is a business and commercial district south of

Shinbashi , sometimes transliterated Shimbashi, is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Name Read literally, the characters in Shinbashi mean "new bridge". History The area was the site of a bridge built across the Shiodome River in 1604. The river was l ...

district in Minato ward in

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. Hamamatsucho is located along the Tokyo Bay, with views of

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and the Rainbow Bridge.

Companies based in Hamamatsuchō

* KYB Corporation

History

Places in Hamamatsucho

* Hamamatsuchō Station - Served by the JR

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, and the

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. The latter links Hamamatsuchō with

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. *There is a working replica of the ''

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'' sculpture at Hamamatsuchō Station, which is dressed by station workers in various costumes at different times of year. * Kyū Shiba Rikyū Garden * World Trade Center Building

Transportation

Public transport

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Hamamatsuchō is a business and commercial district south of Shinbashi district in Minato, Tokyo, Minato ward in Tokyo, Japan. Hamamatsucho is located along the Tokyo Bay, with views of Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo), Rainbow Bridge. Companies based i ...

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Keihin–Tōhoku Line *

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Haneda Airport Line *

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Asakusa Line *** Subway TokyoOedo

Ōedo Line

Education

Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Hamamatsuchō 1-2- chōme are zoned to Onarimon Elementary School (御成門小学校) and Onarimon Junior High School (御成門中学校).

Gallery

File:2_Chome_Hamamatsuchō%2C_Minato-ku%2C_Tōkyō-to_105-0013%2C_Japan_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg, Looking down at Hamamatsucho

References

Districts of Minato, Tokyo {{tokyo-geo-stub