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Hamamatsuchō Station (浜松町駅, Hamamatsuchō-eki?) is a station on the Yamanote
and Keihin-Tōhoku lines located in Tokyo's Minato-ku.
The area is mostly large skyscrapers and office building.
Located somewhat close by are:
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Tokyo Tower
A 15 Min walk from the Hamamatsucho JR Yamonote Station. Constructed in 1958,
Tokyo Tower soars 333 meters, 13 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower. There are two
observatories from which to get panoramic views of Tokyo, and Mount Fuji on a clear
day. The Main Observatory is 150 meters high, the Special Observatory, 250 meters
high. The tower is lit by 164 floodlights: orange in winter, and incandescent white in
summer. Inside the tower, you will also find the Tokyo Tower Wax Museum, the
Mysterious Walking Zone and the Trick Art Gallery.
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Zojoji Temple
A 10 Min walk from the Hamamatsucho JR Yamonote Station. Its main entrance the
Sangedatsu gate leads farther to the Zojoji Temple which was constructed in 1605.
With the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the grounds took on the character of a
public park. The temple was badly damaged in World War II, but still retains the air of a
major temple. Incidentally, the place name Daimon (大門 "Great Gate") refers to the
gate of Zojoji. The present gate is made of concrete.
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