Nihonbashi-Japan Road Signpost

Nihonbashi was first built in 1603 (1603), and in the following year it became the starting point of the Gokaido Road, 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 Original Signpost" is still embedded in the center of the bridge. The current bridge is a two-way stone arch bridge completed in 1911. In addition, in the Edo period, there is a monument of "Nihonbashi Originki" on the west side of Minamizume where there was a high billboard where prohibitions and public notices were posted.