Stone Arch-Bridges in Kumamoto / 熊本の石造りアーチ橋・通潤橋

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熊本県の東南部には石造りのアーチ橋がいくつもあります。それらは江戸時代後半に造られています。
中でも通潤橋は最も大きく有名で、観光用放水の様子はとても綺麗でした。

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In the south-east of Kumamoto Prefecture, a couple of stone arch-bridges are located.
They were mainly built in the nineteenth century.
This page shares the information of some of these stone bridges.
There are the Okubo Bridge, the Reitai Bridge, the Okedaki Bridge and the Tsujyun Bridge,

The Okubo Bridge:

When I visited the Okubo Bridge in April, cherry trees were in full blossom.

The Okubo Bridge was built in 1849 by SHINOHARA Zenbei (1787-1856).
You can walk over the Okubo Bridge. The length of the bridge is 19.3 meters.

The Reitai Bridge:

The Reitai Bridge was built over the Midorikawa River in 1847 by SHINOHARA Zenbei.
The view of the Reitai Bridge from a hill was spectacular.

The length of the bridge is ninety meters and the span of the arch is 26 meters.
The bridge is designated as an important property of Japan.

The Okedaki Bridge:

The Okedaki Bridge is located to the south from the Reitai Bridge.
It will take approximately one hour on foot.

The Okedaki Bridge was built in 1817 for the agricultural irrigation channel to cross over the small stream.
The stone bridge is the oldest stone arch bridge in Kumamoto Prefecture.

The Tsujyun Bridge:

The Tsujyun Bridge is the biggest stone bridge built in the Edo Age.
It is seventy-five meters in length, twenty meters in height.
The width of the bridge is approximately six meters.

The water discharge has been conducted once or twice a day as sightseeing events except the Agricultural season (Usually from the middle of May until the end of July).

The view of water discharge was very beautiful and powerful.

The rural scenery from the bridge is very beautiful and impressive.

The Tsujyunkyo Bridge is designated as an important property of Japan.

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