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is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, which sprung up around the bridge of the same name that has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The current bridge, designed by Tsumaki Yorinaka and constructed of stone on a steel frame, dates from 1911. The district covers a large area to the north and east of the bridge, reaching Kanda to the north and the Sumida River to the east. Ōtemachi and Yaesu are to the west and Kyobashi to the south.

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Settlement.official_name
Nihonbashi
Settlement.native_name
日本橋
Settlement.native_name_lang
ja
Settlement.settlement_type
Central business district
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe wikidata
yes
Settlement.population_total
341
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code
100-0013

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Nihonbashi, Tokyo
native label
日本橋
postal code
103-0027
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  • History
  • Places in Nihonbashi
  • Companies based in Nihonbashi
  • Organizations based in Nihonbashi
  • Railway and subway stations
  • Subway stations
  • Railway stations
  • Education
  • Neighboring post towns
  • Photo gallery
  • Notes
  • References
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is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, which sprung up around the bridge of the same name that has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The current bridge, designed by Tsumaki Yorinaka and constructed of stone on a steel frame, dates from 1911. The district covers a large area to the north and east of the bridge, reaching Kanda to the north and the Sumida River to the east. Ōtemachi and Yaesu are to the west and Kyobashi to the south.

Nihonbashi, together with Kyobashi and Kanda, is the core of Shitamachi, the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo, before the rise of newer secondary centers such as Shinjuku and Shibuya.

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