Edogawabashi

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The name Edogawabashi preserves an old name once used for a section of the Kanda River. This roughly 2.1-kilometer stretch of the river’s middle course was once called the Edogawa, and places along its banks also took that name; today, the river is known throughout as the Kanda River, while the old name remains in the names of the bridge, station, and surrounding places. The date the bridge was built is unknown, but it was the earliest bridge established along the middle reaches of the Kanda River. From the bridge…