Nihonbashi's Road to Revitalization
The Nihonbashi Revitalization Plan was started in order to bring back the prosperity Nihonbashi experienced in the Edo period, when it flourished as a cultural, economic, and commercial hub. Here we share the history of the district.
Edo Period Onward
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In the Edo period, Nihonbashi's location as the starting point for five major roads and water transportation access enabled it to play a central role as a gathering place for people and goods from all over Japan.
In 1673, Takatoshi Mitsui opened the Echigoya clothing store in the Nihonbashi district of Edo.
In 1909, Mitsui Fudosan's predecessor, Mitsui Company, was founded and in 1914, it established a real estate division.
On July 15, 1941, Mitsui Company's real estate division separated from its parent and became Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Nihonbashi Revitalization Plan Stage 1
Jan. 2004
Construction of Nihonbashi 1-chome Mitsui Building completed
Mar. 2004
COREDO Nihonbashi opens
Jul. 2005
Construction of Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower completed
Oct. 2005
Mitsui Echigoya Station opens
A base for broadcasting the charms of the Nihonbashi district inside a recreation of the exterior of the Echigoya clothes store in the Edo period.
*An interim facility operated from October 2005 to March 2006. It no longer exists.
Dec. 2006
Muromachi Fukutoku-Juku, a site for sharing culture, opens
A site for sharing Japanese culture as a symbol of Fukutoku Jinja Shrine
*An interim facility operated from December 2006 to December 2012. It no longer exists.
Oct. 2010
Construction of Muromachi Higashi Mitsui Building completed
Oct. 2010
COREDO Muromachi 1 opens
Jan. 2013
Construction of Nihonbashi Astellas Mitsui Building completed
Nihonbashi Revitalization Plan Stage 2
Feb. 2014
Construction of Muromachi Furukawa Mitsui Building and Muromachi Chibagin Mitsui Building completed
Mar. 2014
COREDO Muromachi 2 and COREDO Muromachi 3 open
Oct. 2014
Reconstruction of Fukutoku Jinja Shrine completed
Sep. 2016
Fukutoku Garden completed
Jun. 2018
Construction of Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Building completed
Jun. 2018
Construction of OVOL Nihonbashi Building completed
Mar. 2019
Construction of Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower completed
Sep. 2019
COREDO Muromachi Terrace opens
