Nihon-bashi Bridge

Refers to both the bridge which spans the Nihonbashi-gawa River and the area centering on the bridge. This was the starting point of the Five Highways, including the Tokaido Highway, and the milestones on those highways were set using this as their origin point, with a Japanese highway starting milestone still on the central steel pylon of the bridge today. The date the bridge was built is unknown, but it was said to have been finished in 1603. Because boat traffic passes under the bridge, the bridge platform was constructed high up on stone walls, forming an arch shape. The area around Nihon-bashi bridge was the center of downtown Edo, and featured the Shogunate government offices, lines of famous stores and was a very active area. There were fish markets in the areas around Honfunacho and Hon’odawaracho on the north side of Nihon-bashi Bridge which served as a supply of fish for the Shogunate government and developed as the center of Edo's fish business. The fish business was relocated to Tsukiji after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

江戸日本橋ヨリ富士ヲ見ル図

江戸名所日本橋

江戸名所

江戸名所橋尽

江戸名所三夕の眺

木曽街道続ノ壱

新撰江戸名所

東海道　一

東海道　日本橋

東都名所日本橋雪[中]

Photos

東京景色写真版

日本之名勝

旅の家つと第２９都の巻

日本之名勝

Other Materials

日本橋・魚市（本文）　『江戸名所図会 7巻』（1834）
日本橋（挿絵）　『江戸名所図会 7巻』（1834）
日本橋魚市（挿絵）　『江戸名所図会 7巻』（1834）

Tori-itchome

A town located to the south of Nihonbashi, spreading along both sides along the Tokaido Highway. The main street (present day Chuo Dori Street) featured a collection of several famous stores including Shirokiya and Suharaya, Edo's largest book store, and flourished as Edo's main street.

Nishiki-e and Paintings

名所江戸百景　日本橋通一丁目略図

Other Materials

通町（本文）　『江戸名所図会 7巻』（1834）

Edobashi

Nishiki-e and Paintings

清親畫帖 [1]

東京名所 [5]

Ikkokubashi

Nishiki-e and Paintings

清親畫帖 [1]

Nihon-bashi Bridge