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{{Short description|District of Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan}}{{About|the district in Tokyo|the company|Shibaura (company)|the historic company|Shibaura Seisakusho}}{{more citations needed|date=October 2011}}(File:Shibaura island overview minato tokyo 2009-2.JPG|thumb|Shibaura Island)File:100 views edo 108.jpg|thumb|Hiroshige’s “View of Shibaura” from the “One Hundred Famous Views of EdoOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo{{Nihongo|Shibaura|芝浦}} is a district of Minato ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The district is located between the eastern side of the Yamanote Line train and Tokyo Bay. Shibaura consists mostly of artificial islands created by the excavation of industrial canals in the early 20th century. Formerly a light industrial area, it became famous for its night life during the Japanese asset price bubble period and, since the early 2000s, has become a high-rise residential district.

Economy

Shibaura is the home to a number of major Japanese corporations including:

• Toshiba (originally Tokyo Shibaura Electric)“Corporate Data.” Toshiba. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.
• SUMCO“Corporate Data.” SUMCO. Retrieved on September 26, 2014.
• Cosmo Oil Company“Company Profile.” Cosmo Oil Company. Retrieved on March 28, 2015.
• Mitsubishi Motors“Corporate Profile - Mitsubishi Motors.” Mitsubishi Motors. Retrieved on February 21, 2019.
• THK“Company Profile.” THK. Retrieved on April 18, 2019.
• FamilyMart
• Yanase
• Bandai Namco Amusement

Rail links

The district is served by Tamachi Station on the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku Lines, and by Shibaura-futō Station of the Yurikamome line. The Yokosuka Line also runs in a tunnel below the district, although there are no stops in the area.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

Road links

The Tokyo Expressway system passes through the area, and the central Tokyo side of Route 11 connecting to the Rainbow BridgeNEWS, Rainbow Bridge’s wondrous walkways harbor inner city views, National News, Kyodo,www.japantimes.co.jp:80/news/2016/02/19/national/rainbow-bridges-wondrous-walkways-harbor-inner-city-views,www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/19/national/rainbow-bridges-wondrous-walkways-harbor-inner-city-views," title="web.archive.org/web/20160830064340www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/19/national/rainbow-bridges-wondrous-walkways-harbor-inner-city-views,">web.archive.org/web/20160830064340www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/19/national/rainbow-bridges-wondrous-walkways-harbor-inner-city-views, 30 August 2016, en, The Japan Times, 19 February 2016, 20 October 2017, dead, terminates at Shibaura Junction.

Education

File:Shibahama Elementary School.jpg|thumb|Shibahama Elementary School ((:ja:港区立芝浜小学校|芝浜小学校))]]Minato City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.Shibaura 1 chōme 6-16 ban, Shibaura 2-3 chōme, and 4-chōme 20-22-ban are zoned to Shibahama Elementary School ((:ja:港区立芝浜小学校|芝浜小学校)). Shibaura 4-chōme 1-19-ban are zoned to Shibaura Elementary School ((:ja:港区立芝浦小学校|芝浦小学校)). The Shibahama Elementary and Shibaura Elementary zones feed into Konan Junior High School ((:ja:港区立港南中学校|港南中学校)). Shibaura 1 chōme 1-5-ban are zoned to Shiba Elementary School ((:ja:港区立芝小学校|芝小学校)) and Mita Junior High School ((:ja:港区立三田中学校|港区立三田中学校)). WEB,www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/gakkouuneishien/kodomo/gakko/tetsuzuki/tennyugaku/tetsuzuki/documents/kuiki-r4.pdf, 港区立小・中学校通学区域一覧表（令和4年4月以降）, City of Minato, 2022-10-08, Shibaura Elementary School1.JPG|((:ja:港区立芝浦小学校|芝浦小学校))

References

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