Ikkoku Bridge Stone Marker for Lost Children — Attraction in Tokyo

The area around Nihonbashi and Ikkoku Bridge was an amusement quarter in the Edo period, and children as well as adults often seem to have gotten lost there. In 1857, local headmen and others constructed a stone marker for lost children on Ikkoku Bridge. A square recess can be found at the top of each side. In the recess on the left, people would post notices describing the missing child or adult. People with information on missing persons would post notices to that effect in the recess on the right. It was a kind of public notice board for the people of Edo.

The area around the marker was very dirty, with empty cans and trash...

The district of Nihonbashi was flourished in Edo period (1603-1863). People came from all across the country, and children seems to have separated from their family and gotten lost. This stone monument serve as a bulletin board. There is a rectangular dent on each side and people can post missing kids information there. It’s fun to know how people tried to find kids and communicated with others in the days...

Tokiwabashi Tower is newly built office space opposite to Nihonbashi entrance of Tokyo Station. Nice building with good restaurants and relaxing area … especially for small kids as well. Worth the visit but the Parking is priced costly as it is 400yens per 30 mins without any cap for 12 hrs etc., Nearby Tenko building offers 350¥ per 30 mins with 3000¥...