Nihonbashi
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, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō
, Tokyo
, Japan
which grew up around the bridge
of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911. The district covers a large area to the north and east of the bridge, reaching Akihabara
to the north and the Sumida River
to the east. Ōtemachi
is to the west and Yaesu
and Ginza
to the south.
The Nihonbashi district was a major mercantile center during the Edo period
: its early development is largely credited to the Mitsui family
, who based their wholesaling business in Nihonbashi and developed Japan's first department store
, Mitsukoshi
, there. The Edo-era fish market formerly in Nihonbashi was the predecessor of today's Tsukiji fish market
. In later years, Nihonbashi emerged as Tokyo's (and Japan's) predominant financial district.
The Nihonbashi bridge first became famous during the 17th century, when it was the eastern terminus of the Nakasendō
and the Tōkaidō
, roads which ran between Edo
and Kyoto
. During this time, it was known as Edobashi, or "Edo Bridge." In the Meiji era, the wooden bridge was replaced by a larger stone bridge, which still stands today (a replica of the old bridge has been exhibited at the Edo-Tokyo Museum
). It is the point from which Japanese people measure distances: highway
signs that report the distance to Tokyo actually state the number of kilometers to Nihonbashi.
Shortly before the 1964 Summer Olympics
, an expressway
was built over the Nihonbashi bridge, obscuring the classic view of Mount Fuji
from the bridge. In recent years, local citizens have petitioned the government to move this expressway underground. This plan was supported by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
but opposed by Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara
. If implemented, the construction costs are expected to total ¥500 billion (about US$4+ billion).
Hakozakicho (箱崎町)
Honcho (本町)
Muromachi (室町)
In the late 1990s GeoCities Japan was headquartered in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building in Hakozakicho. At one time Creatures Inc.
had its headquarters in the in Nihonbashi.
of the Edo period
, Nihonbashi provided easy access to many parts throughout ancient Japan.
Chuo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
which grew up around the bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911. The district covers a large area to the north and east of the bridge, reaching Akihabara
Akihabara
, also known as , is an area of Tokyo, Japan. It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station. Its name is frequently shortened to in Japan...
to the north and the Sumida River
Sumida River
The is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers....
to the east. Ōtemachi
Otemachi
is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo....
is to the west and Yaesu
Yaesu
is a neighborhood in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, located north of Ginza, west of Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, and adjacent to the east side of Tokyo Station. The Yaesu exit, which faces Nihonbashi, is recent and primarily provides access to the Shinkansen platforms.-History:...
and Ginza
Ginza
is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
to the south.
History
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
: its early development is largely credited to the Mitsui family
Mitsui family
The Mitsui family is one of the most powerful families of merchants and industrialists in Japan....
, who based their wholesaling business in Nihonbashi and developed Japan's first department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
, Mitsukoshi
Mitsukoshi
is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
, there. The Edo-era fish market formerly in Nihonbashi was the predecessor of today's Tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji fish market
The , commonly known as the , is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors....
. In later years, Nihonbashi emerged as Tokyo's (and Japan's) predominant financial district.
The Nihonbashi bridge first became famous during the 17th century, when it was the eastern terminus of the Nakasendō
Nakasendo
The , also called the , was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces...
and the Tōkaidō
Tokaido (road)
The ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
, roads which ran between Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
and Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. During this time, it was known as Edobashi, or "Edo Bridge." In the Meiji era, the wooden bridge was replaced by a larger stone bridge, which still stands today (a replica of the old bridge has been exhibited at the Edo-Tokyo Museum
Edo-Tokyo Museum
The is a museum of the history of Tokyo, established in 1993. The main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo; the Nakamuraza theatre; scale models of town; and buildings from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods.The...
). It is the point from which Japanese people measure distances: highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
signs that report the distance to Tokyo actually state the number of kilometers to Nihonbashi.
Shortly before the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
, an expressway
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...
was built over the Nihonbashi bridge, obscuring the classic view of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji
is the highest mountain in Japan at . An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and...
from the bridge. In recent years, local citizens have petitioned the government to move this expressway underground. This plan was supported by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...
but opposed by Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara
Shintaro Ishihara
is a Japanese author, actor, politician and the governor of Tokyo since 1999.- Early life and artistic career :Shintarō was born in Suma-ku, Kobe. His father Kiyoshi was an employee, later a general manager, of a shipping company. Shintarō grew up in Zushi...
. If implemented, the construction costs are expected to total ¥500 billion (about US$4+ billion).
Places in Nihonbashi
- Bank of JapanBank of Japanis the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called for short. It has its headquarters in Chuo, Tokyo.-History:Like most modern Japanese institutions, the Bank of Japan was founded after the Meiji Restoration...
- MitsukoshiMitsukoshiis an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
and TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
department stores - COREDO NIHONBASHI (ja)
- Nihonbashi Mitsui TowerNihonbashi Mitsui TowerThe Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower is a skyscraper located in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan. The 192-metre, 34-storey building is primarily used for office space with the upper floors occupied by a hotel. Its construction was completed in 2005. It is connected by an underground concourse to the Tokyo Metro...
- Mandarin Oriental, TokyoMandarin Oriental, TokyoMandarin Oriental, Tokyo is located in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi neighborhood, close to Tokyo Station and Tokyo Stock Exchange, with views of the Tokyo Imperial Palace garden and Tokyo Bay. The hotel, opened in December 2005, is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel contains 178 guestrooms...
(ja)
- Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
- Tokyo Stock ExchangeTokyo Stock ExchangeThe , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...
- Kilometre ZeroKilometre ZeroIn many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
for entire Japan
Companies based in Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi (日本橋)- Bank of AmericaBank of AmericaBank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
Merrill LynchMerrill LynchMerrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
Japan - HSBCHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
Japan - Maruzen (丸善)
- Nomura HoldingsNomura HoldingsNomura Holdings, Inc. is a Japanese financial holding company, and a principal member of the Nomura Group.In October 2008 the company acquired Lehman Brothers Holdings's investment banking and equities unit in Asia and Europe and kept on most of its employees. Nomura paid $225 million for the...
(野村ホールディングス) - TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
(高島屋) - Takeda Pharmaceutical CompanyTakeda Pharmaceutical Companyis the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and Asia and a top 15 pharmaceutical company. The company has over 19,000 employees worldwide and achieved $15.7 billion USD in revenue during the 2008 fiscal year...
has its Tokyo offices in Nihonbashi. - TDK
- Ippon Doll Works
Hakozakicho (箱崎町)
- IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Japan - IBM Hakozaki FacilityIBM Hakozaki FacilityIBM Hakozaki Facility located in Nihonbashi-Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, is IBM's largest building in Japan, in terms of the number of people working there. It mainly houses IBM's marketing and systems engineering departments...
Honcho (本町)
- Daiichi-Sankyo (第一三共)
Muromachi (室町)
- Mitsui FudosanMitsui Fudosan, is Japan's largest real estate developer. Mitsui Fudosan is one of the core companies of Mitsui Group.-Corporate Structure:The company is organized into four divisions.*Office Building Division*Real Estate Solution Services Division...
(Mitsui GroupMitsuiis one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...
) (三井不動産) - MitsukoshiMitsukoshiis an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.- History :...
(三越) - Sembikiya (千疋屋)
- Shinsei BankShinsei Bankis a Japanese commercial bank headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-History:Shinsei Bank is the successor of a trust bank, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which had a government monopoly on the issuance of many long-term debt securities...
(新生銀行)
In the late 1990s GeoCities Japan was headquartered in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building in Hakozakicho. At one time Creatures Inc.
Creatures Inc.
is a subsidiary of the Japanese game development company Nintendo. It was founded by Tsunekazu Ishihara in November 1995, as a successor to Shigesato Itoi's company Ape Inc. Its current president is Hirokazu Tanaka. The company has its headquarters on the second floor of the in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in...
had its headquarters in the in Nihonbashi.
Subway stations
- Bakuro-yokoyama StationBakuro-yokoyama Stationis a metro station on the Toei Shinjuku Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.The station is connected by underground passages with Higashi-Nihombashi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line and Bakurochō Station on the JR Sōbu Main Line.-Adjacent stations:...
(馬喰横山駅) - Toei Shinjuku LineToei Shinjuku LineThe is a subway line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . The line runs between Motoyawata Station in Ichikawa, Chiba in the east and Shinjuku Station in the west...
(S-09) - Hamachō StationHamachō Stationis a train station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is S-10. The station opened on December 21, 1978.-Platforms:Hamachō Station consists of a single island platform served by two tracks.-Surrounding area:...
(浜町駅) - Toei Shinjuku Line (S-10) - Higashi-nihombashi StationHigashi-nihombashi Stationis a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. It is located in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its number is A-15.- Layout :...
(東日本橋駅) - Toei Asakusa Line (A-15) - Kayabachō StationKayabacho Stationis a subway station in the Nihonbashi neighbourhood of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Kayabachō Station is operated by Tokyo Metro.-Location:Kayabachō Station is located at an intersection of two major streets in southern Nihonbashi , a neighbourhood in Chūō Ward renowned for its financial history and...
(茅場町駅) - Tokyo Metro Hibiya LineTokyo Metro Hibiya LineThe is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi...
(H-12), Tokyo Metro Tōzai LineTokyo Metro Tozai LineThe is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Its name literally means East-West Line. The line runs between Nakano Station in Nakano, Tokyo and Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba...
(T-11) - Kodemmachō Station (小伝馬町駅) - Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-14)
- Mitsukoshimae StationMitsukoshimae Stationis a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hanzōmon Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo.It is adjacent to the Mitsukoshi Department Store and the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower.-History:...
(三越前駅) - Tokyo Metro Ginza LineTokyo Metro Ginza LineThe is a subway line located in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the of Tokyo Metro network. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long and serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chūō, Chiyoda, and Taitō....
(G-12), Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon LineTokyo Metro Hanzomon LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan.-Overview:The 16.8 km line serves the wards of Shibuya, Minato, Chiyoda, Chūō, Kōtō and Sumida. Hanzōmon Line trains run through onto the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line from Shibuya Station and the Tōbu Isesaki Line from...
(Z-09) - Nihombashi StationNihombashi StationNihombashi Station is a subway station in the Nihombashi district of Tokyo, Japan.-History:The Tokyo Underground Railway opened a station here on December 24, 1932, when they extended the line south to Kyōbashi...
(日本橋駅) - Toei Asakusa Line (A-13), Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-11), Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (T-10) - Ningyōchō StationNingyocho Stationis a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Toei Asakusa Line . It is located in the Ningyōchō neighborhood of Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Its numbers are H-13 and A-14 .- Layout :On the Hibiya Line, Ningyōchō has two platforms separated by two tracks...
(人形町駅) - Toei Asakusa Line (A-14), Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-13) - Suitengūmae StationSuitengumae Stationis a metro station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo. Ningyocho Station is located 500 meters east of Suitengumae Station. It is possible to transfer between the two stations, but not directly.-Station layout:...
(水天宮前駅) - Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line (Z-10)
Railway stations
- Bakurochō StationBakurochō Stationis a train station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.The station opened on July 15, 1972.-Lines:*East Japan Railway Company**Sōbu Line Passengers can transfer to:*Higashi-Nihombashi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line...
(馬喰町駅) - JREast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Sōbu Line (Rapid)Sobu Line (Rapid)The is a railway service on the Sōbu Main Line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It connects in Chūō, Tokyo and in Chūō-ku, Chiba via the cities of Ichikawa, Funabashi, and Narashino... - Shin-Nihombashi StationShin-Nihombashi Stationis a railway station in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Shin-Nihombashi Station is served by the Sōbu Line . Passengers can transfer to the nearby Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line-Platforms:- Adjacent stations...
(新日本橋駅) - JR Sōbu Line (Rapid)
Neighboring post towns
As the starting point for the five routesEdo Five Routes
The were the five major roads that started at Edo during the Edo period, the most important of which was the Tōkaidō, which linked Edo and Kyoto...
of the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, Nihonbashi provided easy access to many parts throughout ancient Japan.
- TōkaidōTokaido (road)The ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
(connecting EdoEdo, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
to KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, staying near the coast)
- Nihonbashi (starting location) - Shinagawa-jukuShinagawa-jukuwas the first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is presently located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. Along with Itabashi-shuku , Naitō Shinjuku and Senju-shuku , it was one of the Four Stations of Edo . It was located in the present-day Shinagawa Port area near Shinagawa Station....
- NakasendōNakasendoThe , also called the , was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces...
(connecting Edo to Kyoto, going through the mountains)
- Nakasendō
- Nihonbashi (starting location) - Itabashi-juku
- Kōshū KaidōKoshu KaidoThe was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shimosuwa-shuku in Nagano Prefecture...
(connecting Edo to Kai ProvinceKai Province, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
(modern-day Yamanashi PrefectureYamanashi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
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- Kōshū Kaidō
- Nihonbashi (starting location) - Naitō Shinjuku
- Ōshū KaidōOshu KaidoThe was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo with Mutsu Province and the present-day city of Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan...
(connecting Edo to Mutsu ProvinceMutsu Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
(modern-day Fukushima PrefectureFukushima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
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- Ōshū Kaidō
- Nihonbashi (starting location) - Hakutaku-juku
- Nikkō KaidōNikko KaidoThe was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo with the Nikkō Tōshō-gū, which is located in the present-day city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1617 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, in order for him to have a smoother route to the shrine...
(connecting Edo with Nikkō)
- Nikkō Kaidō
- Nihonbashi (starting location) - Senju-juku