Kamiyachō Shareo (紙屋町シャレオ) is an underground city located in central Hiroshima. It is the key underground network connecting public transport services around the Kamiyachō area. It contains two stations of the Astram Line and three stations of the Hiroden Main Line and the Ujina Line. This underground network is the only way to connect to those five stations. At the center of Kamiyachō Shareo, there is a transportation and tourist information center.

Location

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Kamiyachō Shareo is located underground around the Kamiyachō intersection between Rijō-dōri (avenue) and Aioi-dōri (street). Astram Line's train runs under Kamiyachō Shareo, around Rijō-dōri and across Aioi-dōri. The Hiroden Main Line and Ujina Line's streetcar run at street level on Aioi-dōri and Rijō-dōri.

History

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Kamiyachō Shareo was opened in 2001 as a public underground network with a shopping area by the Hiroshima City and the Hiroshima Prefecture governments. The area is operated by Hiroshima Chikagaikaihatsu which was established by city, prefecture, financial institutions and private enterprises. On the corner of the Kamiyachō intersection, there was a traffic control tower. And around the intersection, there were pedestrian crossings on the streets.

Main areas

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Facilities

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Access

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Operator company

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Hiroshima Chikagaikaihatsu CO.,LTD.
広島地下街開発株式会社
Company typePublic
IndustryUrban planning,
Facility management
FoundedDecember 17, 1990
HeadquartersMotomachi-chikagai, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Websitewww.shareo.net

Hiroshima Chikagaikaihatsu Co., Ltd. (広島地下街開発株式会社, Hiroshima Chikagaikaihatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese urban planning and facility management company based in Hiroshima, Japan. The company operates Kamiyachō Shareo.

History

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  • Founded on December 17, 1990.
  • Renewed as Voluntary sector on May 1, 1992
  • Opened Kamiyachō Shareo on April 11, 2001

See also

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