is an

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located in central

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...

. It is the key underground network connecting

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services around the Kamiyachō area. It contains two stations of the

Astram Line , also known as the , is a manually driven Rubber-tyred metro, rubber-tired transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan. Astram opened on August 20, 1994, for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. The line connects centra ...

and three stations of the

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and the Ujina Line. This underground network is the only way to connect to those five stations. At the center of Kamiyachō Shareo, there is a transportation and tourist information center.

Location

Kamiyachō Shareo is located underground around the Kamiyachō

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between Rijō-dōri (avenue) and Aioi-dōri (street). Astram Line's train runs under Kamiyachō Shareo, around Rijō-dōri and across Aioi-dōri. The Hiroden Main Line and Ujina Line's streetcar run at street level on Aioi-dōri and Rijō-dōri.

History

Kamiyachō Shareo was opened in 2001 as a public underground network with a shopping area by the

City and the Hiroshima Prefecture governments. The area is operated by Hiroshima Chikagaikaihatsu which was established by city, prefecture, financial institutions and private enterprises. On the corner of the Kamiyachō intersection, there was a traffic control tower. And around the intersection, there were pedestrian crossings on the streets.

Main areas

*"Shareo Central Place"—under the intersection of Rijō-dōri (street) and Aioi-dōri **"Shareo i Center"— Information center at Shareo Central Place ***Information about

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and

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around Hiroshima. ***Open hours: 11:00–21:00 ***Information display operating hours: 7:00–22:30 *"Shareo North Street"—under Rijo-street **"Entrance of Astram Kencho-mae Station" **"Exit to Hiroshima Prefectural Offices" **"Exit to Hiroshima Bus Center,

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and AQ'A Hiroshima Center City" **"Exit to

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**"Exit to bus stops" **"Connecting to the underground passage to

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, Hiroshima Chuo Park,

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and Hiroshima Municipal Hospital" **"Cafe and Shops" *"Shareo South Street"—under Rijo-street **"Entrance of Astram Hondori Station" **"Entrance of Hiroden Hondori Station" **"Exit to bus stops" **"Exit to Hondori" **"Cafe and Shops" *"Shareo East Street"—under Aioi-street **"Entrance of Hiroden Kamiya-cho-higashi Station" **"Exit to bus stops" **"Cafe, Restaurants and Shops" *"Shareo West Street"—under Aioi-street **"Entrance of Hiroden Kamiya-cho-nishi Station" **"Exit to

Hiroshima Peace Memorial The , originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, , is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The building ...

" **"Exit to Hiroshima Municipal Stadium" **"Exit to bus stops" **"Cafe, Restaurants and Shops"

Facilities

*Information center *Entrance of two

's stations *Entrance of three

and Ujina Line's stations * Shops *

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s and

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s * Police office *

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* ATMs *Coin-operated locker system

Access

at Kencho-mae Station and Hondori Station *

at Kamiya-cho-higashi and Kamiya-cho-nishi * Hiroden Ujina Line at Hondori * Hiroshima Bus Center

Operator company

is a Japanese

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and

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company based in Hiroshima, Japan. The company operates Kamiyachō Shareo.

History

*Founded on December 17, 1990. *Renewed as

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on May 1, 1992 *Opened Kamiyachō Shareo on April 11, 2001

External links

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Location

History

Main areas

Facilities

Access

Operator company

History

See also

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