Umi-Shibaura Station is famed for a few things, none of them quite ordinary. For one, no other train station in Japan is as close to the sea as this one. Built right above the waters of the Keihin Canal, the station’s single platform provides spectacular views of Tokyo Bay. It’s so scenic that the Ministry of Transport listed it as one of the 100 Greatest Stations in Kanto, and many people visit the location every New Year’s Eve to watch the first sunrise of the year. What also makes Umi-Shibaura…
