Shin-Ōkubo Station
Coordinates: 35°42′04″N 139°42′01″E / 35.701063°N 139.700228°E
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Shin-Ōkubo Station
新大久保駅
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Shinjuku |
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| Year opened | 1914 |
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| Operator(s) | East Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line |
Shin-Ōkubo Station (新大久保駅 Shin-Ōkubo-eki) is a railway station located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Opened on November 15, 1914, it is close to the large local Korea Town. Shin-Ōkubo station has only one exit.
Less than a kilometer north of the sprawling Shinjuku station, Shin-Ōkubo Station is located approximately 5 minutes walk from Shinjuku's famous Kabukichō district. It is also about a 3-minute walk from Ōkubo station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line.
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[edit] Adjacent stations
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| Shinjuku | Yamanote Line | Takadanobaba |
[edit] Attractions
Near the station, Okubo-dori (Okubo street) and surrounding side streets are lined with shops selling Korean food and pop-culture items. Also in the vicinity are Korean-themed bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.[1]
[edit] Incidents
On 26 January 2001, a 47-year-old photographer from Yokohama and a 26-year-old Korean student died at the station when they were hit by a Yamanote Line train while trying to save a drunken Japanese man who had fallen off the platform onto the tracks and also killed in the accident.[2] The Korean student's life story formed the basis for the film 26 Years Diary, released in 2007 in Japan and in 2008 in Korea.
[edit] References
- ^ Hiragana Times, "Okubo - Tokyo's Popular Korea Town", Volume #293, March 2011, pp. 34-37.
- ^ Funeral rites held for men killed in failed station rescue, The Japan Times, 30 January 2001
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