Ningyocho Area

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Ningyocho neighborhood with various faces
An area where you can get a glimpse of various history depending on the town

The cities of this area have their faces. Many puppeteers lived in Ningyocho, a town for the common people where Nakamuraza and Ichimuraza were located, and wholesalers developed near the important highways, Bakurocho and Yokoyamacho. Speaking of "Hamacho / Hisamatsucho", it is known as a town with Meijiza, where chic sisters came and went, but this area was a place with many Samurai residence. "Kodemmacho / O Temmacho" lived many people who served as horses carrying luggage on the back of horses. "Higashinihombashi" is a town that integrates town names such as Yakenbori-cho, Muramatsucho, Yanokura-cho, Tachibanacho, etc. in the area such as Ryogokubashi and Yanagibashi, and locals still call each other by old town names. The area around Kofune-cho, Hori Tomecho, Tomizawa-cho is rich in the Horidome River where merchants carry goods, and Kakigara-cho, which used to be the seaside, was an area where daimyo residences and flagship residences were lined up. Koamicho still has shops that have been operating for more than 200 years, and Nakasu, once bustling with Okawa fireworks, and Hakozakicho, a samurai area, are commercial and industrial towns. It is known as the "Bank of Japan's founding place" for the Japanese financial institution, which developed and opened in 1882 (1882).

  • Nihonbashikodenmacho

    It is derived from the fact that in 1606 (1606), the horse government office in Edo Castle was located here. It is a place that has been coming and going along the Oshu Highway before entering Ieyasu. In Jisshi Park, a bell of Kokumachi that informs Edo citizens of the time is preserved.

  • Nihonbashiodenmacho

    Similar to Kodemmacho, among the tenma government offices that were relocated outside Edo Castle in 1606 (1606), a tenma government office that connects the city of Edo to suburban post offices was located here, and became Dai Temmacho. The former 2-chome was once called Togo-cho, and the imperial envoy dispatched to the festival of Nikko Toshogu Shrine used this place as a place to stay.

  • Nihonbashikobunacho

    At the time of the town split in 1603 (1603), it was called Shimo-Funamachi, but in 1720 (1720), it was changed to Kofunemachi to the west side of Ofunemachi. In the past, the Nishibori Toru River passed here, and banks were lined up on both banks, and unloading activities were actively carried out as part of Edo Minato, and many wholesalers lined up.

  • Nihonbashihoridomecho

    It is the name of the town born from the fact that the digging was stopped here. Hori Tomecho has been a shopping district and wholesale district in the Nihonbashi area since ancient times, almost the same as before the house display. Sugimori Shrine, which was famous for the lottery, is also located in this area.

  • Nihonbashitomizawacho

    Around the Keicho era, the land was provided to Tobizawa Jinnai, who was ordered to crack down on thieves in Edo, and was originally called Tobi Sawacho, but later changed to Tomisawacho.

  • Nihonbashiningyocho

    This town has a puppet show and a Joruri playhouse, where Ichimura and Nakamura prospered, many puppeteers lived, and shops that make and sell dolls were lined up, so what was commonly called Ningyocho was officially named after land readjustment after the earthquake.

  • Nihonbashikakigaracho

    In the past, it seemed to be a beach where oyster shells were deposited, and the name of the town is said to be due to the use of oyster shells on the roof of the house, and the craftsmen who handled the shell lived there. In the Meiji era, a rice grain exchange was established, and it is known as a town with many soy sauce, sugar wholesalers, and Seto wholesalers. "Setonoichi", organized by nearly 30 ceramic specialty stores, is now an annual event.

  • Nihonbashihakozakicho

    The origin of the town name is not clear, and it is said that it took the name of Chikushi Hakozaki (Fukuoka Prefecture) and that there was Hakoike (or Hakozaki Pond) in the past. Originally, this area was an island that was built southeast of Kakigara-cho, all of which were samurai areas.

  • Nihonbashikoamicho

    It is said that the origin of the town name is related to the name of Koami Shrine, but it is not clear. Koamicho was developed as a fishing village before the early modern era, and since the middle of the Edo period, there have been many shipping wholesalers, and since the Meiji era, it has been known that there are many rowing companies.

  • Nihonbashibakurocho

    In the past, it was called Bakuromachi because Hakuro, a horse-trading company, lived in this area, but during the Masayasu period (1644-1648), it was changed to Bakurocho. During the Edo period, it was known as a town of Hatagoya, and there were 42 guesthouses in Bakurocho alone.

  • Nihonbahyokoyamacho

    The name of Yokoyama is a place name that existed before Ieyasu Tokugawa entered the castle in 1590 (1590), and it is said that the name was caused by a person named Yokoyama who created the town. It is a booth textile wholesaler district that forms the center of Tokyo commerce together with Bakurocho.

  • Higashinihombashi

    It is the name of the town born by the display of houses in 1971 (1971). Yonezawa-cho 3-chome, Wakamatsucho, Yakenbori-cho, Yanokura-cho, and Muramatsucho were Higashi-Nihonbashi 1-chome, Ryogoku was 2-chome, and Tachibanacho was 3-chome. This area is one of the early towns in Edo, where the old wholesale district and shopping district are united, centering on Hirokoji Ryogoku, and it is a town opened early in Edo.

  • Nihonbashihisamatsucho

    In 1683 (1683), the site of Honda Buzen Moriya-shiki in Muramatsucho was called Hisamatsucho as one town. The origin of the town name Hisamatsu is not clear. There are Hisamatsu Elementary School and Hisamatsu Police Station since the Meiji era.

  • Nihonbashihamacho

    In the past, it was said that the nickname of Hamacho was born because it left the remnants of the beach, and it seems that it became the town name. There is Hamacho Park, which occupies a vast area, and it is a place for residents to stroll and relax.

  • Nihonbashinakasu

    The origin of the town name is not clear, but it seems that this name was born because it was a valley where Ogi grew in an urban area that had been built across the waterway to Okawa (Sumida River). During the Meiji era, the small theater "Masago-za" opened here, forming Kohanayanagi-gai centered on the theater.

Pick up sightseeing spots and popularity! Featuring Tourist Attractions and Popular Spots!

  • Yago: Ruins of Juzaburo Tsutaya 'Koshodo'

    Edo's leading publisher who published works by playwrights and painters

  • Yago: The Bell of Time, Kokumachi

    The sound of the bell that informed the people of Edo city (Designated Cultural Property, capital)

  • Yago: Ryogoku Hirokoji Monument

    ★ Fire-cutting areas established based on the lessons learned from the Great Fire of the Meiryaku era

  • Yago: Ningyocho-dori St. and amazake Yokocho

    Discover a heartbreaking discovery in Ningyocho, a city where Edo sentiment and modern converge.

  • Yago: Suitengu Shrine

    God who benefits for safe delivery, water shortage, and water sales

  • Yago: Suehiro-jinja Shrine

    Shrines that have gained a strong religion since the time of Moto Yoshihara

  • Yago: Sugimori Shrine

    A stone monument commemorating the success of the lottery is located in the precincts (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward)

  • Yago: Shinohashi Earthquake Evacuation Monument

    "Human Assistance Bridge" (Tangible Cultural Property inhabitant of a ward) that saved many lives during the earthquake

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