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 la ...

district in Minato ward in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, Japan. Hamamatsucho is located along the Tokyo Bay, with views of Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge.

Companies based in Hamamatsuchō

KYB Corporation is a Japanese, Tokyo-based automotive company. Among KYB's main products company are shock absorbers, air suspensions, power steering systems, hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves. It is one of the world's largest shock absorbe ...

History

Places in Hamamatsucho

* Hamamatsuchō Station - Served by the JR

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...

, Keihin Tōhoku Line, and the

Tokyo Monorail The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato wards. The line serves 11 stations betwe ...

. The latter links Hamamatsuchō with

Haneda Airport , officially , and sometimes called as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Narita International Airport (NRT). It serves as the primary ...

. *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

* JR East ** Hamamatsuchō *** JR JY line symbol

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Keihin–Tōhoku Line The is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. The line's name is derived from the characters for Tokyo ( ja, 東 ...

** Hamamatsuchō *** Tokyo Monorail Line symbol

Haneda Airport Line *

Toei Subway The is one of two subway systems in Tokyo, the other being Tokyo Metro. The Toei Subway lines were originally licensed to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (the predecessor of Tokyo Metro) but were constructed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ...

Daimon Daimon or Daemon ( Ancient Greek: , "god", "godlike", "power", "fate") originally referred to a lesser deity or guiding spirit such as the daimons of ancient Greek religion and mythology and of later Hellenistic religion and philosophy. The wor ...

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Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asak ...

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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