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I suddenly discovered a railway running under the sea 150 years ago!

I was surprised!　A stone wall appeared from the ground under construction. This is Takanawa in the midst of redevelopment.
The stone wall in the photo was accidentally seen when walking through "Shinagawa's Haunted Guard" from Takanawa to Shibaura.
(Photo: taken in October 2021)
※Known as "Shinagawa's Haunted Guard" is famous for its low headlessness. The official name is Takanawa Bridge Bridge. As of October 2021, we will enter from near the site of Takanawa Okido.

There are stone walls on both sides!　What is this?

There are stone walls on both sides!　What is this? I suddenly discovered a railway running under the sea 150 years ago!

In the Edo period, this area was certainly sea. Did you just build the coastline with stone walls? I thought at first.
However, if you look closely, stone walls are built on both sides like a dike.
Do you want to go to the sea?　Is it really a dike?　And what's it?

What I remember is that the railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama, which opened in the early Meiji era, was running in the sea around Takanawa.

The advisory body of UNESCO also noted the Takanawa Tsutsumi remain

remain 150 years ago, a railway running under the sea was suddenly discovered!

(upper figure: Tokyo Meisho Takanawa Railroad, National Diet Library)

If you look closely, this stone wall was the Takanawa embankment built in Tokyo Bay to lay the railroad tracks when the railway was first opened in Japan in 1872.
150 years ago, I built a levee in the sea and ran the railway!　It's a great thing.

UNESCO's advisory body Icomos also notes that "(Takanawa embankment) is a very important heritage internationally."

"Old Shimbashi Station" restored station building seen from Chuo-ku

Restoration station building "Old Shimbashi Station" seen from Chuo-ku suddenly discovered a railway running under the sea 150 years ago!

You can see the Tetsu roadside rest area "Old Shimbashi Station Restore Station Building", which opened in 1872, from within Chuo Ward.
(Photo: "Old Shimbashi Station" restored station building Chuo-ku)

[Reference]　A video about the Shimbashi Yokohama Railway, Takanawa embankment

[Reference]　Shimbashi Yokohama Railway map, video about Takanawa embankment 150 years ago I suddenly discovered a railway running under the sea!

(Upper figure: A part of the Shimbashi Yokohama Railway (National Diet Library) is excerpted and added.)　※Mark: Takanawa Coast, Shimbashi Station

National Diet Library
Figure of Shimbashi Yokohama Railway

Minato-ku homepage
Video Distribution Lifelong Learning Course (Learn the modernization of Japan from Takanawa Tsuketsu, a railway remain in the early Meiji era)