京都嵐山大堰川渡月橋
Togetsukyo on the Oi River, Arashiyama
A thin white line of railing runs across the dark water. The bridge is Togetsukyo, over the Oi River at Arashiyama, and its name is said to come from a remark that the moon seemed to be crossing it.
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Bright sky peeks through only in a few gaps between the branches. A thick tree trunk stands on the left, and its branches and leaves cover the top of the picture. The lower half is dark water, and a long bridge with railings crosses it from the right toward the middle.
The name Togetsukyo is said to come from Retired Emperor Kameyama, who watched the moon pass over the bridge and said it was like "a cloudless moon crossing over." Today's Togetsukyo was rebuilt in the early Showa era, so it is a different bridge from the one in the photo.
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- 『日本名勝写真帖』（明治31年10月）
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- 128+ years ago
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