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Shinagawa ─ 品川 ─


Shinagawa thrived in the Edo Era as the first post town of the former Tokaido road. These days, after the seaside redevelopment, it is getting attention as an area of new attractions.


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Meiji Gakuin University


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Sengakuji Temple 2 泉岳寺


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Tokyo Health Care University


06 A Takanawa Minato-ku Police Station


Ethiopia Malawi


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Takanawa Hospital Grand Prince Hotel


New Takanawa Takanawa Tobu Hotel B


Epson Aqua Stadium 1 Seisen University


Hotel Sunroute Gotanda 1 Nihombashi Brunei Iceland


Keikyu Ex Inn Takanawa アクアスタジアム


エプソン品川 Wing Takanawa Shinagawa Prince Hotel 01 KK Toyoko Inn ecute Sansuiso Public Gymnasium Art Village Osaki New Otani inn Tokyo C


Think Park Tower


Daiwa Roynet Hotel Tokyo-Osaki


Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited


A town with both history and advances.


Renaissance Kaitokaku


Pair City Takanawa-guchi Serbia Gotenyama Hills


Osaki New City LIFE


Mizuho 原美術館


Hotel Laforet Tokyo


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Sempos Tokyo


Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa The Prince


Tax Office


Koyasan Betsuin Temple


Keikyu Head Office


Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo Tokai University


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Nihombashi area


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Chuo Treatment Center, Sewerage System Bureau


Sakura Tower Tokyo Keikyu EX Inn


Shinagawa-Ekimae


NTT Shinagawa Sony Twins


Shinagawa I PRIMI A, RE, A Konan Exit atré Shinagawa Toyo Suisan


The Strings By Intercontinental Tokyo Shinagawa Grand Commons


Important Cultural Property Tokyo Shinagawa-eki


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Shinagawa Intercity


Meat Market


Marine Science and Technology (Faculty of Marine Science)


3-a Funasei 船清


Edo was largely a watery marshland that was filled about 400 years ago.The Nihombashi area, which prospered as a town of merchants, still serves as a base point of commerce and finance. Mauritania


3 屋形船(品川浦) Tennozubashi


Houseboat(Shinagawa-ura) 幼


Myanmar Gate City Osaki


Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (P.64)


Shinagawajinja Shrine 幼


Shinagawa Fire Station


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Megurogawa River Important Cultural Property 2 Head Office of the Bank of Japan D Myokoji Temple


Metrolink JR East


Recommended for when touring the Nihombashi area!


A fare-free cyclic bus that connects th e Yaesu , Kyobashi, and Nihombashi areas.It is convenient for shopping or sightseeing.


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【Contact】HINOMARU LIMOUSINE CO., Ltd. TEL.03-5689-0912 URL.http://www.hinomaru.co.jp


Shinagawa Ward Office 品川区役所


To Oimachi : Tourist spot (p59-66) 2 品川区 Shinagawa-ku 幼 SKY HOP BUS


A route bus line with open-air double-decker tour busses. *Please see page 42 for details.


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Aeon Shinagawa Seaside


【Contact】Sky Bus Tokyo TEL.03-3215-0008(9:30~18:00) URL.http://skybus.jp/


Shinagawa Seaside Hotel Sunroute Seaside Forest 幼 Keikyu EX Inn


Shimbamba Station North Exit Ebarajinja Shrine


Shinagawa Library 4 東海道


shinagawabashi Showabashi


Higashi- 「品川宿」 Tokaido“Shinagawa-syuku”


Picture scroll of Kidai Shoran 3 Underground passage in front of Mitsukoshi Station


Shinagawa Police Station 3


4 Jan Joosten monument Tennozu Isle


Toyoko Inn Shinagawa-eki Konan-guchi Tennozu


Tennozu Park


1 Nihombashi JAL Head Office


This bridge, which first served as the starting point of the five routes of the Edo era, was built in 1603.


About 10 min. 2 Head Office of the Bank of Japan


A Western-style building from the Meiji era where the gold guild that produced gold money stood during the Edo era.


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Picture scroll of Kidai Shoran Underground passage in front of Mitsukoshi Station


Cultural Center


The elaborately drawn picture scrolls depicting the Nihombashi area of about 200 years ago can be seen at the underground passage below the main Mitsukoshi store in Nihombashi.


Harton Hotel About 15 min. 4 Higashi Shinagawa


ShinagawaSeaside Plant 品川シーサイド


4 Jan Joosten monument Shinagawa Incineration


A monument dedicated to the Dutch sailor Jan Joosten, who came to Japan in 1600 and gave his name to Yaesu area.


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This area, which was filled with forms of entertainment such as Kabuki and puppet shows was given its name due to its large population of puppeteers.


About 5 min. 8 Amazake Yokocho


A dapperly street lined with old and unchanged shops as well as folksy restaurants.


About 10 min. 9 Suitengu


:Toilet for the Disabled


:Parking Exclusively for the Disabled


This shrine, which is known for its deity of the safe delivery of children, attracts many female worshippers during temple festivals. Scheduled to be temporarily relocated next to the Mei j i z a Thea t er due t o renovations as of March 1, 2013.


: Parking Available for the Disabled


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8 Amazake Yokocho


:Telephone number


▲Amazake Yokocho is a commercial shopping street filled with a downtown shitamachi atmosphere and lined with establishments such as tofu shops and Shamisen shops.


10 Meijiza


Various kinds of performances are given every day at this grand theater, which was opened 140 years ago.


Walking around the Ningyocho area


Tokyo University of World City Towers


Stone marker at Ikkokubashi for lost children


Hochi Shimbun Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo Seafort Seafort Square


The Galaxy Theatre Kyobashi


JTB


Head Office Shinagawa


Futobashi


Former residence of Hiroshige Utagawa (Ando)


Takaracho H a c c h o b o r i


Walking around the Nihombashi area


Kamejimagawa 7 Ningyocho


In a downtown shitamachi atmosphere, where the jaunty Edoite spirit lingers.


Originally known as the central entertainment district for the common people, the Ningyocho area, which also gathered various types of culture, still retains its old vibrant downtown shitamachi atmosphere.


Nihombashi area Tennozu-ohashi


The 4 Jan Joosten monument


Spot associated with Yumeji’s Minatoya shop


Bank of Japan Currency Museum


Cape Tower Takahamabashi Shibaura Water Reclamation Center Goshikibashi


Former residence of Yahantei / Buson Yosa


Former site of the Kokucho Toki no Kane Bell at the Kanetsuki Tower


Remains of Nagasakiya Hamacho 10 Jikkendana Mitsui Memorial Museum


Head Office of the Bank of Japan


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Picture scroll of Kidai Shoran


Nihombashi 1


5 Nihombashi Pier   Mitsukoshi-mae


Former site of Genyadana


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Japanese post office (Hisoka Maejima)


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Home of the first Japanese bank


Kayabacho Ningyocho area Home of the first


Former site of Saigo Takamori’ s residence Birthplace of Junichiro Tanizaki


Ningyocho Amazake Yokocho


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9 Suitengu Suitengu-mae


Sumida River


Shoin Yoshida's execution


The site of


Kokucho Toki no Kane


Kodenmacho


Bakuro Yokoyama


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Yagenbori Fudo Temple


To Asakusa (Nitenmon Gate)


   Tokyo Mizube Line (to Asakusa : about 40 min.)


Get on a boat at Nihombashi Pier and enjoy historical bridges, unique bridges, and views of the heart of the city while sailing along the Nihombashi River.From the Sumida River, you can see Tokyo's new hot spot - the Tokyo Skytree.


【Contact】Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association Tokyo Mizube Line TEL.03-5608-8869 URL.http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp *Please see page 69 for details.


6 Yagenbori Fudo Temple


One of the three great Fudo temples of Edo, said to have been built in 1585 and depicted in "Collection of Pictures of Noted Places in Edo".


downtown shitamachi culture that date back to the Edo era.


Nihombashi was an important part of the lives of the people of Edo at the base of Edo Castle.By strolling through the area, you will browse through many pages of history, one after another.


Nihombashi - the town filled with history, waterfronts, and


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Shibuya P15


TOKYO SKYTREE P23


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Akihabara Tokyo


P33 Roppongi Shinagawa


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  by Hiroshige Utagawa  Photo courtesy of: The National Diet Library


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Shimbashi Ginza


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waterfront


Touring the


Take a tour of the waterfront that was bustling with boats and fish markets during the Edo era.


The Nihombashi River, where there were several locations for unloading cargo from across the country, was an important transportation passage during the Edo era.Here, you can enjoy reminiscing about the old scenery of those times on boat rides.


5 Nihombashi Pier(Sojuro Riverbank)


Enjoy a ride on a small boat that crosses below a historic bridge while bringing back memories of the past. Experience whole new kinds of Tokyo scenery.


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Shinagawa


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