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The starting point for Japan’s national highways watched over by the winged Kirin -“Nihombashi Bridge”
“Nihombashi,” literally meaning Japan Bridge, is the place where you can see a part of Japanese history such as the letters written by the last shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, and a mark of incendiary bombs dropped during the Great Tokyo Air Raid. This time, we’re going to introduce its history.
The bridge was born as the starting point of Japan’s five main highways by the order of Ieyasu Tokugawa during the Edo era. At the Meiji period, ‘Kilometre Zero’ road marker was set, and now, Nihombashi is designated as the initial point of many national highways including Japan National Route 1. Rebuilt in 1911, the current bridge is recognized as a National Important Cultural Property.
The highlight is the central pillar made with bronze.Its design containing both Japanese and Western styles looks like expressing the situation of the Meiji era when it began to adopt Western culture. At the base of the pillar, there are two Kirin statues with wings. It seems that it was made with a theme of ‘To fly away from the starting point of the national highway network.’ When it gets dark, the orange light is given off by lamps and allows you to take a retro and sorrowful pic.
| Address | 1-1-1 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Prefecture |
| Access | A 8-minute walk from Ningyocho Station Hotel Gracery Asakusa, Hotel Tavinos Asakusa: 4 stations away from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa line Hotel Gracery Tamachi: 6 stations away from Mita Station on the Toei Asakusa line Hotel Gracery Ginza: 5 stations away from Ginza Station on the Hibiya line Hotel Tavinos Hamamatsucho: 5 stations away from Daimon Station on the Toei Asakusa line |
Base of this trip
Hotel Gracery Asakusa
3-min walk from Asakusa station on the Toei-Asakusa line / 5-min walk from Asakusa station on the Asakusa line
Hotel Gracery Tamachi
4-min walk from Tamachi station / 7-min walk from Mita station
Hotel Gracery Ginza
3-min walk from Ginza station on the Ginza line / 8-min walk from JR Yurakucho and Shinbashi station
Hotel Tavinos Asakusa
4-min walk from Asakusa station on the Tsukuba Express line / 9-min walk from Tawaramatchi station on the Tokyo Metro line / 12-min walk from Asakusa station on the Toei Asakusa line
Hotel Tavinos Hamamatsucho
2-min walk from Takeshiba station on the Yurikamome Monorail / 8-min walk from JR Hamamatsucho station and Daimon station on the Toei Oedo line
