Kyōbashi, Tokyo

It is one of the city's oldest commercial districts, although it has since been eclipsed by Ginza to the south and Nihonbashi to the north.

Kyobashi, together with Nihonbashi and Kanda, is the core of Shitamachi,[1] the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo, before the rise of newer secondary centers such as Shinjuku and Shibuya.

According to the sign erected at the site by the Chuo-ku Board of Education, together with Nihonbashi, it was one of the famous bridges of Edo.

Meidi-Ya, an upscale grocery store chain, has its headquarters in this area.

[2] Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Chuo City Board of Education.