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In June 1991, the northbound Shinkansen lines, which had initially terminated at Ōmiya in 1982 and were later extended to Ueno in 1985, reached Tokyo Station. This extension made Tokyo Station the Tokyo-side terminus for Tōhoku and Jōetsu Shinkansen services. The current Chūō Line platforms were built in 1995.
San Francisco Bay Area Local history, Arts Building tours by appointment, group working to establish new museum [8] 1997 San Francisco Museum at the Mint: San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area Local history Planned museum in the Old Mint to be operated by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf
The San Francisco Historical Society was founded in 1988 by historian Charles A. Fracchia. [1]In February 2002, the San Francisco Historical Society merged with the Museum of the City of San Francisco to create the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, [2] which the San Francisco municipal government recognized as the official historical museum of San Francisco. [3]
Up until 1906, San Francisco had been the main U.S. port of entry for Asian immigration and had the largest ethnic Japanese concentration of any city in the United States. [7] Prior to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, San Francisco had two Japantowns, one on the outskirts of Chinatown, the other in the South of Market area.
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California.Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the Palace of Fine Arts and was relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront.
The L Line and Gold Line [2] are former designations for a section of the current Los Angeles Metro Rail system. These names referred to a single light rail line of 31 miles (50 km) [1] providing service between Azusa and East Los Angeles via the northeastern corner of Downtown Los Angeles, serving several attractions, including Little Tokyo, Union Station, the Southwest Museum, Chinatown, and ...
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The final segments were completed between Kasumigahara and Otsu. At the time, there was one Tokyo–Kobe train in each direction per day, taking over 20 hours each way. The "Tokaido Line" name was formally adopted in 1895. In October 1895, following the Sino-Japanese War, through service to the Sanyo Railway (now the San'yō Main Line) began. [2]