, or
Nihombashi, is a business district of
Chuo,
Tokyo,
Japan which grew up around the
bridge of the same name which 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 was 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
Akihabara to the north and the
Sumida River to the east.
Otemachi is to the west and
Yaesu and
Ginza to the south.