錦帯橋
Kintai Bridge
Kintai Bridge, built to link the two halves of Iwakuni's castle town, which the Nishiki River divided. Typhoon Kezia swept it away in 1950, and it was rebuilt in 1953. In 2004 it completed the full "Heisei Rebuilding."
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Kintai Bridge is a wooden bridge of five arches spanning the Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was built to link the two parts of Iwakuni's castle town, which the river divided. This photograph appears in Nihon no Meisho (Famous Sights of Japan), published in 1900 (Meiji 33).
The bridge was built in 1673 by Kikkawa Hiroyoshi, lord of the Iwakuni domain. After a flood swept it away the following year, it was rebuilt on stronger stone abutments. From then on it was repaired and rebuilt many times, always in the same form.
It was washed away by Typhoon Kezia in 1950 and rebuilt in 1953, and the "Heisei Rebuilding" was carried out from 2001 to 2004. Local efforts continue toward having the bridge listed as a World Heritage Site.
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