Shinbashi

{{Short description|District of Minato, Tokyo, Japan}}

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{{nihongo|Shinbashi|新橋}}, 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.[https://markystar.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/why-is-shinbashi-called-shinbashi/ JAPAN THIS! March 26, 2013] Retrieved September 20, 2015 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

Economy

The Shiodome City Center building in Shiodome includes the corporate headquarters and public and investor relations offices of Fujitsu,"[http://faq.us.fujitsu.com/all/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=755&p_created=1032998958&p_sp=cF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTcmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1jb3Jwb3JhdGUgaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT02NSZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPTMmcF9jYXRfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3NjZl9mYXFzKmMkcmVnaW9uPTMmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li= Fujitsu's Corporate Headquarters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427013048/http://faq.us.fujitsu.com/all/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=755&p_created=1032998958&p_sp=cF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTcmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1jb3Jwb3JhdGUgaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9MyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT02NSZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPTMmcF9jYXRfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3NjZl9mYXFzKmMkcmVnaW9uPTMmcF9zb3J0X2J5PWRmbHQmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li= |date=2006-04-27 }}." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009. the headquarters of All Nippon Airways,"[http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/aboutana/corporate/info/index_sm.html Principal Offices]." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008."[http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/flights/ticketoffices/japan/index.html ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Japan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304152431/http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/flights/ticketoffices/japan/index.html |date=2009-03-04 }}." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008. and the headquarters of ANA subsidiaries Air Nippon and ANA & JP Express."[http://www.ajv.ana-g.com/eng/corp/index.html Company Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226214905/http://www.ajv.ana-g.com/eng/corp/index.html |date=2009-02-26 }}." ANA & JP Express. Retrieved on February 11, 2009."[https://web.archive.org/web/20070419094121/http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/company/index.html 会社概要]." Air Nippon. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. In addition ANA subsidiary Air Japan has some offices in Shiodome City Center."[http://www.air-japan.co.jp/company.html Company Guide]." Air Japan. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. In the late 1960s All Nippon Airways had its headquarters in the Hikokan Building in Shinbashi."World Airline Survey." Flight Global. April 10, 1969. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1969/1969%20-%200631.html?search=%22Air%20Micronesia%22 559].

Other companies in Shinbashi include:{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

Train stations

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).{{cite web|url=https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/gakkouuneishien/kodomo/gakko/tetsuzuki/tennyugaku/tetsuzuki/documents/kuiki-r4.pdf|title=港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表(令和4年4月以降)|publisher=City of Minato|accessdate=2022-10-08}}

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