Difference between revisions of "Sakuragicho Station"

From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[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

Sakuragichô Station, then called Yokohama Station, as it appeared in 1887.
Sakuragichô Station in September 2014
  • 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.