Kidai Shoran (detail) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin), former collection of Hans-Joachim and Inge Küster, gift of Manfred Bohms 2002, photography: Tadao Kodaira

33Fast boats

On the other side of Nihonbashi Bridge, fresh fish caught in nearby coastal waters are being unloaded from small, fast boats called oshiokuribune. In addition, large quantities of goods from all over Japan arrived at Nihonbashi to satisfy the demands of Edo and its population of over one million people. Today, sightseeing boats that cruise the Sumida River and Kanda River operate from the dock at Nihonbashi Bridge.



Nihonbashi Cruise Information