Nihonbashi → Kanda → Akihabara
Edo Period Map Walk
¥7,5003 hoursMax 6 people
Overlay 1860 Edo map on modern Tokyo. What changed, what didn't. Bring curiosity.
What you'll learn
- 01How to overlay an 1860 Edo map onto modern Tokyo streets and identify what structures, roads, and waterways remain
- 02How to read Edo-period cartographic conventions: orientation, scale, symbol systems
- 03How urban planning decisions from the 17th century still shape Tokyo's street patterns today
Schedule
0:00Meet at Nihonbashi Bridge — the zero-milestone of all Japanese roads.
0:30Overlay the Edo map. Walk the same streets and identify surviving structures.
1:15Walk to Kanda. Compare canal routes — some now underground, some filled.
2:00Enter Kanda Myojin shrine. Discuss how it appears on both maps.
2:30Walk to Akihabara. Final comparison: what 1860 cartographers got right and wrong.
Your Guide
Hana Mori leads this walk. Her thesis at Waseda focused on Edo-period cartographic accuracy in central Tokyo.
What's included
- ✓Printed 1860 Edo map overlay (translucent)
- ✓Compass
- ✓Traditional address decoder card
- ✓Post-walk PDF guide
- ✓Tea stop
Not included
- −Transport to Nihonbashi
- −Shrine donation if entered
DUR3 hoursMAX6 peopleRTNihonbashi → Kanda → Akihabara
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