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.
[ 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
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Reconstructed Shimbashi Station, which now houses a museum and restaurant.
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Shiodome high-rise commercial complex.
Economy
The Shiodome City Center building in
Shiodome includes the corporate headquarters and public and investor relations offices of
Fujitsu,
[" Fujitsu's Corporate Headquarters ." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.] the headquarters of All Nippon Airways,
[" Principal Offices." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.][" ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Japan ." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.] and the headquarters of ANA subsidiaries
Air Nippon and ANA & JP Express.
[" Company Profile ." ANA & JP Express. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.][" 会社概要." Air Nippon. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.] In addition ANA subsidiary
Air Japan has some offices in Shiodome City Center.
[" 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. 559.]
Other companies in Shinbashi include:
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).
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