20111129-20111206 Japan : Yamaguchi-ken Iwakuni-shi - Kintaikyou


All the digital photos were taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with EF 24-105 F4 L IS USM or EF 200 F2.8 L USM lens,
5616 x 3744 Fine Mode, scaled down to 786 x 524 for internet access, and 282 x 188 for thumbnails.
Please click on the thumbnail images to see the larger version.
 
Yamaguchi-ken Iwakuni-shi - Kintaikyou
Kintaikyou (Kintai Bridge), built in 1673, is a 193.3 meter long 5 meter wide wooden arch bridge consists of 5 arches, bridging over the Nishikigawa (Nishiki River) in Yamaguchi-ken Iwakuni-shi Yokoyama.
Kintaikyou is named as One of the 3 Famous Bridges of Japan.
Official web site : http://kintaikyo.iwakuni-city.net/
The nearest train stations are Iwakuni station of JR Sanyou Main Line and Shin-Iwakuni station of JR Sanyou Shinkansen.
View from north-east bank of Nishikigawa View from south-east bank of Nishikigawa. You can see Iwakuni Castle in the top right corner View from the river bed level
View from the river bed level The wooden structure of the bridge The underside of the bridge. This photo is intentionally over-exposed in order to show the details of the underside wooden structure