Shinagawa Station

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Shinagawa Station is worth a stop not only because it is a major transportation hub on the south side of central Tokyo, but also because it lays out the different layers of Tokyo’s railway development right in front of you. The station brings together JR East, JR Central, JR Freight, and Keikyu, where the Tokaido Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yokosuka Line, and Tokaido Shinkansen meet. As soon as you step inside, you can feel the busy rhythm unique to a major station and the clear flow of its line divisions. The station name comes from the nearby Shinagawa-shuku and Shinagawa-mizu…