Phone +81 95-829-1162 Bridge type Arch bridge | Body of water Nakashima River | |
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Address Japan, 〒850-0874 Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki, 魚の町 Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMonday(Vernal Equinox Day)Open 24 hoursHours might differTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Similar Glover Garden, Ōura Church, Mount Inasa, Nagasaki Chinatown, Nagasaki Peace Park | ||
Megane bridge iwate one minute japan travel guide
Meganebashi (眼鏡橋) or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River (中島川) was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Japanese monk Mokusu of Kofukuji Temple. It is said to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Japan and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property. It received the nickname "Spectacles Bridge" because its two arches and their reflection in the water create the image of a pair of spectacles. On July 23, 1982, a disastrous deluge washed away six of the ten stone bridges over the Nakashima River. Meganebashi was badly damaged but fortunately almost all the original stones were retrieved and the bridge was restored to its original appearance.
There is a similar but larger "Spectacles Bridge" in Isahaya Park.
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