Bridge
Nihonbashi Bridge
- Hours
- Visitor hours are not listed; this is an outdoor city bridge.
- How to visit
- The bridge can be viewed from the street; there is no interior visitor area. The nearest station is Nihombashi on the Ginza and Tozai lines.
- Hours
- Free entry
- Hours
- Good with children
- Hours
- About 10–30 min
Why it is worth the detour
First built in 1603, this bridge marked the starting point of the Five Highways and remains Japan's official road-distance zero point.
Nihonbashi Bridge, originally built in 1603, marks the starting point of Japan's Five Highways and remains the country's official road-distance zero point. The current stone bridge, dating from 1911, stands as a symbol of Tokyo's historical and modern evolution.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
1.6 km
Tsukiji Honganji Temple
Chuta Ito's 1934 temple blends Buddhist functions with an extraordinary facade inspired by ancient Indian architecture.
1.7 km
Tsukishima Monja Street
About 70 restaurants on one street serving monjayaki, the runny Tokyo cousin of okonomiyaki, cooked on the table griddle.
1.8 km
Sukiyabashi Bridge Monument
This small monument recalls the bridge that carried travelers across Edo Castle's outer moat at the entrance to Ginza. The moat was filled and Sukiyabashi removed in 1958, turning a waterside gateway famous from the radio drama and film Kimi no Na wa into an ordinary patch of city ground.
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Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.