Oct 26, 2018

Nihonbashi / Mitsukoshimae, Tokyo


Once upon a time, All roads in Japan led to Nihonbashi Bridge.

This is a Guard Dog which protect Tokyo to built on Nihonbashi Bridge as gateway of Tokyo.

This is a giraffe, not a Dragon. Japanese people long ago never seen a giraffe. so they wrote a giraffe imaginatively like this. Giraffe means prosperity.

You can see a automobile viaduct on the Nihonbashi Bridge that was built as development for Tokyo Olympic games in 1964. However, this situation impairing appearance of Nihonbashi bridge, so that automobile viaduct on the Nihonbashi Bridge will be removed and relocated underground of Nihonbashi bridge. It is said that construction costs will be 100 billion dollars.

Nihonbashi is a old town of Tokyo, Most goods to be collected via land routes and waterways.

The Bank of Japan. The currency which manufactured at Mint all over Japan brought into there and delivered to consumer.

Mitsukoshi which established in 1673 is well known as Japan's first Department store. It is said that you are able to pass an entrance exam when you mount on
that lion.

Inside of building, like that.

Mitsui Main Building was built in 1929.

Please come to Nihonbashi that still remained Old Town atmosphere.

Access:
Subway Mitsukoshimae station B5 Exit.


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