Shinbashi
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Shinbashi (新橋) is a district of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, located south of Ginza, west of Tsukiji, east of Toranomon and north of Hamamatsucho.
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[edit] History
Shinbashi was the Tokyo terminus of the first railway in Japan in 1872. It remains a major railway hub and has since developed as a commercial center, most recently with the construction of the Shiodome "Shiosite" high-rise office complex.
[edit] Places in Shinbashi
- Reconstructed Shinbashi Station, which now houses a museum and restaurant.
- Shiosite high-rise commercial complex.
[edit] Companies based in Shinbashi
- All Nippon Airways
- Dentsu
- Fujitsu
- Kyodo News
- Matsushita Electric Works (Tokyo head office)
- Nippon Television
- Nittsu
- Shiseido
- Softbank
- Yakult
[edit] Train stations
- Shinbashi Station (Ginza Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line, Yurikamome)
- Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome)
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