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Tokyo 1920s
Manseibashi Station

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Medium	Postcard
Period	Showa
Location	Tokyo
Image No.	70222-0003
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

Streetcars nearby Manseibashi Station in Tokyo as seen from Sudacho.

The station, opened on April 1, 1912 (Meiji 45), was designed by architect Kingo Tatsuno (1854-1919).

The building was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, but a new building was built after the quake. Over the years, passenger numbers declined as other stations took over Manseibashi’s functions. In 1936 (Showa 11), it was given a new lease on life when the Railway Museum was installed here.

Manseibashi Station was officially closed in 1943 (Showa 18) and the station building was torn down. The Railway Museum, now named Transportation Museum, remained until 2006 (Heisei 18), when it was moved to a new Railway Museum in Saitama.

Sudacho managed to survive the airraids of WWII fairly well and still offers a few remnants of prewar Tokyo today.

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Published June 24, 2010
Updated November 25, 2021 3:53 AM

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Old Photos of Japan aims to be your personal museum for Japan's visual heritage and to bring the experiences of everyday life in old Japan to you.

To enhance our understanding of Japanese culture and society I track down, acquire, archive, and research images of everyday life, and give them context.

I share what I have found for free on this site, without ads or selling your data.

Your support helps me to continue doing so, and ensures that this exceptional visual heritage will not be lost and forgotten.

Thank you,
Kjeld Duits

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Reference for Citations

Duits, Kjeld (November 25, 2021). Tokyo 1920s: Manseibashi Station, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on July 13, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/429/manseibashi-station

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