Difference between revisions of "Sakuragicho Station"
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[[File:Sakuragicho1887.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Sakuragichô Station, then called Yokohama Station, as it appeared in [[1887]].]] | [[File:Sakuragicho1887.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Sakuragichô Station, then called Yokohama Station, as it appeared in [[1887]].]] | ||
+ | [[File:Sakuragicho-today.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Sakuragichô Station in September 2014]] | ||
*''Opened: [[1872]]/5'' | *''Opened: [[1872]]/5'' | ||
*''Japanese'': 桜木町駅 ''(Sakuragichou eki)'' | *''Japanese'': 桜木町駅 ''(Sakuragichou eki)'' |
Revision as of 11:17, 20 September 2015
- Opened: 1872/5
- Japanese: 桜木町駅 (Sakuragichou eki)
Sakuragichô Station is a train station in Yokohama, which today serves as the gateway to the Minato Mirai district. When it originally opened in 1872/5, it was one terminus of Japan's first railroad line, connecting Tokyo (at Shinagawa Station) and Yokohama.
Sakuragichô was "Yokohama Station" for 43 years, from its opening in 1872 until a new Yokohama Station was built in 1915 on the site which remains the main Yokohama Station today.
Various displays, signs, and markers at Sakuragichô today commemorate its history.
References
- Plaques on-site at Sakuragichô.