Bridge Spots in Japan

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Travel / Tourism

Other Sightseeing

Bridge

Mishima Sky Walk

4.5

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Mishima Sasaharashinden 313

This suspension bridge located in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture is 400 meters long and is the longest pedestrian bridge in Japan. From a thrilling 70.6 meters in the air, visitors can enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay. The bridge is quite wide, making it easy to traverse with a stroller or wheelchair. Pets can also be taken on the bridge with the use of a paid rental cart. In the adjoining Sky Garden commercial facility, visitors will find shops selling local vegetables, pickles, jams, and teas, as well as restaurants where they can enjoy a beverage and a light meal.

やや曇りの日に行きました。富士山は少ししか見えませんでしたが、駿河湾まで見下ろせて気分爽快！素晴らしい眺望！！天気が良かったら最高だろうな。ジップスライド体験したかったのですが、開始時間から修了まで1時間計算だったのでスケジュールの都合諦めたら、雨がパラついてきたので小動物と触れ合えるふろっくに入場料1100円払って入店。大小かわいいふくろうベンガルキャットハリネズミ...
Ryujin Big Suspension Bridge

4.0

184 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachiotashi Keganochou 2133-6

Ryujin Big Suspension Bridge located in Okukuji Prefectural Nature Park in Ibaraki Prefecture is a suspension bridge that crosses over Ryujin Gorge and boasts the longest length in Honshu. There is a carillon called “Mori no Kane” is on the opposite bank, and it is popular among couples as it needs two people to press a button simultaneously. From the hanging bridge of a maximum height of 100 meters, you can do bungie jumping, and there are also various seasonal events such as the koinobori (a carp streamer) festival and the suifusoba festival where Hitachiaki soba noodles, a local specialty, can be enjoyed.

Ryujin Big Suspension Bridge is located in Hitachiota city, surrounded by mountains. When I went there, there weren’t anything events going on there, but there were a lot of people. It’s a place rich...
Rainbow Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Minato-ku Kaigan 3

This large suspension bridge connects Tokyo’s Shibaura and Daiba areas. It’s a popular place for a night drive as it is illuminated in seven colors, and frequently appears on television and in movies. It’s 800 meters long, and features a roughly 1.7-kilometer, free pedestrian path that offers views of the bay during the day and of the Tokyo skyline at night.
Usui Third Bridge (Meganebashi)

4.5

133 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Gunma Pref. Annakashi Matsuidamachisakamoto In the ground

This railway bridge in Matsuida Town, Annaka City, Gunma Prefecture is commonly known as “Spectacles Bridge.” Completed in 1892, this four-arch bridge is 91 meters across and 31 meters tall, and upheld the Abt-system railway until the line closed in 1963. It is now a national Important Cultural Property, and you can enjoy walking along the “Abt-no-michi” —a road that follows the old rail line.

長野からの帰路数十年ぶりに国道１８号旧道を下ってみました。１０月末の平日で紅葉の見頃でしたが下りの車は少なかったです。途中めがね橋に立ち寄ってみました。駐車場から道路沿いを歩いて４分ほどで正面に三連のめがね橋が現れます。散策遊歩道となった信越線廃線跡のめがね橋上を歩いて散策する人の姿も見えました。信越線に乗車した昔が少し蘇りました。
Yobuko Ohashi Bridge

4.0

125 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Prefecture Yotsukocho, Karatsu

平戸に行った帰りにイカを食べたくて呼子に来た際に通りました。天気がよかったため眺めもよくて、きれいでした。
Tsunoshima-ohashi Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki City Shimonoseki

A bridge connecting Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture to the island of Tsunoshima. The bridge is also one of the longest non-toll bridges connecting to an isolated island in Japan. The bridge stretching across the emerald green Amagase sea is lovely, and the area is a popular filming location for television shows and commercials. The expansive view, seemingly out of a country other than Japan, is visited by large numbers of tourists year-round. Note that photography is prohibited in the emergency parking zone in the center of the bridge.
Ayanoteruha Suspension Bridge

4.0

111 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Miyazaki Pref. Higashimorokatagunayachou Minamimata 5691-1

This bridge was constructed two years after the opening of Kyushu Sanchi Quasi-National Park in 1982. It is a suspension bridge 250 meters long and 142 meters high, and it will make you feel like you’re walking among the treetops of the laurel forest. On the other side of the bridge is a two-kilometer-long nature trail, the perfect opportunity to enjoy a walk in the woods.

Besides the main suspension bridge, there is a smaller one. You can enjoy some walking from the main bridge to the smaller one.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Tarumi-ku Higashimaikochou - Hyogo Prefecture Awaji Iwaya

Spanning the Akashi Kaikyo Straits and connecting Kobe City to Awajishima Island, this is the world’s longest suspension bridge with a total length of 3,911 meters. Construction started in 1988 and it was completed 10 years later in 1998. The main pillars of the bridge reach a height of approximately 300 meters from the surface of the water below, and at night the suspension cables are illuminated in a variety of colors. There is also a tour available called Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge World that allows visitors to pass through the inspection passageways in the main towers, which are normally off limits, while listening to information about the bridge’s technology and history (reservation required).
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1208

A bridge 173 meters high and 390 meters long. Completed in 2006, it is the longest pedestrian bridge in Japan. The scenery from the bridge is, in a word, superb, and those traversing its length can get sweeping views of such sights as Narukogawa Ravine and a stunning Shindo-no-taki waterfall, with larger and smaller sub-waterfalls. Visiting in fall to see the autumn foliage is particularly recommended.
Ebisu Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Doutombori

This is a bridge over the Dotonbori River in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka, located connecting the center of the downtown areas of Shinsaibashi-suji and Ebisubashi-suji. The bridge is also often called “Hikkake-bashi” (pick-up bridge) locally. On the southwest side is the Glico signboard, a popular spot for taking commemorative photos. The bridge is also famous as the spot where many young people jumped into the Dotonbori River when the Hanshin Tigers won the championship or when the Japanese national team won the soccer World Cup. There is a circular area on the current bridge where tourists can easily stop.
Yume no Tsuribashi

2.5

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka prefecture Haibara-gun Kawane Honcho Dimakosu Onsen

This 90 meter-long, eight meter-high suspension bridge in Kawanehon Town, Haibara County, Shizuoka Prefecture spans Oma Dam Lake. Up to ten people can cross at a time. During busy periods, the bridge sometimes becomes a one-way path. The area is visited by many tourists for its beautiful fresh greenery and autumn foliage.

大井川鉄道乗車中に見ることができました。夢のつり橋以外にもこのようなつり橋がいくつもあって驚きました。
Tokyo Gate Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Koutou-ku Wakasu - between the central breakwater outside landfill site

2,618-meter span bridge traversing Tokyo Bay. Renowned for its scenery and nightscape, pedestrians can enjoy a sweeping view of the bay from the walkway. The bridge is lit up after sunset each day and special illumination patterns are implemented several times each year as well. The unique design resembles two dinosaurs facing each other, hence the bridge’s nickname, “Dinosaur Bridge.”
Okukane Bridge

4.0

41 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Toyama Kurobe-shi Kurobe Okuyama Kokuyurin

This 34 meter high bridge is found on the walk toward Babadani Valley from the final stop on the Kurobe Gorge Railway, Keyakidaira Station. The solidly built bridge is painted deep red, and the color matches the green of the valley below perfectly. In the fall foliage season, it draws massive crowds. The peak foliage season is from late October through mid-November.

The bridge is next to Keyakidaira train station. If you want to go uphill to Meiken Onsen and Babadani Jigoku direction, you need to pass through this bridge which is currently under minor repair...
Tanize Suspension Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Nara Pref. Yoshinoguntotsukawamura Tanize

The Tanize Suspension Bridge is an iron wire suspension bridge over the Totsukawa River that the local villagers built for their own use and at their own expense in 1954. At a length of 297 meters and a height of 54 meters from the surface of the river, it is Japan’s longest suspension bridge for everyday use. Due to safety concerns, no more than twenty people can cross at the same time, and the way it sways when one walks on it makes for a thrilling experience. It affords a view of the clear waters of the Totsukawa River below and the wonderful scenery formed by the surrounding mountains. Crossing this bridge is said to be like walking in the sky. Please be aware that only one-way crossings are allowed during the Golden Week holiday period in May and the O-Bon festival period in the summer.
Yamasen Railway Bridge

4.0

32 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hokkaido Chitose-shi Shikotsukonsen

This steel pedestrian bridge crosses the Chitose River on the shore of Lake Shikotsu. Built in 1899, it is the oldest surviving double British Warren truss bridge in Hokkaido, and is a symbol of Lake Shikotsu.

A railway bridge that is now used as an iconic red bridge at Lake Shikotsu, the Yamasen Bridge is clearly visible from afar as you make the journey towards the Lake Shikotsu area where the yearly...
Kappa Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Matsumoto-shi Azumi
Kouriohashi Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Kouri

Kouriohashi Bridge is a 1,960 meter-long bridge that links Kouri-shima (Kouri Island) with Yagaji-shima (Yagaji Island). Since the Bridge opened in 2005, it has become a very popular place to enjoy an exciting drive in which you seem almost to be driving across the sea itself. Driving over the bridge really is a very pleasant experience, as you get superb views of the emerald green ocean and can feel the sea breeze.
Onaruto Bridge

Travel / Tourism

From Hyogo ken Minami-Awaji-shi to Tokushima ken Naruto city

"This suspension bridge at the narrowest part of the Naruto Strait connects Minami-Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture to Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. A key transportation link for the Shikoku and Kinki regions, it is used as one of the Honshu-Shikoku connection bridges for the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. Known as a tourist destination in Tokushima Prefecture, Uzunomichi (an approximately 450 meter promenade installed under the bridge girders) is appealing because you can see the whirling currents of Naruto under your feet and the scenery of the Naruto Strait. In addition, chosen as one of Japan's top 100 roads, the bridge appeared almost every day on an old local television program called ""Ohayo Tokushima""."
Kachidoki Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Chuou-ku Tsukiji 6-chome - Kachidoki 1-chome Harumi street

A bridge spanning Tsukiji and Kachidoki in Chuo City, Tokyo on the lower reaches of the Sumida River. The bridge was completed in 1940 and was to serve as the main gate for a world's fair scheduled to be held in Tokyo (which was ultimately suspended due to the war). Kachidoki bridge is a movable bridge able to open up in the middle, and when first built it was the largest of its kind in Asia. As fewer and fewer large boats traveled the Sumida River, however, it became unnecessary to raise the bridge-the last time it was opened was in 1970.
Sadachinka Bridge

4.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kouchi Pref. Shimantoshi Sada

The Sadachinka Bridge, a typical “chinka”, or sinking bridge, able to sustain flooding on the lower parts of the Shimanto River, is the longest of the more than 40 so called sinking bridges on the Shimanto River boasting a length of 291.6 meters and a width of 4.2 meters. In order to prevent being washed away during high floods, these submersible bridges were built without railings. Visitors can enjoy the pleasant feeling of the cool breeze as they cross the bridge on foot with many tourists coming to visit throughout the year.

西土佐道の駅から少し四万十川上流にあります。車で５分かからないと思います。橋には駐車スペースがありませんので注意が必要です。短めの沈下橋なので河原に下りたり渡り切ったり楽しむことが出来ます。