Let's tour Nihonbashi from Tokyo Station on the free bus "Metrolink"!

Did you know that there is a free bus that runs around Nihonbashi from Tokyo Station's Yaesu Exit? It's called ``Metro Link.'' Metrolink runs every 10 to 15 minutes from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Now, let's get on the Metrolink and start sightseeing in Nihonbashi.

The "Metrolink" sign is a white body

There is a Metrolink stop in front of the Steel Building at the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station. The free circulation bus "Metrolink" is a white bus, and it has the notation "Nihonbashi Metrolink Free Bus" in Japanese. Now, let's head to sightseeing in Nihonbashi via Metrolink. After leaving Tokyo Station's Yaesu Exit, take the Gofukubashi subway, then Nihonbashi subway, then Mitsukoshi-mae subway station, and get off at the Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art.

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This is the Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art stop on the Metrolink. Every spot where Metrolink stops has a similar mark. When you get off at the Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art, you will find Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower. As the name of the stop suggests, the Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art is located here. The works of art collected by the Mitsui family over a period of 300 years since the Edo period are displayed by theme. The same building also houses Sembikiya Nihonbashi Sohonten, a sweets and fruit store that has been around since the Edo period. This is a popular store with people waiting in line from the opening time. We recommend the fruit parfait, which uses plenty of seasonal fruits.

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Let's go to Mie Terrace and Fukutoku Shrine

Across from Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower is Mie Terrace, an antenna shop in Mie Prefecture. Mie Terrace is popular because it has a Mie product shop and an Italian restaurant that uses ingredients from Mie's seafood such as spiny lobster to mountain delicacies.The Italian restaurant is popular because you can enjoy authentic Italian food at a reasonable price. . Behind this Mie Terrace is Fukutoku Shrine, which has been watching over Nihonbashi since the Edo period.

Fukutoku Shrine is located behind the YUITO Nihonbashi Muromachi Nomura Building, where Mie Terrace is located. It is located across the street from COREDO Muromachi 2 and has been maintained as a park with lots of greenery. There are many bench seats installed around this area, and on sunny days, it is a popular place to relax, eat lunch, chat, and take a break in the sacred forest of Fukutoku Shrine. Masu. Fukutoku Shrine is a shrine with a long history, having been built during the Heian period and visited by Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada during the Edo period. It also appeared in a Tokyo Metro commercial.

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Enjoy the antenna shops of each prefecture in Nihonbashi

After sightseeing at Fukutoku Shrine, return to Chuo-dori and walk toward Nihonbashi. You can see a retro building across from Chuo-dori. The Mitsui Memorial Museum can be seen on the right. It includes Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and others. This building has often appeared in the popular drama ``Hanzawa Naoki'' as the Tokyo Central Bank's main branch. In the drama, a glass skyscraper was composited with CG on top of this building. What you can see on your left is the Mitsukoshi main store, which was founded in the Edo period.Mitsukoshi was a very popular kimono store during the Edo period, but in 1904 it changed its format to Japan's first department store. It is also famous for having Japan's first escalators and elevators installed in 1914.

Nihonbashi Shimanekan is located directly across from the Mitsukoshi main building and next to COREDO Muromachi 2.
Antenna shops from each prefecture are concentrated in Nihonbashi. Nihonbashi Shimanekan grills and sells skewered dango at the store on weekends and other holidays. These skewered dumplings are exquisite. I often see people around here buying freshly baked food and eating it while walking. Moreover, it sells out quickly, so if you see it, don't hesitate to get it. They will put the skewered dango in a paper cup for you to enjoy while walking.

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The one with Sentokun standing at the entrance is the Nara Mahoroba Shop. Here, you can easily purchase Nara's specialty products such as Yamato vegetables grown in Nara, pickles, fins, the famous persimmon leaf sushi, and Japanese sweets. There are movies showing recommended sightseeing guides for Nara Prefecture, and there are also many tourist information pamphlets that will help you understand the charms of Nara.

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Nihonbashi Toyamakan, an antenna shop in Toyama Prefecture, is located diagonally across from Nara Mahorobakan. It is also opposite the Mitsukoshi new building. Located right at the foot of Nihonbashi, the store features not only products from Toyama Prefecture, but also a bar where you can enjoy Toyama's sake, and a restaurant that uses ingredients from Toyama Prefecture.

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Enjoy Takashimaya and Yamanashi Antenna Shop!

After Nihonbashi Toyamakan, cross the pedestrian crossing in front of you and cross Nihonbashi. The image is after crossing Nihonbashi. The Nihonbashi Toyamakan that we visited earlier is located at the back left of the image. There is a bronze lion statue at the foot of Nihonbashi on the right. What he is holding is the former Tokyo City mark. Below the lion is a plate that says ``Nihonbashi'', which was written by Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. From here, you can take the Metrolink again. There is a bus stop in front of Nihonbashi Nishikawa, which is famous for its bedding. Get on the bus here and head to Nihonbashi 2-chome, in front of Takashimaya Nihonbashi store.

Get off the Metrolink train right in front of Nihonbashi Takashimaya. People shopping in Nihonbashi get off the train in front of Takashimaya. It seems that women who are used to Nihonbashi shop at Mitsukoshi and COREDO Muromachi, finish their shopping at Takashimaya, and head home from this bus stop toward Tokyo Station's Yaesu Exit. After shopping at Takashimaya, as a last stop on your sightseeing in Nihonbashi, let's go to an antenna shop in Yamanashi Prefecture, which is a 3-minute walk from Takashimaya.

Fuji no Kuni Yamanashikan, an antenna shop in Yamanashi Prefecture, is located on the 1st floor of the Nihonbashi Brazza Building. Here you can purchase Shingenmochi, a local sweet from Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as Koshu wine and more. You can also eat Shingen mochi soft serve ice cream while walking around. Yamaguchi Prefecture's antenna shop, Oidemase Yamaguchikan, is also located on the 1st floor of the same building. After sightseeing at the antenna shops in Yamanashi and Yamaguchi, you can either walk to the bus stop in front of Yaesu Daibiru and take the "Metro Link" from the Yaesu Underground Mall and get off at Tokyo Station Yaesu Exit, or you can take the train from the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station from in front of Daibiru. We recommend going down to the underground shopping mall and walking around it while heading towards Tokyo Station.

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What did you think?The free bus "Metro Link" can be boarded not only from the Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station, but also from Nihonbashi Station and Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro, and Shin-Nihonbashi on the JR Line. We hope you enjoy sightseeing in Nihonbashi by taking advantage of the free hop-on and hop-off bus.