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All streets start from here!
Stroll along Nihonbashi, the center of Japan.
Nihonbashi was the starting point of the five main highways of Edo Japan and also the starting point of National Route 1 highway. Along this road, which has flourished as the center of Japan since the Edo Period, there are numerous spots of interest, ranging from long-established shops more than a century old to new commercial facilities. Why not visit this continually evolving traditional street?

* Published content contains information as of December 2019. Business days, business hours, rates, etc. may be changed due to the circumstances of the place of publication. Please check with each publisher for the latest information.

Nihonbashi was the starting point of the five main highways of Edo Japan and also the starting point of National Route 1 highway. Along this road, which has flourished as the center of Japan since the Edo Period, there are numerous spots of interest, ranging from long-established shops more than a century old to new commercial facilities. Why not visit this continually evolving traditional street?

START: Mitsukoshimae Station Exit A6 on the Tokyo Metro

01: COREDO Muromachi Naka-dori St.

02: Fukutoku-Jinja Shrine

03: NINBEN NIHONBASHI HONTEN

04: NIHONBASHI Bridge

05: Nihonbashi Pleasure Cruise

06: Eitaro sohonpo

07: Pokémon Center TOKYO DX &
Pokémon Cafe

08: YAMAMOTOYAMA Fujie sabo

GOAL: Nihombashi Station Exit B4 on the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway

* The listed times are for reference only.

* Published content contains information as of December 2019. Business days, business hours, rates, etc. may be changed due to the circumstances of the place of publication. Please check with each publisher for the latest information.
* The listed times are for reference only.

START
Mitsukoshimae Station Exit A6 on the Tokyo Metro

A one-minute walk

01

COREDO Muromachi Naka-dori St.
Time required: About 5 minutes
In the commercial facility Coredo Muromachi, which exudes the feel of Edo, you will find Naka-dori St., the site of a series of traditional shops hanging noren curtains. The area is famous for not only shopping but also great spots for photos, and the andon lanterns give the area a rich elegance at night.
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A one-minute walk

02

Fukutoku-Jinja Shrine
Time required: About 10 minutes
People worshiped at the shrine more than a thousand years ago, before the area was even called Nihonbashi. When Nihonbashi was redeveloped, a new shrine was built and the previous one, which was used from the Showa Period through the Heisei Period, is enshrined there on the premise. The historical shrine was visited by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Edo Period.
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A one-minute walk

03

NINBEN NIHONBASHI HONTEN
Time required: About 30 minutes
This dried bonito specialty store opened in Nihonbashi in 1699. The pleasant smell of dashi (fish broth), permeates the store interior, and visitors will find various products, including the popular Kaori Aji Dashi, flaked seasoning rice sprinkles, and Tsuyu No Moto. At the attached Nihonbashi Dashi Bar, visitors can enjoy light dishes such as a cup of bonita soup.
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A six-minute walk

04

NIHONBASHI Bridge
Time required: About 10 minutes
Built by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1603, the bridge, a symbol of the Edo Period, was the starting point of the five main highways during the Edo Period. The current bridge was rebuilt in 1911, and is decorated with lion statues facing the four directions as if to protect the bridge, statues of the mythical beast kirin on both sides of the center of the bridge, and the Road Origin Marker of Japan, a zero milestone that indicates this is the start of Route 1.
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A one-minute walk

05

Nihonbashi Pleasure Cruise
Time required: About 60 minutes
We will now move to the pleasure cruise, which departs from the Nihonbashi Boarding Dock located at the foot of the bridge. The cruise lets you enjoy a stroll through Tokyo but from the water. You can enjoy true pleasures possible only by boat such as passing under the Nihonbashi and Edobashi bridges, the top bridges on Nihonbashi River. With the Tokyo Bay cruise, you can also view such Tokyo landmarks as the Rainbow Bridge. * Research support: Tokyo Bay Cruising, Ltd.
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A two-minute walk

06

Eitaro sohonpo
Time required: About 20 minutes
This long-established Japanese sweets store opened in 1818. As for the candy Eitaro ame, its most famous product, there are various flavors, including not only umeboshi (pickled ume plums), which are beloved by people bred and raised in Tokyo, but also black sugar, green tea, and black tea. The store is also known as the cradle of amanatto, and the main store is the only one that sells Amana Natto, which continues to be made using the traditional method.
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A seven-minute walk

07

Pokémon Center TOKYO DX & Pokémon Cafe
Time required: About 40 minutes
* With cafe use + around 90 minutes
If one includes the attached cafe, this official Pocket Monster shop is one of the largest ones in Japan. In the store, there are numerous Pokémon goods, including Tokyo DX only goods such as stuffed toy Pikachus dressed as firefighters. At the attached cafe, the cute Pokémon menus are a big hit.
* Reservations are required for the Pokémon Cafe. ©2019 Pokémon. ©1995-2019 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
ポケットモンスター・ポケモン・Pokémonは任天堂・クリーチャーズ・ゲームフリークの登録商標です。
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A three-minute walk

08

YAMAMOTOYAMA Fujie sabo
Time required: About 60 minutes
Sabo is a tea specialty shop established in 1690. Visitors can try tea brewed using teas carefully selected from throughout Japan with splendid looking Japanese sweets. The movements of the staff who pour the tea are refined, and the waiting time after placing the order has a special feel.
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A one-minute walk

GOAL
Nihombashi Station Exit B4 on the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway

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