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	Shinbashi Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinbashi Station (æ—°æ©é§; -eki), the station name often spelt Shimbashi, is a major interchange station in Tokyo 's Minato Ward.
		The original Shinbashi Station, opened on October 10, 1872, was built some way to the east of the modern-day structure and was known as æ—°æ©åè»å ´ ( Shinbashi TeishajÅ).
		Shinbashi is the original terminus of Japan's first stretch of railway, the TÅkaidÅ Main Line, and is one of Japan's oldest stations (the oldest station being Shinagawa, a few kilometres down the line).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shinbashi_Station

	Shimbashi - The Yamanote - "An Invitation to Tokyo"
		Shimbashi - The Yamanote- "An Invitation to Tokyo"
		Shimbashi is known as the birthplace of the Japanese railroad.
		Back at the station, and to the immediate northeast are the offices of Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting housed in one of the many structures designed by the famous architect, Kenzo Tange.
	members.aol.com /tokyojapan/shimb.html

	Old Tokyo -
		Shimbashi and Manseibashi were marginalized when long-distance travel was consolidated after 1914 under one roof at Tokyo Central Station ; after the 1923 earthquake flattened both of the grand old terminals, neither was rebuilt to its former grandeur.
		Until the construction of Tokyo Central Station in 1914, Shimbashi was Tokyo's most prominent rail terminal.
		Ueno station was the more plain looking of the three main Tokyo terminals, and served as the terminus for travel to and from the rural northern and western coastal provinces along rails that followed the old Oshukaido and Nakasendo post roads.
	www.oldtokyo.com /tokyoterminals.html

	shin osaka station
		Tokyo Station Yurakucho Station Shimbashi Station Hamamatsucho Station Tamachi Station Shinagawa Station Oimachi Station Omori...
		The prefix is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
		Shimura, Goshogawara, Goshoura, Kumamoto, Gose, Goseibai Shikimoku, Gosen, Gotanda Station, Goten, Gotenba, Gotenks, Gothic lolita, Goto-Retto, Gotsu...
	www.wikisearch.net /shin+osaka+station

	Architronic v6n1.04 The Fireworks of Edo
		Shimbashi Station, a plain and unassuming two-story edifice of wood faced with stone, had regular fenestration, cornices and overall symmetry.
		The Shimbashi station building, had its twin in Yokohama terminus and both were designed by an American free-lancer architect, R.P.Bridgens, one of seven hundred foreign experts working for the Meiji government by 1872.
		The stations are located at the previously important points, the gates of the city, where the major highways entered Edo.
	architronic.saed.kent.edu /v6n1/v6n1.04h.html

	Tokaido Main Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The JR Kobe Line continues as far west as Himeji Station, although the Kobe-Himeji portion is technically part of the Sanyo Main Line (which goes all the way to Fukuoka 's Hakata Station).
		The TÅkaidÅ Main Line (æ±æµ·é“æ¬ç· TÅkaidÅ-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR), connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station.
		Rapid Services stop at every station between Kyoto and Takatsuki not including JR Katsura and Shimamoto, including Ibaraki, Shin-Osaka, and Osaka.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tokaido_Main_Line

	The Shimbashi station Karasumori mouth
		Shimbashi (» : Shiodome) is the station of the Japanese railroad origination.
		It is caused by having Toranomon which the head office business concentrates including the governmental offices' district at Kasumigaseki to the hinterland to the Shimbashi station Karasumori mouth area.
		If saying a Karasumori mouth, it isn't possible to remove "new Shimbashi building".
	www.f-banchan.net /tokyo/shinbashi/shinbashi_AD.htm

	JR Ueno Station
		The station building is quite old, being one of the original stations in the city, and it is surprisingly still one of the busiest stations in Tokyo.
		This view is facing the South exit of the Station, from both the JR lines and the subway.
		Ueno Station is the site of Shitamachi or the original "downtown" during the Edo period.
	www.3deearts.com /tokyo/uenoeki.html

	Japan Reference - Tokyo Guide: Shimbashi - Shiodome - Hamarikyu Gardens
		Shimbashi Station is where the first train in Japan made its inaugural run from Tokyo to Yokohama in 1868.
		Shimbashi Station is an important junction betwen JR, subway and yurikamome (monorail) lines.
		The area was part of Shimbashi station, then converted in a railway freight terminal until the 1980's.
	www.jref.com /practical/shimbashi.shtml

	098.html
		Found buried on the site were a fan-shaped roundhouse and turntables, the foundation for the original Shimbashi train station, and the residences of the foreign employees who served as engineers and firemen during the first years of rail operations.
		The building is a reconstruction of the old Shimbashi Station.
		The station was the terminus of the Tokaido main line, running west to Kyoto and Osaka, until Tokyo Station opened in 1914.
	www.japanfocus.org /098.html

	Keihin-Tohoku Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These rapid trains skip some stations in central Tokyo, where it runs parallel to the Yamanote Line.
		In most instances, these trains are classified as futsu (local), stopping at all stations en-route.
		* Station is skipped when trains are in rapid service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keihin-Tohoku_Line

	AMERICAN EMBASSY
		Go to YOKOSUKA CHUO 横須賀中央 Station and purchase a transfer ticket for SHIMBASHI 新橋, which is on the TOEI ASAKUSA Line (subway) &.
		Get off at SHIMBASHI 新橋 Station, go through the wicket (turn in your ticket here) and follow the bilingual transfer signs to the GINZA Line (subway) &;.
		Stay on the train until you get to SHIMBASHI 新橋 Station (the 4th stop after Shinagawa).
	www.cfay.navy.mil /fscyoko/maps/american_embassy.htm

	Rebuilt Old Shimbashi Station to Open on 10 April 2003 Hiroshige's Images of Shimbashi Station
		The old Shimbashi station was then renamed Shiodome Station and became Tokyo's main freight terminal until it was closed in 1986.
		Overview of excavated remains of Shimbashi Station early 1990s.
		East Japan Railway Culture Foundation (EJRCF) has rebuilt an accurate replica of the Old Shimbashi Station, a two-storey timber-frame stone-clad building designed by the American architect R. Bridgens that was destroyed by fire immediately after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.
	www.jrtr.net /jrtr34/photo.html

	Tokyo Travel: Odaiba (Daiba)
		The Yurikamome is an un-manned, elevated train with rubber tires, which connects Shimbashi Station on the JR Yamanote Line with all of Odaiba's attractions.
		This is an underground railway line, which connects Osaki Station on the JR Yamanote Line with Shin-Kiba Station on the JR Keiyo Line.
		Access to Odaiba can be an attraction by itself, as the views of the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo 's harbor and waterfront area from the Yurikamome elevated train or boat are quite spectacular.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3008.html

	TCVB Recommendations -Shinbashi-
		Ask a young Tokyoite if they ever go to Shimbashi, and they may well reply: "Only to catch the Yurikamome train to Odaiba." Shimbashi is not a young person's entertainment town: it is a theme park for the rank-and-file businessmen whose children take the Yurikamome Line.
		Beyond the New Shimbashi Building lies a maze of streets that have changed very little for years, and that offer very much the same range of goods and services.
		And in front of the building, right outside the station, is a plaza that manages to stay well-populated with office workers right through office hours.
	www.tcvb.or.jp /en/infomation/7recom/area_shimbashi.html

	TCVB Recommendations -Yurikamome Line-
		The train leaves JR Shimbashi Station about every five minutes, crosses the Rainbow Bridge and reaches its final terminus out at Ariake about 20 minutes later.
		Aomi Station is adjacent to the Palette Town amusement area, and Ariake is the site of Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center and the Ariake Colosseum.
		Opening hours: from Shimbashi, the first train is at 6:00, the last at 24:00; from Ariake, the first train is at 5:40, the last at 23:00
	www.tcvb.or.jp /en/infomation/7recom/set01.html

	Shimbashi Atagoyama Tokyu Inn hotel in Tokyo, Japan - Discount Hotels in Tokyo
		Three minutes by taxi or fifteen minutes walk from JR Shimbashi Station.
		Located downtown, the Shimbashi Atagoyama Tokyu Inn is centred in an area surrounded by fresh greenery of Atago Shrine and Atagoyama Mountain.
		The hotel is just a short walk from the Toranomon, Kamiyacho & Onarimon subway stations.
	www.hotel-japan.net /shimbashi_atagoyama_tokyu_inn_tokyo.html

	Sake Drenched Postcards - A Casino Grows in Tokyo
		O n a typical weekday night, the streets on the west side of Tokyo's Shimbashi Station are alive with activity.
		As a result, Shimbashi's streets may one month be filled with sandwich boards promoting blackjack, baccarat, and roulette at such establishments as Millennium, Gold Coast, and Paradise.
		Therefore, some casino operations have moved to Shimbashi where the police are not as prepared to deal with them.
	www.bigempire.com /sake/casino.html

	Transportation/Japan's First Railway
		For example, because the proposed route from Shimbashi (Tokyo) to Yokohama ran through some land used by the army, an embankment was built that carried the track over water between Shiodome and the outskirts of Shinagawa.
		Passengers arriving at Shimbashi Station by a steam train change to horse-drawn carriage.
		From the 1880s the rail system expanded rapidly, with new lines such as the Yamanote Line, which circled the capital region, and trunk lines such as the Tokaido and Tohoku lines, being built.
	www.dentsu.com /MUSEUM/meiji/transportation/Railway.html

	tokyo big sight
		There are several ways to get from Shimbashi Station to the Tokyo Big Sight.
	www.bigsight.jp /english/access_e/shinbash.html

	mediatinker.com
		The temple and garden together make a nice day's sightseeing in either direction, but take a map with you, getting to Shimbashi station from the garden is a little confusing.
		Kabukicho, north of the station, is the Japanese man's Roppongi.
		Tokyo's tallest building, the Metropolitan Gov't Building, is west of the city's busiest train station.
	www.mediatinker.com /work/places.html

	Transportation
		The new Yurikamone monorail connects the Tokyo Bay water front area to Shimbashi station.
		For example, to go to the Telecom Center from this station would cost an adult 180 yen ($1.29) and 90 yen ($0.65) for a child.
		The underground subway stations were clean and had kiosks selling candy, ties, and magazines.
	www.artisandevelopers.com /web/tokyo/transport.htm

	tokyo big sight
		There are several ways to get from Tokyo Station to the Tokyo Big Sight.
	www.bigsight.jp /english/access_e/tokyo.html

	Tokyo: Park Hotel Tokyo - Deals and Reviews - fantastic, great location. - TripAdvisor
		The Shiodome area is modern and fascinating but the area around shimbashi station is terrific also and not mentioned in any guide books.
		We only had breakfast at the hotel once and found ample other options for western style breakfast in the immeadiate vicinity of the hotel (important after several japanese breakfasts).The convenience of Shimbashi station cannot be stressed highly enough.
		The location is exceptional, Ginza, Tskujii and shimbashi station all within convenient walking distance.
	tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g298184-d301657-j2-r3431142-Park_Ho...

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		In the mid-nineteenth century, Japan entered a great period of exchange with the West and the Japanese government commissioned foreign architects to build several public buildings including Shimbashi Station in Tokyo and Yokohama Station.
		Today, part of the original Dutch settlement remains and is the center of many international cultural events throughout the year.
	www.japancorner.com /architecture.asp

	SIS Japan 2002
		The "Yurikamome" service departs from Shimbashi Station (accessi-ble via JR Iines and Eidan/Toei Underground Systems).
		The Rinkai Fukutoshin Service departs from Shinkiba Station (ac-cessible via JR Lines or Eidan Undergrsound System).
		The exhibition site is a five minute (signposted) walk from the station.
	www2.cips.ne.jp /zenkaten/english/access.html

	Japandrew: A change of routine
		It normally works for me to use the maps inside the stations (on the walls) but, well, it sometimes doesn't work since I forget whatever was on the map....
		It's really not a long way from Shimbashi to Ginza and even closer to where I work that it is to Ginza proper.
		The difficulty with Tokyo is that there are subway stations everywhere and these are used as landmarks to find your way around.
	www.camelfish.com /blog/archives/000151.html

	Saloman Travel
		The hotel has been praised for its comfortable atmosphere, as well as its convenient location just 3 minutes from Shimbashi Station by foot.
		JR Tokyo Station (JR Yamanote Line) - JR Shimbashi Station
		Designed as an urban gateway, the Annex was selected as "Tokyo's Top Hotel" in the Nikkei Trendy (magazine).
	www.salomantravel.com /hotel_jp/daiichi_gi/daiichi.htm

	Details of: Park Hotel Tokyo (Japan Tokyo)
		7 minutes on foot from JR Shimbashi station, Approx.
		The Park Hotel Tokyo is ideally situated in Shiodome, a flourishing new center of business and culture.
		Directly connected to Shiodome station on Oedo line/Yurikamome.
	cityindex.com /detailstravel/1087216378.html

	RECRUIT
		from Shimbashi Station(A4 Exit of Toei Asakusa Subway Line)
	www.recruit.co.jp /corporate/english/company/map_honsha.html

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