Shinbashi, sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge". The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was later filled in. Shinbashi was the Tokyo terminus of the first railway in Japan in 1872. It remains a major railway hub and …Shinbashi, sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge". The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was later filled in. Shinbashi 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.
Save
Share
More