaucracy, while Nagatachō refers to the elected government or the legislative branch. Kasumigaseki Station was one of the stations affected during the Tokyo subway sarin attack.
Shimbashi Station is a major interchange railway station in Tokyo's Minato Ward, located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district, directly south of Tokyo station.
Minato is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
Shiba Park is a public park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan built around the temple of Zōjō-ji.
Yūrakuchō (有楽町) is a business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, southeast of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The district takes its name from Oda Nagamasu (1547–1622), who was also known as Yūraku (有楽). Oda Nagamasu built his mansion here on land granted by Tokugawa Ieyasu near the Sukiya-bashi Gate of Edo Castle. The place name dates from the Meiji period.
Shiba (芝) is an area of Minato ward in Tokyo, Japan and one of districts in the Shiba area.
Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas:
Mita (三田) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of five chōme. It was once home to grand estates of several Daimyo and is one of Tokyo's most expensive upscale residential districts; many artists, CEOs, and celebrities reside there.
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Toranomon (虎ノ門) is a business district of Minato, Tokyo.
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Atago (愛宕) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It consists of 1-chōme and 2-chōme. As of April 1, 2008, it has a total population of 323.
Shiodome City Center is a skyscraper in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan managed by Mitsui Fudosan and Alderney Investments Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited.
Nishi-Shinbashi (西新橋) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is home to Toei Mita Line subway stations including Onarimon Station and Uchisaiwaichō Station, as well as medical school Jikei University School of Medicine.
Uchisaiwaichō (内幸町) is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, at the south-east corner of the ward bordering with Chūō and Minato. Uchisaiwaichō Station on the Toei Mita Line is located in the area. Parts of the Hibiya Station and Shimbashi Station are also located in the neighborhood.
Higashi-Shinbashi (東新橋) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Shinbashi is a mainly business and entertainment district of central Tokyo, south of Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace Tokyo.
Chiyoda is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan. It is known as Chiyoda City in English.
Kaigan (海岸) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The current administrative place names are Kaigan 1-chome to Kaigan 3-chome. It is an area where the residential address has been displayed. Kaigan 1-chome belongs to the Shiba district general branch office, and Kaigan 2-3 chome belongs to the Shibaura-Kōnan district general branch.
Shibadaimon (芝大門) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. There are Shibadaimon 1-chome and Shibadaimon 2-chome under the current administrative town names. It is an area under the jurisdiction of the Shiba District General Branch.
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