Shin-Kiba

Shin-Kiba (新木場) is an area of Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Wakasu, east of Tatsumi, south of Yumenoshima, and west of the Arakawa River. It is built on reclaimed land.

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 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.^[1][2] In more recent times performance venues have been established in Shin-Kiba.

Transportation

• Shin-kiba Station (Yurakucho Line, Keiyo Line, Rinkai Line)^[3][4][5]
• Tokyo Heliport^[6]

Event spaces

• AgeHa nightclub.^[7]
• Shin-Kiba 1st Ring arena.^[8]
• Shin-Kiba Studio Coast.^[9]

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.^[10]

Minamisuna Junior High School (南砂中学校) is the zoned public junior high school for Shin-Kiba.^[11]

References

1. Nagamura, Kit Blazing a woodland trail through Shin Kiba June 30, 2013 Japan Times Retrieved September 16, 2015
2. Nagamura, Kit Log-jamming in Shin Kiba July 27, 2013 Japan Times Retrieved September 16, 2015
3. JR East - Shin-Kiba Station Retrieved September 16, 2015
4. 東京メトロ-新木場駅 Retrieved September 16, 2015 (in Japanese)
5. 新木場駅-りんかい線 Archived October 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2015
6. 東京都東京へリポート Retrieved September 16, 2015 (in Japanese)
7. ageHa website Retrieved September 16, 2015 (in Japanese)
8. 新木場1stRing Archived October 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2015 (in Japanese)
9. 新木場Studio Coast Retrieved September 16, 2015 (in Japanese)
10. "江東区立 小学校・義務教育学校前期課程 通学区域一覧" (PDF). Koto Ward. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
11. "江東区立 中学校・義務教育学校後期課程 通学区域一覧" (PDF). Koto Ward. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

External links

• Kōtō Ward official website (in Japanese)