Shinbashi
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Template:Nihongo, sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
NameEdit
Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge".
HistoryEdit
The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was later filled in.<ref>JAPAN THIS! March 26, 2013 Retrieved September 20, 2015</ref> 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 ShinbashiEdit
- Reconstructed Shimbashi Station, which now houses a museum and restaurant.
- Shiodome Shiosite high-rise commercial complex.
EconomyEdit
The Shiodome City Center building in Shiodome includes the corporate headquarters and public and investor relations offices of Fujitsu,<ref>"Fujitsu's Corporate Headquarters Template:Webarchive." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.</ref> the headquarters of All Nippon Airways,<ref>"Principal Offices." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.</ref><ref>"ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Japan Template:Webarchive." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.</ref> and the headquarters of ANA subsidiaries Air Nippon and ANA & JP Express.<ref>"Company Profile Template:Webarchive." ANA & JP Express. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.</ref><ref>"会社概要." Air Nippon. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Shiodome City Center.<ref name="AirJapanOff">"Company Guide." Air Japan. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.</ref> In the late 1960s All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in the Hikokan Building in Shinbashi.<ref name="flightglobal.com">"World Airline Survey." Flight Global. April 10, 1969. 559.</ref>
Other companies in Shinbashi include:Template:Citation needed
- Dentsu
- Kyodo News
- Nippon Television
- Nittsu
- Panasonic Electric Works (Tokyo head office)
- Shiseido
- Softbank
- Yakult
Train stationsEdit
- Shimbashi Station (Ginza Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line, Yurikamome)
- Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome)
EducationEdit
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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
