Nihonbashi Introduction

およそ400年前から、五街道の起点であり、商業の中心地である江戸・日本橋。
その歴史ある日本の起点から、世界の起点へと向けて。ヒット・インターナショナルは動き出しています。

Nihonbashi is a business district in the downtown of Tokyo, which grew up around the bridge of the same name since the 17th century. The Nihonbashi Bridge is the starting point of five major roads including Tokaido and Nakasendo. Hit International has its headquarters in this Nihonbashi district. We step forward from this historical starting point of Japan to many destinations around the world.

日本橋の歴史
History of Nihonbashi

当社の所在地である日本橋は、江戸時代から商業エリアとして開発された街です。陸路と水路が交わる輸送拠点として、経済・文化の中心地となりました。以降、江戸の中で最も賑わう場所として、浮世絵による風景画に描かれることが多くなった場所と言えるでしょう。このような立地から、日本橋は江戸時代から現代まで続く歴史あるビジネス街と言えます。

Nihonbashi was a major mercantile center during the Edo period, for it functioned as a key crossover point of land transportation and water transportation. Finally it became the center of both economy and culture. Nihonbashi then was known as the most crowded business district in the Edo city. Many Ukiyoe painters pictured Nihonbashi landscape. Nowasdays, Nihonbashi is still one of important and active business district in Tokyo.

ビジネス街としての日本橋
Nihonbashi, a business district

明治29年に日本銀行が日本橋に建てられ、同時期には百貨店が登場。越後屋こと三越が洋風建築として営業を開始し、近代的な町並みへと変わっていきました。歴史ある日本銀行・本店や三井グループ社屋、日本ではじめての郵便局である日本橋郵便局。三越や高島屋など伝統的な百貨店。現在では新しいビルが立ち並び、海外の有名ホテルや企業なども集まり国際的な賑わいを見せています。

Nippon Ginko (Central Bank of Japan) Headquarters Building was erected in 1896 In Nihonbashi. Around the same time, several department stores started business there. Mitsukoshi Department Store, a descendant of Echigoya Store, built a western-style new store building. Since then, many western-style buildings were constructed.  New buildings with the famous overseas hotels and companies lined up in addition to the historical buildings such as Bank of Japan HQ, Mitsui Group HQ and Nihonbashi Post Office, the first post office in Japan, and the traditional department stores (Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya) have been creating an international bustle.

伝統と現代が共存する街、日本橋
Coexistence of Tradition and Contemporary

現在、日本橋では三越や高島屋など老舗百貨店をはじめ、COREDO日本橋／室町に代表される三井不動産による再開発が進み商業施設もたくさん増えました。今後は更に兜町の再開発や、高速道路を移設し太陽の下に日本橋が架けられるプロジェクトが進行し加速度的な発展を遂げようとしています。

Nihonbashi Area is under redevelopment by Mistui Fudosan such as “COREDO Nihonbashi / Muromachi” being progressed on top of the long-established department stores Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya and many commercial facilities have been newly created. In addition, the redevelopment of Kabutocho and the relocation of the expressway to have ‘Nihonbashi’ kept under the sun is currently on process and the area development overall has been accelerated.