Shiodome

Shiodome skyline

Shiodome (汐留) is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas:

Shiodome Station is a stop on the Yurikamome and Toei Ōedo Line; the complex is also within walking distance of Shimbashi Station.

History

The original Shimbashi Station in the late 19th century
Restored platform of the original Shimbashi Station

Like its neighbors Ginza and Tsukiji, Shiodome is built on what was originally marshland on the shore of Tokyo Bay. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu issued an order in 1603 to fill in the area, and throughout the Edo period Shiodome housed the local residences of various daimyo (feudal lords).[10] The name Shiodome, which literally means "keeping out the tide," probably referred to the shogun's desire to isolate Edo Castle (now the Imperial Palace) from Tokyo Bay. There was a Shiodome River but it has been largely filled in.[11]

Following the Meiji Restoration, the new Imperial government expropriated the daimyo-held lands in Shiodome to build Shimbashi Station (新橋停車場 Shinbashi Teishajō). This served as the Tokyo terminus of the Tōkaidō Main Line, the first railway in Japan, from 1872 until 1914. In 1914, the line was extended to Tokyo Station, the passenger terminal at Shiodome was closed down, and Karasumori Station on the Yamanote Line was renamed Shimbashi Station.[10]

Shiodome Freight Terminal remained the primary freight yard for Tokyo through World War II, despite extensive damage from the Great Kanto earthquake which destroyed the original passenger terminal. The 1936 opening of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in nearby Tsukiji increased the terminal's importance in the Tokyo distribution network.[10]

The development of expressways in Japan after the war lessened the importance of rail freight. Shiodome Station was officially closed in October 1987, shortly following the privatization of Japan National Railways. The abandoned 22 hectare (54.36 acre) facility, one of the largest open plots of land in central Tokyo, was transferred to the JNR Settlement Corporation in 1988 and earmarked for sale in order to discharge remaining JNR liabilities.[10]

The Japanese government and Tokyo Metropolitan Government held various review sessions between 1984 and 1995 before settling on a redevelopment plan. Under this plan, thirteen skyscrapers were built in Shiodome, as well as a number of smaller buildings, resulting in a new urban center. The old Shimbashi Station has also been rebuilt as a monument, although it is not operational.[10]

Buildings

Major high-rise developments in Shiodome include:

Parks

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Principal Offices." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on December 22, 2008.
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  4. 1 2 "Fujitsu's Corporate Headquarters." Fujitsu. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.
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  8. ↑ "." Sega Sammy Holdings. Retrieved on February 2413, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Corporate Headquarters." Softbank. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Nishikawa, Yuro (July 2003). "Redevelopment of Shiodome" (PDF). Japan Railway & Transport Review. 35: 48–55. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  11. ↑ Japan This! - Why is Shinbashi called Shinbashi? Retrieved September 23, 2015
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