Nihonbashi Bridge

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bridge cultural heritage site stone arch bridge

Nihonbashi Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in central Tokyo that has long served as Japan’s traditional kilometer zero and a key commercial and cultural landmark.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Nihonbashi Bridge canonical	5
Nihonbashi bridge	3
Ryōgoku Bridge	1
日本橋	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ
appearsIn	ukiyo-e prints by Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ
city	Tokyo ⓘ
coordinates	35.6847°N 139.7744°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
crosses	Nihonbashi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	symbol of Edo-period commerce ⓘ
currentStructureCompleted	1911 ⓘ
designer	Tsumaki Yorinaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuredIn	classic Japanese literature and travel diaries ⓘ
hasCampaign	local movement to uncover the bridge by relocating the expressway ⓘ
hasFeature	bronze lion statues ⓘ decorative lampposts ⓘ kilometer zero marker of Japan ⓘ ornamental stone balustrades ⓘ
hasFunction	road bridge ⓘ
hasPlaque	marker indicating Japan’s road origin point ⓘ
hasRestoration	20th century preservation and repair works ⓘ
hasRole	commercial landmark ⓘ cultural landmark ⓘ kilometer zero of Japan ⓘ traditional starting point of Japan’s national highway network ⓘ
hasTraffic	motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ
heritageStatus	designated Important Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key node of the Edo-period Gokaido highway system ⓘ traditional center of Edo and later Tokyo ⓘ
locatedIn	Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Tokyo Metropolitan Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Nihonbashi district NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning	Bridge of Japan ⓘ
near	Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi main store NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfSpans	2 ⓘ
originalConstructionMaterial	wood ⓘ
originalConstructionPeriod	early Edo period ⓘ
rebuiltAsStone	1911 ⓘ
region	Kanto region NERFINISHED ⓘ
situatedBelow	Shuto Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ
structureType	arch bridge ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
wasStartingPointOf	Nakasendo road NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokaido road NERFINISHED ⓘ other Edo-period Gokaido highways ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bank of Japan Head Office Building → near → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

Ryōgoku → hasLandmark → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ryōgoku Bridge

Nihonbashi → namedAfter → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

Nihonbashi → hasPart → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

Nihonbashi → hasLandmark → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

Chūō, Tokyo → hasLandmark → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

Nihombashi district → namedAfter → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nihonbashi bridge

Nihombashi district → hasPart → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nihonbashi bridge

Nihombashi district → hasLandmark → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nihonbashi bridge

Nihombashi district → hasOfficialNameInJapanese → Nihonbashi Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: 日本橋