Nihonbashi / Japan Road Mark

Nihonbashi was built for the first time in 1603 (1603), and the following year it became the starting point of the Gokaido, a symbol of the prosperity of Edo, the center of Japan. Since the beginning of the Meiji era, the center of this bridge has been designated as the starting point of the national highway, and the copper plate of the "Japan Road Sign" is still embedded in the center of the bridge. The current bridge is a two-piece stone arch bridge completed in 1911. In addition, there is a monument of "Nihonbashi Originki" in "Hana no Hiroba" on the west side of Minamizume, where there was a high billboard where prohibitions and public notices were posted during the Edo period.