Japan: The bronze 'Kilometre Zero' marker in the middle of Japan's Nihonbashi Bridge from which all road distances in Japan are measured

Nihonbashi (日本橋, literally 'Japan Bridge'), or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, 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, and the current bridge made of stone 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. Ōtemachi is to the west and Yaesu and Ginza to the south.

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