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*''Built: [[1871]]''
*''Japanese'': 新橋駅 ''(Shinbashi eki)''
Shinbashi, in [[Tokyo]], was one of the first train stations in Japan. While the old station buildings have been reconstructed as historical architecture, a new Shinbashi Station located a short distance away remains a major transportation hub today.
During the [[Edo period]] and into the [[Meiji period]], the area around Shinbashi (lit. "new bridge") was home to a number of [[geisha]] houses, including the famous [[Tamagawaya]].<ref>"[http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/01/20/36-historical-photographs-of-geisha-and-apprentice-geisha-beauties/ 36 historical photographs of geisha and apprentice geisha beauties]," RocketNews24.com, 20 Jan 2014.</ref>
Located in the [[Shiodome]] neighborhood, Shinbashi Station served originally as a terminus, and incorporated blast furnaces, foundries, and the like to help in the service and repair of locomotives and train cars. Shiodome was served by the Tamagawa waterworks throughout much of the [[Edo period]], and this availability of water was essential for these industrial purposes.<ref>Gallery labels, "Excavated Shiodome site," Edo-Tokyo Museum, July 2013.</ref>
The station was completed in [[1871]], and opened in [[1872]], as Japan's first train line linking [[Yokohama]] ([[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]]) and [[Shinagawa]] was extended to Shinbashi. Opening ceremonies for the newly extended line, held in 1872/9, were presided over by the [[Meiji Emperor]] himself. The line, and the station, then went on to see numerous prominent figures, including foreign dignitaries such as [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and [[David Kalakaua]], who first arrived in Tokyo at Shinbashi, via trains from Yokohama. [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] is also said to have discovered, or first noticed, the [[Omori shellmound]] while on a train to Shinbashi in June [[1877]].
An express train route between Shinbashi and [[Kobe]] was established in [[1896]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Japanese'': 新橋駅 ''(Shinbashi eki)''
Shinbashi, in [[Tokyo]], was one of the first train stations in Japan. While the old station buildings have been reconstructed as historical architecture, a new Shinbashi Station located a short distance away remains a major transportation hub today.
During the [[Edo period]] and into the [[Meiji period]], the area around Shinbashi (lit. "new bridge") was home to a number of [[geisha]] houses, including the famous [[Tamagawaya]].<ref>"[http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/01/20/36-historical-photographs-of-geisha-and-apprentice-geisha-beauties/ 36 historical photographs of geisha and apprentice geisha beauties]," RocketNews24.com, 20 Jan 2014.</ref>
Located in the [[Shiodome]] neighborhood, Shinbashi Station served originally as a terminus, and incorporated blast furnaces, foundries, and the like to help in the service and repair of locomotives and train cars. Shiodome was served by the Tamagawa waterworks throughout much of the [[Edo period]], and this availability of water was essential for these industrial purposes.<ref>Gallery labels, "Excavated Shiodome site," Edo-Tokyo Museum, July 2013.</ref>
The station was completed in [[1871]], and opened in [[1872]], as Japan's first train line linking [[Yokohama]] ([[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]]) and [[Shinagawa]] was extended to Shinbashi. Opening ceremonies for the newly extended line, held in 1872/9, were presided over by the [[Meiji Emperor]] himself. The line, and the station, then went on to see numerous prominent figures, including foreign dignitaries such as [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and [[David Kalakaua]], who first arrived in Tokyo at Shinbashi, via trains from Yokohama. [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] is also said to have discovered, or first noticed, the [[Omori shellmound]] while on a train to Shinbashi in June [[1877]].
An express train route between Shinbashi and [[Kobe]] was established in [[1896]].
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==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]