Shinbashi (新橋 lit. "New Bridge" , sometimes transliterated Shimbashi) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located south of Ginza, west of Tsukiji, east of Toranomon and north of Hamamatsucho.
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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.
The Shiodome City Center building in Shiodome includes the corporate headquarters and public and investor relations offices of Fujitsu,[1] the headquarters of All Nippon Airways,[2][3] and the headquarters of ANA subsidiaries Air Nippon and ANA & JP Express.[4][5] In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Shiodome City Center.[6] In the late 1960s All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in the Hikokan Building in Shinbashi.[7]
Other companies in Shinbashi include:
In May 1967 the headquarters of Asatsu moved to Shinbashi. The headquarters moved to Ginza, Chuo in July 1995.[8] In the late 1960s All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in the Hikokan Building in Shinbashi.[7]
Shinbashi Station in Meiji era was here.
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