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Published by Tokyo Chuo City Tourism AssociationChuo City Office 7F, 1-1-1, Tsukiji Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Phone 03-3546-6525Published March 2012

http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp

Map of Japan FirstsThis is Chuo City, the birthplace of Edo culture. A crossroads between East and West during the Meiji Era, Chuo has con-tinually set the pace for modern Japan. Walk the byways of the city today and follow in the footsteps of history.

Chuo City

～Commerce and Craftsmanship～(A) What's there now (B) Landmark year (C) Address

(B) 1900 (C) Near Ginza 1-chome Koban Police Box◆The sign on the door says "automatic telephone." The unique shape of the hexagonal booth resembled a lighthouse.

First Public Phone Booth

(A) Ginza Tanizawa (B) 1874 (C) 1-7-6 Ginza ◆Teizo Tanizawa coined the kanji character for bag appearing on his store sign. After Emperor Meiji noticed it while traveling through Ginza, it soon came into wide use.

Kanji Character for "Bag" Coined

(A) Monument (B) 1612 (C) 2-7 Ginza◆The name "Ginza" is derived from the word for the silver-coin mint established by the Edo government after it was moved here from Sunbu Castle.

Birthplace of Ginza: Former Site of Edo Government Mint

Cafeteria-Style Large Restaurant and Tourist Bureau in a Department Store

(A) Yamatoya's Main Store(B) 1876 (C) 6-78 Ginza◆Japan's first shirt store opened on Benten Street, in Yokohama's Kannai section in 1876. Located near the port of Yokohama, the business thrived serving a mostly foreign clientele. Destroyed by World War II air raids, it was reopened in Ginza in 1953.

（A）Ginza Matsuya （B）1925 （C）3-6-1 Ginza◆When Ginza Matsuya opened, a large cafeteria-style restaurant (customers individually select food and drink to put on their plates and pay money at the end) and a tourist bureau (tourist and sightseeing information office) were installed in the store for the first time in the department store industry.

Japan's First Shirt Store

(A) Kurosawa (B) 1901 (C) 6-9-2 Ginza◆In 1901 Teiji Kurosawa founded the Kurosawa Shoten typewriter manufacturing company in Kyobashi's Yazaemon-machi (currently Ginza 4-chome).

Japan's First Company to Import, Sell and Produce Typewriters

(A) Monument (B) 1878 (C) 6-17 Ginza◆TCCI, Japan's first chamber of commerce, was established here on March 12, 1878.

Original Site of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(A) Shiseido (B) 1888 (C) 7-5-5 Ginza◆Japan's first toothpaste was sold here under the brand name of Fukuhara Sanitary Toothpaste. Users scraped the solid bar soap-like product with a wetted toothbrush. Until its release, tooth powder had been the only dental care product available in Japan.

First Toothpaste Sold in Japan

(A) Shiseido (B) 1872 (C) 7-5-5 Ginza　◆The first of its kind, this Western pharmacy opened in 1872, a time when Chinese herbal medicine was the mainstream.

Birthplace of Western Pharmacy

(A) Ginza Lion (B) 1934 (C) 7-9-20 Ginza◆In 1899, the Japan Beer Brewery Company, the predecessor of Sapporo Beer, opened the Ebisu Beer Hall in Ginza (near the then newly built Shinbashi Bridge). It was Japan's first beer hall and the birthplace of the Ginza Lion.

Oldest Existing Beer Hall in Japan

(A) Monument (B) 1876 (C) 8-20-26 Ginza◆This is the former site of the glass testing laboratory operated by the engineering ministry's telegraph division. The lab conducted electrical tests on glass used for telegraphy. The concept of materials testing began here.

Site of Japan's First Product Testing Center

(A) Held on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays (B)1970 (C) Ginza-dori Avenue 1-chome through 8-chome◆The street was c losed to vehicles originally to ease traffic congestion and minimize air pollution.

The original "Pedestrian Paradise"

(A) Ginza-dori Avenue (B) 1874 (C) Ginza-dori Avenue◆Razed in the great fire of 1872, Ginza emerged from the ashes 5 years later with modern city streets lined by Western-style brick buildings. The newly built Ginza-dori Avenue boasted Japan's first sidewalks.

First Sidewalks

(A) Currently in operation (B) 1927 (C) Ginza Line◆The subway line opened on December 30, 1927, operating services between Asakusa and Ueno (2.2 km). The line was extended to Shinbashi in 1934.

First Subway Line in Japan

(A) Monument (B) 1870 (C) 3-20-10 Irifune◆The Isekatsu Shoe Factory, established by Katsuzo Nishimura, was the first shoe factory in Japan. Located in Irifunecho, it was built adjacent to a residential area designated exclusively for foreigners.

Birthplace of Japan's Shoemaking Industry

(A) Monument (B) 1867 (C) Near 14-19 Akashicho(In front of the entrance to the Japanese restaurant, Jisaku)◆The Edo government designated Tokyo's Tsukiji Teppozu area (currently Akashicho) as a residential area for foreigners and opened a customs office here.

Original Location of Tokyo Customs Office

(A) Mitsukoshi Department Store's Nihonbashi Main Store (B) 1904 (C) 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi ◆Japan's first department store, Mitsukoshi Gofukuten (currently Mitsukoshi Department Store's Nihonbashi Main Store), was opened here.

Birthplace of the Japanese Department Store

(A) Mitsukoshi Department Store's Nihonbashi Main Store (B) 1914 (C) 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi ◆Japan's first escalator and elevator with automatic doors were installed here when the department store underwent a partial renovation. The wooden escalator installed in the department store, which had tatami mat floors then, was about 60 cm wide.

First Escalator and Elevator with Automatic Doors

(A) Sembikiya Sohonten (B) 1877(C) Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, 2-1-2 Nihonbashi Muromachi◆Daijiro Oshima, the grandson of Sembikiya's founder, started up a fruit retail business with an eye to improving the quality of domestic fruit by importing fruits and seeds from overseas.

Japan's First Fruit Shop

(A) Ninben Main Store (B) ca.1830 (C) 2-3-1 N ihonbash i Muromach i ◆The s i x th generation owner, Ihei Takatsu, started selling gift certificates for dried bonito.

First Store to Issue Gift Certificates

▲First gift certificate in Japan (made of silver)

(A) Murata Gankyoho (B) 1872 (C) 3-3-3 Nihonbashi Muromachi◆Chobei Murata, an eleventh generation eyeglass maker, harnessed his inherited eyeglass-making skil ls to open the f i rst store specializing in eyeglasses.

Japan's First Eyeglass Store

(A) Monument (B) 1880 (C) 8-1 Nihonbashi Kobunacho◆This is where Yasuda Bank, one of the former zaibatsu banks, was first headquartered. Following WWII the zaibatsu was dissolved and the bank renamed the Fuji Bank.

Site of the first Fuji Bank (Now Mizuho Bank)

(A) Relocated/Monument (B) 1882 (C) 19 Nihonbashi Hakozakicho◆The BOJ was moved to its current location at Nihonbashi Hongokucho in 1896.

Original Site of the Bank of Japan (BOJ)

(A) Restored (B) 1870 (C) Foot of Nihonbashi bridge◆The first rickshaw was invented by Yosuke Izumi along with two others. Today you can catch a rickshaw in front of the Royal Park Hotel.

Birthplace of the Rickshaw

(A) COREDO Nihonbashi (B) 1946 (C) 1-4-1 Nihonbashi◆Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita established Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo on the third floor of the Shirokiya department store building in Nihonbashi. The vacuum tube voltmeters maker later became Sony.

Original Site of Sony

(A) Nihonbashi Nishikawa (B) 1626 (C) 1-5-3 Nihonbashi◆The green, red-trimmed mosquito netting designed by Jingoro Nishikawa, a second generation bedding business owner, was very popular.

First Store to Sell Green Mosquito Net

(A) Maruzen (B) 1869 (C) 2-3-10 Nihonbashi◆Maruzen is known as Japan's first joint stock company. The company broke away from the conventional hereditary management system to build an organization jointly operated by shareholders and employees.

First Joint Stock Company in Japan

(A) Maruzen (B) 1876 (C) 2-3-10 Nihonbashi◆Maruzen was the exclusive distributor of products made by Shinsui-sha (literally: "The New Flint Rock Company"), Japan's first match manufacturer founded by Makoto Shimizu.

Exclusive Distributor of First Domestically Produced Matches

First Company PR Magazine

(A) Maruzen (B) 1884 (C) 2-3-10 Nihonbashi◆Maruzen was the first to import stylographic pens to Japan. These pens were often called "mankichifude" or "mansanfude," after the name of the Maruzen's sales rep who eagerly marketed them. This is believed to be the reason why these pens are called "mannenfude" or "mannenhitsu" today.

First Importer of Fountain Pens

(A) Takashimaya Tokyo Store (B) 1963 (C) 2-4-1 Nihonbashi◆Takashimaya was the first in Japan to have a rooftop parking lot.

(A)Tokyo Stock Exchange（B）1878（C）2-1 Nihonbashi Kabuto-choThe Tokyo Stock Exchange was established as the Japan’ s first public stock exchange organization. Later, the organization changed its name to Nippon Shoken Torihikijo (Japanese Stock Exchange), and served as the principal office of the organization. The Nippon Shoken Torihikijo was dissolved in 1947, and started transaction as Tokyo Shoken Torihikijo in May 1949. It closed in May 2000 to re-open as “Tosho Arrows” to introduce advanced systematization by computer.

First Department Store Rooftop Parking Lot

Tokyo Stock Exchange (Kabushiki Torihikijo; currently Tokyo Shoken Torihikijo）

(A) Mizuho Bank/monument (B) 1873 (C) 4-3 Nihonbashi Kabutocho◆Japan's first national bank was built here in 1873. Eiichi Shibusawa served as its first president.

Site of Japan's First Bank, the First National Bank

Japan's First Private Western-style Shipyard Former Site of Ishikawajima Shipyard

(A) Monument (B) 1853 (C) Area around 2-1 Tsukuda◆In 1853, the year Commodore Perry arrived in Japan, the Mito domain was appointed by the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate to build a shipyard on Ishikawajima. After the Shogunate collapsed, the shipyard was turned into a private Western-style shipyard by Tomiji Hirano in 1876.

～Culture, People and Schools～

◆Motojiro Kida, the second generation owner of Rengatei, came up with a recipe for deep frying pork with vegetable oil to meet the tastes of Japanese customers. Rengatei was the first restaurant to serve fried pork cutlet over shredded cabbage with rice on a plate. He also invented ebifurai (deep-fried shrimp) and omuraisu (rice omelet).

Birthplace of Tonkatsu (Fried Pork Cutlet)

(A) Ginza Rengatei (B) 1899 (C) 3-5-16 Ginza

(A) Grill Swiss (B) 1948 (C) 3-5-16 Ginza◆The restaurant served the dish for the first time in 1948 at the request of a regular customer.

Birthplace of Katsu Kare (Fried Pork Cutlet with Curry Sauce)

(A) Kimuraya Sohonten (B) 1874 (C) 4-5-7 Ginza◆Eisaburo Kimura, son of Kimuraya founder, Yasubei Kimura, developed a bread making process using malted rice as a leavener. Using this technique, he made anpan, a sweet pastry bun with a red bean paste filling.

Birthplace of Anpan, Japan's Number One Sweet Bun

(A) Ginza Sembikiya (B) 1890 (C) 5-5-1 Ginza◆Sembikiya opened the first fruit parlor in Japan in 1890. The restaurant served fruit punch for the first time in Japan in 1923.

First "Fruit Parlor" in Japan

(A) Ginza Wakamatsu (B) 1930 (C) 5-8-20 Ginza◆Hanjiro Mori, the second generation owner of Ginza Wakamatsu, was the first to serve mitsumame (a typical Japanese dessert) with anko (sweet red bean paste).

Birthplace of Anmitsu

(A) Kyubey(B) 1936 (C) 8-7-6 Ginza◆The sushi restaurant was a favorite of potter, Rosanjin Kitaoji. One day he asked the chef to make sushi with salmon roe. This was the origin of ikura maki. The restaurant was also the first to serve gunkanmaki ("battleship roll").

Birthplace of Sea Urchin and Salmon Roe Sushi

(A) Shiseido Parlor (B) 1902 (C) 8-8-3 Ginza◆Japan's first soda fountain, serving soda and ice cream, was opened in the Shiseido Pharmacy. Known today as the Shiseido Parlor, the soda fountain was well loved by hipsters known at the time as "mobo" and "moga" (short for modern boys and girls) as well as geishas working in the Shinbashi area.

First Soda Fountain in Japan

(A) Shiose Sohonke (B) 1349 (C) 7-14 Akashicho◆Manju was first brought to Japan by a Chinese man named Rin Join, in 1349. He lived in Nara and served manju filled with sweet azuki bean paste to Buddhist priests who were not allowed to eat meat. The manju cakes were a big hit with everyone at the time and the rest is history.

Birthplace of Manju Cakes with Sweet Bean Paste Filling

(A) Tamazushi (B) 1971 (C) 1-9-4 Tsukiji◆Temaki (hand roll) sushi was invented by a sushi chef at Tamazushi, a sushi restaurant in Tsukiji. He rolled the nori-wrapped sushi into a cone shape to make it easier to eat.

First Restaurant to Serve Temaki Sushi

(A) Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store (B) 1930 (C) 1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi◆The okosama lunch (or kid's platter) was invented by Taro Ando, then general manager of the restaurant division at Mitsukoshi Department Store's main outlet in Nihonbashi.

Birthplace of Okosama Lunch

Birthplace of Flavored Nori

(A) Yamamoto Noriten (B) 1869(C) 1-6-3 Nihonbashi Muromachi◆Flavored nor i was invented by Yamamoto Noriten's second generation owner, Tokujiro Yamamoto, for Emperor Meiji to bring as a souvenir from Tokyo when he traveled to Kyoto.

(A) Muromachi Sunaba (B) ca. 1945(C) 4-1-13 Nihonbashi Muromachi◆This soba noodle res taurant invented "tenzaru," soba noodles made from the finest buckwheat flour (or sarashina-ko) and eggs served with tempura. It was the first restaurant to serve cold soba noodles with a dipping sauce so that customers could enjoy the usually hot dish in summer.

Birthplace of Tenzaru and Tenmori

(A) Nihonbashi Benmatsu Souhonten(B) 1850 (C) 2-4-12 Nihonbashi Honcho◆The idea for bento (boxed lunch to go) began in a restaurant catering to busy workers from the nearby fish market. That restaurant eventually became Benmatsu.

The Original Bento Shop

(A) Tamahide (B) 1891 (C) 1-17-10 Nihonbashi Ningyocho◆Tetsuemon Yamada , a butcher s k i l l ed in performing the ritual slaughter of chickens for the shogun, opened a restaurant special iz ing in shamo-nabe (a one-pot simmered chicken dish) in 1760. People would enjoy finishing off the simmering broth after pouring raw egg over it. This gave him the idea for the now renowned Japanese dish called oyakodon (or chicken and egg rice bowl).

Birthplace of Oyakodon

Birthplace of Shinoda Inarizushi

(A) Ningyocho Shinodazushi Sohonten(B) 1877 (C) 2-10-10 Nihonbashi Ningyocho◆The sushi restaurant's first owner made a unique sty le of inar izushi (fried tofu filled with sushi rice) and named i t Sh inoda a f te r a Kabuk i story.

(A) Eitaro Sohonpo (B) 1857 (C) 1-2-5 Nihonbashi◆Amanatto is Japanese confectionery invented by Eitaro's original owner, Yasubei Hosoda, in 1857. He made candied beans using a variety of red azuki beans called kintoki, which were inexpensive at the time. He named it amana-natto, a pun on the popular Hamana-natto brand from the Lake Hamana area . Over t ime amana-natto was shortened to the easier-to-say "amanatto."

Birthplace of Amanatto

(A) Maruzen (B) 1954 (C) 2-3-10 Nihonbashi◆The dish is said to be named for Yuteki Hayashi, the founder of Maruzen. Hayashi would often serve this dish to his friends who dubbed it "Hayashi Rice." When Maruzen opened its Nihonbashi store in 1954, the dish was placed on the menu.

Birthplace of Hayashi Rice

(A) Yamamotoyama Main Store (B) 1738 (C) 2-5-2 Nihonbashi◆In 1738 Soshichiro Nagatani, a merchant from Kyoto's Uji area, successfully developed sencha, an unfermented form of green tea. After giving the tea high marks for its exquisite flavor, Kahei Yamamoto successfully marketed it as "the world's finest tea," paving the way to its widespread popularity.

The Store that Made Uji Sencha Green Tea Popular

(A ) Yamamotoyama Ma in S to re (B ) 1835 (C ) 2 -5 -2 NihonbashiKahei-tokuo Yamamoto, the sixth generation owner of Yamamotoyama, discovered Gyokuro green tea during a visit to Kichizaemon Kinoshita, a tea grower in Uji.

Birthplace of Gyokuro Green Tea

(A) Still here today (B) Early Edo Period (C) Tsukuda 1-chome along Sumida River◆Tsukudani was first made by fishermen from the village of Tsukuda in Settsunokuni (now Osaka) who came to Edo at the request of the shogun. There are 3 tsukudani shops still operating on Tsukudajima, keeping the tradition of tsukudani-making alive today.

Birthplace of Tsukudani

(A) Still here today (B) 1932 (C) Around Tsukuda and Tsukishima◆Reba-furai (deep fried liver) was first made by workers who lost their jobs during the great depression. While organ meat was not customarily eaten in Japan, they used pork liver to make this dish and sold it at stalls.

Birthplace of Reba-furai

(A) Still here today (B) ca. 1955(C) Tsukishima 1- and 3-chome◆Monjayaki originated around the mid 1950's when candy shops in shitamachi, the older part of Tokyo, began serving this type of pancake made from a very thin batter and cooked on a built-in tabletop grill. Many of the candy shops la ter b e c am e s t r i c t l y m o n j a y a k i restaurants. Tsukishima boasts the largest concentration of monjayaki restaurants in Japan today and was the first place to sell monjayaki kits.

Tsukishima, Monjayaki Town

Stone paper (environmental protection paper), made from stone which decreases the need for deforestation, is used for this product.

(A) Monument (B) 1624 (C) 3-4 Kyobashi (green zone)◆The first kabuki theater in Edo was set up in Nakabashi Nanchi (between Nihonbashi and Kyobashi) by Saruwaka Kanzaburo, who headed the Saruwaka-za kabuki troupe (later renamed Nakamura-za).

Birthplace of Edo Kabuki

(A) Monument (B) 1882 (C) 2-6-12 Ginza◆In 1882, the first arc lamp (2.013 cd) in Japan was lit here. The light, used to display an ad, was far brighter than the gas lamps of the day and drew a nightly crowd of amazed spectators.

Japan's First Electric Street Lamp

(A) Monument (B) 1880 (C) 3-14-13 Ginza◆The first private school to teach law and economics in Japan, later becoming Senshu University, was established on this spot.

Origin of Senshu University (Japan's First Private School of Law and Economics)

(A) Monument (B) 1949 (C) 4-1 Ginza ◆In 1949 merchants in the Ginza shopping district were concerned about war orphans. They joined hands to hold the Ginza Fair with an eye to curbing juvenile crime and delinquency. The effort blossomed into the present Shakai o Akarukusuru Undo (or Movement to Build a Brighter Community).

Birth of a Brighter Community

(A) Monument (B) 1881 (C) 4-4 Ginza (along Matsuya-dori Street)◆This is the spot where Kanehiro Takaki founded Sei-I-Kwai, the forerunner to the Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan's oldest existing private medical school.

Cradle of Jikei University School of Medicine

Site of the Original Institute for Business Training 　　　　　　(Hitotsubashi University)

(A) Monument (B) 1875 (C) 6-10 Ginza (along Ginza-dori Avenue)◆This is the spot where Arinori Mori established the Institute for Business Training (Shoho Koshujo) which later became Hitotsubashi University.

(A) Sign board (B) 1857 (C) 7 Ginza (Ginza-dori Ave. Walkway) ◆Here near Ginza 8-chome stood the residence of the Konbaru's, a family of government-certified noh performers. The roots of the famed Konbaru Geisha are believed to have their origin in the women employed by the Konbaru family. (Konbaru-dori Street at 8-7 Ginza)

Site of Konbaru Yashiki: Birthplace of Konbaru Geisha

(A) Monument (B) 1895 (C) 2-4-7 Shintomi (along Heisei-dori Street)◆The Salvation Army's first delegates to Japan, under Col. Edward Wright, set up the first Salvation Army headquarters here.

Birthplace of the Salvation Army Japan

Cradle of Futaba Gakuen

(A) Monument (B) 1875 (C) Akashicho (near the Tsukuda-ohashi Nishi intersection)◆Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus who were sent to Japan as missionaries and previously engaged in educational and charity activities in Yokohama, opened the Tsukiji Gogakko language school here, which later became Futaba Gakuen.

(A) Monument (B) 1905 (C) 6-24 Akashicho◆A Christian missionary, Bertha F. Clawson, established the Joshi Seigakuin Seminary in Tsukiji in 1905.

Origin of Joshi Seigakuin

(A) Monument (B) 1874 (C) Near 6 Akashicho◆Aoyama Gakuin traces its origin to three schools founded by missionaries sent from the American Methodist Episcopal Church. One of the schools was the Girls' Elementary School opened in Azabu in 1874. The school was later named Kyusei Girls' School, and then once again renamed the Kaigan Girls' School in 1877 when it was relocated to Akashicho, where the school flourished. The other two schools were the Kokyo Gakusha Boys' School opened in Tsukiji in 1878 and the Methodist Mission Seminary opened in Yokohama in 1879. These two schools were later integrated into Aoyama Gakuin and moved to Aoyama. Relocation of the Kaigan Girls' School to Aoyama began in 1888 where it was eventually integrated into Aoyama Gakuin.

Historical Site of Aoyama Gakuin

(A) Monument (B) 1877 (C) 7-14 Akashicho ◆The Tokyo Union Theological Seminary was founded in Tsukiji in 1877 by three seminaries including the Brown Academy. The school was later merged with the United Japanese-English Union School (formerly the Hepburn Academy) and the Japanese English Preparatory School to form Meiji Gakuin.

Origin of Meiji Gakuin

(A) Monument (B) 1874 (C) 8 Akashicho (near St. Luke's Garden)◆Dr. Henry Faulds, a Scottish scientist who came to Japan as a medical missionary, conducted scientific studies of fingerprinting after observing the Japanese custom of thumbprinting as well as fingerpr ints le f t on anc ient c lay f ragments discovered at a Japanese archaeological site.

Birthplace of Fingerprinting

(A) Monument (B) 1892 (C) 10 Akashicho (near St. Luke's College of Nursing)◆Akashicho is the birthplace of the renowned author, Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927). A prolific writer and protégé of Soseki Natsume, his literary works include The Nose, Rashomon, Kappa, and Fool's Life.

Birthplace of Ryunosuke Akutagawa

(A) Monument (B) 1874 (C) 10 Akashicho (on the premises of St. Luke's College of Nursing) ◆The university has its origin in a private school called the Rikkyo School opened by Bishop Channing Moore Williams, a missionary of the American Episcopal Church, in the foreign enclave located in the Tsukiji area.

Cradle of Rikkyo University

(A) Monument (B) 1870 (C) 10 Akashicho (on the premises of St. Luke's College of Nursing) ◆Japan's first school for girls, now known as Joshi Gakuin, traces its origin to the A6 Girls' School opened by Julia Carrothers in the foreign enclave in Tsukiji.

Roots of Joshi Gakuin (First Girls' School in Japan)

(A) Monument (B) 1868 (C) 11 Akashicho (near St. Luke's International Hospital) ◆Appointed as an official expert on Holland by his native Nakatsu domain, Yukichi Fukuzawa established a school of Dutch studies in Tsukiji Teppozu in 1858. After returning from his travels throughout Europe and the U.S., he shifted his school's focus to English studies and opened the school known as Keio Gijuku.

Cradle of Keio University

(A) Monument (B) 1771 (C) 11 Akashicho (near St. Luke's International Hospital)◆This is the site of the residence of Lord Okudaira, ruler of the Nakatsu domain, where Sugita Genpaku translated a Dutch book of anatomy with Maeno Ryotaku (1723-1803), a physician for the Nakatsu domain and Dutch studies scholar.

Beginning of Dutch Studies

(A) Monument (B) 1869 (C) Near 13-10 Akashicho◆The first telegram was sent between the Yokohama Court and the Telegraph Department of the Customs Office in Tsukiji.

Birthplace of Telecommunications

(A) Monument (B) 1873 (C)9 1-12 Tsukiji ◆Tomiji Hirano, a student of Masazo Motoki who developed Japanese typesetting in the 1850's, launched Tokyo Tsukiji Kappan Seizojo to produce metal type pieces and printing machines.

(A)Monument　（B）1880　（C）4-15-2 Tsukiji (inside Ichibabashi Koen)◆The school was opened as “Rakuzen-ka i Kunmou-In” with support from cultured individuals and missionaries. Afterwards the school was nationalized and changed its name to Tokyo

School for the Blind and the Speech Impaired. In 1891, it moved to Bunkyo-ku. In the time it was in Tsukiji, teachers and students devised Japanese Braille, which was used as a prototype of current Japanese Braille.

Birthplace of Typography

Birthplace of Tokyo Moa Gakko 　　　　　　　　　　　　(Tokyo School for the Blind and the Speech Impaired) and Japan Braille System

(A) National Cancer Center (B) 1874 (C) 5-1-1 Tsukiji◆The first undokai is believed to have been held at the Japanese naval academy in 1874.

Origin of Undokai (Sports Day)

(A) National Cancer Center (B) 1873 (C) 5-1-1 Tsukiji◆Soccer is believed to have been introduced to Japan in 1873 by British Royal Navy officer Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas and his crew of 33 men. Douglas who came to Japan to teach at the naval academy would enjoy playing soccer while teaching general naval knowledge such as navigation and deck operations.

Birthplace of Soccer

(A) Monument (B) 1872 (C) 5-2-1 Tsukiji◆The site of the Edo Government's naval training yard (now the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market/Tsukiji Market) was placed under the authority of the Navy Ministry after the Meiji Restoration. The Navy Ministry building and Naval Academy were established there.

Cradle of the NavyBirthplace of Junichiro Tanizaki

(A) Monument (B) 1886 (C) 1-7-10 Nihonbashi Ningyocho◆Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) was born in the area of Tokyo known today as Ningyocho. His work up until around 1920 is characterized by aestheticism, eroticism, fanaticism, and immorality. Later his focus switched to more traditional themes as he broke new literary ground with modern interpretations of classical Japanese literature.

(A) Monument (Japan Coast Guard Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Resource Center) (B) 1915-1917 (C) 5-3-1 Tsukiji◆The celestial observation office established within the Hydrographic Department in 1911 made precise longitude measurements over the period from 1915 to 1917, beginning with determining the precise location of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. It discovered a 10 second difference from the previously used longitude and determined the correct longitude. To commemorate this discovery, a stone monument with a bronze plaque was erected here in 1933. Today only the bronze plaque is stored in the Japan Coast Guard Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Resource Center.

Origin of Longitude Benchmark

(A) Monument (B) ca. 1700 (C) 2-6-8 Higashi-Nihonbashi◆Kodan, a style of traditional Japanese storytelling, has its origin in storytelling performed on streets by the general samurai class, giving an account of historical events such as the conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

Birthplace of Kodan

(A) Monument (B) 1887 (C) 7-3-1 Tsukiji ◆Kogakuin University has its origin in the Workmen's School established here in 1887.

Cradle of Kogakuin University(A) Monument (B) 1838 (C) 2-6-8 Higashi-Nihonbashi◆Taizen Sato started a private school called Wadajuku in this area which was then called Yagenbori. He taught Dutch studies and p r ac t i ced Wes te rn med i c ine i n t h i s predecessor to today's Juntendo University.

Origin of Juntendo

Cradle of the Merchant Marine

(A) Monument (B) 1875 (C) 1-31 Shinkawa (near Eitai Bridge) ◆Home Minister, Toshimichi Okubo, ordered Yataro Iwasaki, president of Mitsubishi to establish a nautical school as part of the Meiji government's maritime policy.

Site of Chuo Shogyo Gakko

(A) Monument (B) 1900 (C) 1-32 Shinkawa (Shinkawa Park Walkway) ◆The school, founded by Dr. Junjiro Takakusu in 1900, was later renamed Chuo Shogyo High School. Known today as Chuogakuin University Chuo High School, it is located in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

(A) Monument (B) Early Edo period (C) 2-31 Shinkawa◆After the Edo government built a port here, this area served as a hub of water transportation, supporting the economy of Edo until 1936. The port thrived as a gateway to the Izu islands and other destinations.

Site of the Port of Edo

(A) Nihonbashi Post Office/Monument (B) 1871 (C) 1-18-1 Nihonbashi◆This is the site of Japan's original postal service agency (ekiteishi) and the Tokyo Post Office (now the Tokyo Central Post Office).

Beginnings of the Postal Service

(A) Monument (B) 1887 (C) 1-3-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho◆In 1887 Tokyo Dento built Japan's first power station here and started supplying power to nearby organizations like Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Imamura Bank and the Tokyo Post Office.

First Public Utilities

(A) Triton Bridge (B) March 2001 （C） From Kachidoki 2-chome to Harumi 1-chome◆The walkway, 94 meters in full length, is installed over Asashio Canal coinciding with the completion of Harumi Island Triton Square.

World's First Moving Walkway over a CanalWhere 5 Major Roads Begin (Tokaido, Nakayamado, Koshu-kaido, Oshu-kaido, and Nikko-kaido)

(A) Zero Milestone (B) 1603 (C) Nihonbashi◆Nihonbashi, known as the starting point of Japan's five major routes, was the first bridge built in Edo by order of the shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. The wooden bridge was designated as the zero point. In 1872 Nihonbashi was once again designated as the zero milestone for measuring the distance along national roads. The current double-arched Renaissance style granite bridge was constructed in 1911.

(A) Sakamoto Elementary School (B) 1873 (C) 15-18 Nihonbashi Kabutocho◆The school was opened in May 1873 as the first national elementary school. According to the school district system adopted the previous year, the school was the first elementary school within the first mid-sized school precinct of the first large school district.

First National Elementary School: Sakamoto Gakko

Departure and Arrival of First Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

(A) Harumi Futo (B) 1956 (C) 5-7 Harumi◆The first Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) left Tokyo aboard the Soya on November 8, 1956, along with 13 Sakhalin dogs including the famed Taro and Jiro. After completion of the Showa Station, the vessel returned on April 24, 1957. The JARE mission continues to this day with the fourth icebreaker the New Shirase following in the path of its predecessors, the Soya, Fuji, and Shirase.

Origin of Nihonbashi Fish Market

(A) Monument (B) Early Edo period (C) 1-8 Nihonbashi Muromachi (Otohimeno Hiroba)◆The fish market in the Nihonbashi area thrived for over 300 years before it was relocated to Tsukiji after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Dried bonito furikake (dried bonito, sesame, kombu, shiitake mushroom flakes to sprinkle over rice, etc.)

Eitaro Tokyo Meisho-kan hard candy

Shiose manju

"Kuuka" cream cakeTokyo bettarazuke picklesShark fin ramen noodlesYamagataya SOH 8 assorted nori products in a black bamboo basket (product number: K-320A)

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Beef tsukudani

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Birthplace of Edo Kabuki

Japan's First Electric Street Lamp

Origin of Senshu University (Japan's First Private School of Law and Economics)

Birth of a Brighter Community

Cradle of Jikei University School of Medicine

Site of the Original Institute for Business Training (Hitotsubashi University)

Site of Konbaru Yashiki: Birthplace of Konbaru Geisha

Birthplace of the Salvation Army Japan

Cradle of Futaba Gakuen

Origin of Joshi Seigakuin

Historical Site of Aoyama Gakuin

Origin of Meiji Gakuin

Birthplace of Fingerprinting

Birthplace of Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Cradle of Rikkyo University

Roots of Joshi Gakuin (First Girls' School in Japan)

Cradle of Keio University

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Beginning of Dutch Studies

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Birthplace of Tokyo Moa Gakko (Tokyo School for the Blind and the Speech Impaired) and Japan Braille System

Origin of Undokai (Sports Day)

Birthplace of Soccer

Cradle of the Navy

Origin of Longitude Benchmark

Cradle of Kogakuin University

Cradle of the Merchant Marine

Site of Chuo Shogyo Gakko

Site of the Port of Edo

Where 5 Major Roads Begin (Tokaido, Nakayamado, Koshu-kaido, Oshu-kaido, and Nikko-kaido)

Origin of Nihonbashi Fish Market

Birthplace of Junichiro Tanizaki

Birthplace of Kodan

Origin of Juntendo

Beginnings of the Postal Service

First Public Utilities

First National Elementary School: Sakamoto Gakko

World's First Moving Walkway over a Canal

Departure and Arrival of First Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

First Public Phone Booth

Kanji Character for "Bag" Coined

Birthplace of Ginza: Former Site of Edo Government Mint

Cafeteria-Style Large Restaurant and Tourist Bureau in a Department Store

Japan's First Shirt Store

Japan's First Company to Import, Sell and Produce Typewriters

Original Site of Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry

First Toothpaste Sold in Japan

Birthplace of Western Pharmacy

Oldest Existing Beer Hall in Japan

Site of Japan's First Product Testing Center

The original "Pedestrian Paradise"

First Sidewalks

First Subway Line in Japan

Birthplace of Japan's Shoemaking Industry

Original Location of Tokyo Customs Office

Birthplace of the Japanese Department Store

First Escalator and Elevator with Automatic Doors

Japan's First Fruit Shop

First Store to Issue Gift Certificates

Japan's First Eyeglass Store

Site of the first Fuji Bank (Now Mizuho Bank)

Original Site of the Bank of Japan (BOJ)

Birthplace of the Rickshaw

Original Site of Sony

First Store to Sell Green Mosquito Net

First Joint Stock Company in Japan

Exclusive Distributor of First Domestically Produced Matches

First Company PR Magazine

First Importer of Fountain Pens

First Department Store Rooftop Parking Lot

Tokyo Stock Exchange (Tokyo Kabushiki Torihikijo; currently Tokyo Shoken Torihikijo）

Site of Japan's First Bank, the First National Bank

Japan's First Private Western-style Shipyard

Birthplace of Tonkatsu (Fried Pork Cutlet)

Birthplace of Katsu Kare (Fried Pork Cutlet with Curry Sauce)

Birthplace of Anpan, Japan's Number One Sweet Bun

First "Fruit Parlor" in Japan

Birthplace of Anmitsu

Birthplace of Sea Urchin and Salmon Roe Sushi

First Soda Fountain in Japan

Birthplace of Manju Cakes with Sweet Bean Paste Filling

First Restaurant to Serve Temaki Sushi

Birthplace of Okosama Lunch

Birthplace of Flavored Nori

Birthplace of Tenzaru and Tenmori

The Original Bento Shop

Birthplace of Oyakodon

Birthplace of Shinoda Inarizushi

Birthplace of Amanatto

Birthplace of Hayashi Rice

The Store that Made Uji Sencha Green Tea Popular

Birthplace of Gyokuro Green Tea

Birthplace of Tsukudani

Birthplace of Reba-furai

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