is an area of
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of
Wakasu
also known as Wakasu Island, is an island located in Kōtō, Tokyo. It is located south of Shin-Kiba and is connected to a new unnamed island to the south by the Tokyo Gate Bridge.
The island is often associated with the 1989 murder of Junko ...
, east of
Tatsumi, south of
Yumenoshima
is a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of an artificial island Land reclamation, built using waste landfill in Tokyo Bay. It is not the first such island in the bay (see Umi-no-mori :ja:海の森公園). At current fill rates, there w ...
, and west of the
Arakawa River. It is built on
reclaimed land
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamatio ...
.
Etymology
The name "Shinkiba" means "New Lumberyard", and is taken from the area's historical importance in the lumber industry. It is termed "New" to distinguish it from Kiba (Lumberyard), another area in
Koto.
History
Kiba had been the main centre of the lumber industry in Tokyo since 1657, when the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
moved it there after a major fire. In the 1970s Kiba was rapidly being developed, so the lumber businesses were relocated to reclaimed land named Shin-Kiba. In more recent times performance venues have been established in Shin-Kiba.
Transportation
*
Shin-kiba Station
is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by Tokyo Metro, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR).
Lines
Shin-Kiba Station is served by the following lines:
Station layout
Eac ...
(
Yurakucho Line,
Keiyo Line
:''Keiyo may also refer to Keiyo, a district in Kenya, '' Keiyo Line'', a railway line in Japan, or Elgeyo escarpment.''
The Elgeyo (also known as Keiyo) are an ethnic group who are part of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group of Nilotic origin. T ...
,
Rinkai Line
The is a railway line in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only line operated by the third-sector company Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. It connects central Tokyo to the artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba. The line is served by some trains on ...
)
*
Tokyo Heliport
is a heliport in Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, mainly used for flights in the Greater Tokyo Area. It is used by both government organizations and private companies.
History
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a Tokyo Heliport in the ...
Event spaces
*
AgeHa
ageHa (also as 'AGH') was a weekend club event in Tokyo, Japan. It was held on Friday and Saturday at the Usen Studio Coast event space in the Shin-Kiba district, which also hosted live concerts and other events. The word ''Ageha'' is Japanese fo ...
nightclub.
*
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring is an arena in Tokyo, which holds 290 people. It was opened in 2001, its first event being a JDStar "Grapple Beauty" show, even though the inside of the building was not even close to being completed. It has quickly become a ...
arena.
* Shin-Kiba Studio Coast.
Public facilities
* Shin-Kiba Park
Schools
Koto Ward Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Minamisuna Elementary School (南砂小学校) is the zoned public elementary school for Shin-Kiba.
Minamisuna Junior High School (南砂中学校) is the zoned public junior high school for Shin-Kiba.
References
External links
Kōtō Ward official website
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Neighborhoods of Tokyo
Kōtō
Artificial islands of Tokyo