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Nihonbashi
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Nihonbashi Bridge

Nihonbashi (“ú–{‹´), literally meaning "Japan Bridge", is a city district of Tokyo, just north of Ginza and northeast of Marunouchi and Tokyo Station. The bridge, after which the district is named, has been the mile zero marker for Japan's national highway network since the early Edo Period.

Formerly a wooden bridge, the Nihonbashi was reconstructed in stone during the Meiji Period, and was covered by an expressway in the 1960s. You can cross a partial 1:1 replica of the original wooden bridge in the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku.

Mitsukoshi Department Store

As the "center of Japan", the Nihonbashi district has enjoyed much commercial prosperity over the centuries. In the 1600s, the Mitsui family chose it as the site for their Edo branch of Echigoya, a highly successful wholesale business and predecessor of Japan's first Western style department store. The store exists nowadays as Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, the Mitsukoshi company's flagship store.

A few other shopping complexes in the area are capitalizing on Nihonbashi's commercial heritage, including two stylish Coredo shopping complexes that offer visitors a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options. The Coredo Nihonbashi location was opened in 2004 and is located just south of the bridge, while Coredo Muromachi was opened across from the Mitsukoshi in 2010.

Shopping and Dining

Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi
Shops: 10:00 to 19:00 (first floor and basement until 20:00, except on Sundays and national holidays)
Restaurants: 10:00 to 22:00
Closed: No closing days
The construction of Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi's seven story main building was completed in 1935, and the Tokyo Metropolitan designated it a "historic structure" in 1999. There is an adjacent 10 story annex building that has direct connection on a few floors. It is possible to spend an entire day shopping here, and many shops are decidedly high end.

Coredo Nihonbashi
Shops: 11:00 to 21:00
Restaurants: 11:00 to 23:00
Everything closes one hour earlier on Sundays and national holidays
Closed: January 1
Located just beside Nihonbashi Subway Station, Coredo Nihonbashi's approximately 50 shops and restaurants are spread across the lower five floors of a larger building. Prices are more moderate than at Mitsukoshi, and the restaurant floor offers quite a few international cuisines. The basement has one of central Tokyo's few regular supermarkets.

Coredo Muromachi
Shops: 10:00 to 20:00
Restaurants: 11:00 to 23:00
Closed: January 1
Located just across the street from the Mitsukoshi department store, Coredo Muromachi is a five floor shopping complex that was opened in 2010, a few years after Coredo Nihonbashi. There are almost 20 restaurants and seven shops, some of which deal in traditional Japanese goods and foods such as knives and dried bonito.

Museums

Mitsui Memorial Museum
10:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a national holiday)
Admission: 1000 yen (or 1200 yen for special exhibition)
The museum has elegant exhibition galleries in which objects are displayed from the art collection of the Mitsui family, the same family that opened the nearby Mitsukoshi department store. The museum was opened in 2005 and has regularly changing themed exhibitions and a reconstruction of a teahouse. It is located in the Mitsui Tower complex.

Currency Museum
9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Closed: Mondays, national holiday, December 29 to January 4
Admission: Free
English: Moderate
Located in an annex building across the street from the Bank of Japan, the museum was opened in 1982 to commemorate the bank's centenary. A detailed history of currency in Japan is displayed, and there are plenty of interesting historical coins and bills on display.

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How to get there
Nihonbashi Station on the Ginza, Tozai and Asakusa Subway Lines or Mitsukoshimae Station on the Hanzomon and Ginza Subway Lines bring you into the very center of the Nihonbashi district. Nihonbashi can also be accessed in a 5-10 minute walk from the Nihonbashi Exit of Tokyo Station.

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Hotels and Ryokan
The Tokyo Station area is obviously a very convenient place to stay. Thanks to its central location, it is a convenient base to explore the entire city and offers easy access to/from Narita Airport. As the terminal station of multiple shinkansen lines, it also is the perfect base for long distance day trips. Several four and five star hotels are located adjacent to or in the close vicinity of the station, but low budget options are not available.

Read more in our Tokyo Hotel Guide

Recommended Hotels around Tokyo Station - with lowest rates by selected hotel reservation websites
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By many considered Tokyo's finest hotel.
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from $303 (1 person)
from $363 (2 persons)
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Adjacent to Tokyo Station, this is the city's most conveniently located 5-star hotel.
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from $576 (2 persons)
The Peninsula Tokyo
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English Links
Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi
Official English website.
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Official English website.
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Japanese Links
Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi
Official website.
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Official website of Coredo Nihonbashi and Coredo Muromachi.
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