Zero Milestone In Japan

This is the center of the roads reaching out to everywhere in Japan. Back in the Edo period, people gathered here and left for their destination from here. Very historic place.

This small park on the North West corner of Nihonbashi has a reproduction of the zero marker in the middle of the bridge in the middle of the road. All distances in Japan were measured from the 日本国道路元標 marker.

Interesting location in center of Nihonbashi (Tokyo's equivalent of midtown NY). Literally the central address for the entire country.

The centre point of Japan. Too bad that it is surrounded by steel and concrete!

Very interesting spot for anyone at least marginally interested in the history of Tokyo. Best visited early in the morning.