Kintaikyō, Japan’s largest and most attractive wooden bridge, originally connected the administrative headquarters of the Iwakuni domain with the adjacent castle town. Spanning the Nishiki River, it ...
Below the bridge, flat-bottomed boats are ferrying people across the Nishiki River, just as they did centuries ago — back when commoners were not permitted to walk over its wooden arches, and even ...
A museum packed with samurai weapons and armor stands near the iconic Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, a short drive from the Marine Corps air station in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. The Kashiwabara ...
Straddling the river of the old castle town of Iwakuni, like a pebble skipping across the water, the five arches of Kintaikyo bridge (錦帯橋) form a sight similar to traditional Ukiyo-e Japanese art ...
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Suō Iwakuni Kintai-bashi (Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni in Suō Province), from the series Shokoku meisho hyakkei (100 Famous Views in the Various Provinces), 1859 Sold Lot #616 tate e print 25.1 x 37.1 cm ...
IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- About 130 high school students on Sept. 21 stood on this west Japan city's iconic Kintai Bridge, designated as a national site of scenic beauty, in a strength test of the ...
The castle town of Iwakuni and Suo-Oshima island across the bridge are scenic coastal destinations along the Seto Inland Sea in southeastern Yamaguchi prefecture. Until the end of the Edo period (1603 ...