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At the base of the bridge, there is a plaza of the original mark, and there is a reproduction of the original mark of the Japanese road and the Tokyo road mark. In addition, there are two milestones that represent the distance to various parts of Japan. It is not surprisingly known, but the actual Japanese road mark is located in the center of the bridge. At present, road markers have no legal meaning, but all Japanese roads begin in Nihonbashi. Ieyasu Tokugawa connected Edo with various places, but began to develop highways, and a main road was established in the era of Hidetada, and maintenance was promoted under the control of Michinaka magistrate.

If you walk in Ginza from Nihonbashi, the old Tokaido and the old Koshu Kaido will begin. The Tokaido runs to Sanjo Ohashi in Kyoto. Koshu Kaido runs about 220 kilometers to Shimosuwa, where it joins Nakasendo. When you walk in the direction of Kanda, the old Nakasendo and the old Nikko Kaido and the old Oshu Kaido will begin. Nakasendo is about 510 km and passes through inland areas such as Shinshu and Mino, and joins Tokaido at Kusatsu-juku in Oomi. The Nikko Highway is about 130 km and runs to the Shinkyo bridge of Nikko Toshogu Shrine. Nikko Kaido branches off from Oshu Kaido in Uto Miyajuku. The Oshu Kaido is a highway that was under the jurisdiction of the Michinaka magistrate until Shirakawa-juku (Mutsu Shirakawa). After Shirakawa-juku, the Sanmaya-juku on the Tsugaru Peninsula is called Sendai Road, Morioka Road, Matsumae Kaido, etc., but it is generally said to be Oshu Kaido. That distance is about 800 kilometers.

Even today, many people called highway walkers are walking along the Gokaido as a hobby starting from Nihonbashi or as a destination in Nihonbashi. The owner of Ashuan, who is called Kaku, started walking on the highway from the age of 60 at the end of the highway walker, started walking from Nihonbashi, and finished all of the five highways. I will post a photo of the end point of each highway that I started walking from Nihonbashi.