Well of the famous water Shirakiya (not available due to construction at present)

Tokyu Department Store (closed in January 1994), located at the corner of Nihonbashi Intersection, was named Shirakiya until 1958. Shirakiya was founded by Omi merchant Hikotaro Omura. At a large kimono shop that is side by side with Echigo-ya, the water of the well dug by Hikotaro, the second generation, who invested his private property, was widely called `` Shiraki Meisui '' by Shimizu enough to be dedicated to the Shoguns and various daimyo. Was. At present, Shiraki Meisui has disappeared, but there is a monument as a historic site designated by Tokyo. (The tour is not possible because it is currently under construction.)