Sakuragicho Station

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  • 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.

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References

  • Plaques on-site at Sakuragichô.
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