Shrine
Nihonbashi Hie
Chuo•568m(7 min walk)
Nihonbashi
日本橋Chuo, Tokyo
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Nihonbashi is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, that grew up around the bridge of the same name. The bridge has crossed the Nihonbashi River since the 17th century, when the first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The current stone bridge, designed by Tsumaki Yorinaka, dates from 1911.
In Edo times the bridge was the starting point of the Tōkaidō and Nakasendō roads, and Japan's Kilometre Zero marker stands here, so the Tokyo distances on highway signs are measured to this bridge. The district was a merchant center where the Mitsui family developed the Mitsukoshi department store. It later became Japan's leading financial district, home to the Bank of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Scars from an incendiary bomb of 1945 remain in the bridge's stone, and an expressway built over it before the 1964 Olympics blocks the old view of Mount Fuji.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Nihonbashi that give goshuin, closest first.
Shrine
Koami Jinja
Chuo•741m(9 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Shrine
Takarada Ebisu
Chuo•921m(12 min walk)
Shrine
Suginomori Jinja
Chuo•967m(12 min walk)
Shrine
Chanoki Jinja
Chuo•1.0km(13 min walk)
Shrine
Suitengu
Chuo•1.1km(14 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Suehiro Jinja
Chuo•1.2km(15 min walk)
Shrine
Matsushima Jinja
Chuo•1.2km(15 min walk)
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
90 minutes
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