The Three great bridges is Japanese term selecting three bridges in Japan in many ways.

The three noted bridges(三名橋) edit

Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
  1 Megane Bridge 眼鏡橋 Important Cultural Property (1960) 22 m (72 ft) Masonry
2 arches
Footbridge
Nakashima River
1634 Nagasaki
32°44′49.8″N 129°52′48.3″E / 32.747167°N 129.880083°E / 32.747167; 129.880083 (Megane Bridge)
Nagasaki [B 1]
[S 1]
  2 Kintai Bridge 錦帯橋 National Treasure (1922)
Span : 35.1 m (115 ft)
193 m (633 ft) Arch
Wooden beam
Footbridge
Nishiki River
1673 Iwakuni
34°10′03.5″N 132°10′41.9″E / 34.167639°N 132.178306°E / 34.167639; 132.178306 (Kintai Bridge)
Yamaguchi [B 2]
[S 2]
  3 Nihonbashi 日本橋 Important Cultural Property (1999) 49 m (161 ft) Masonry
2 arches
  Japan National Route 14
Nihonbashi River
1911 Tokyo
35°41′02.6″N 139°46′28.2″E / 35.684056°N 139.774500°E / 35.684056; 139.774500 (Nihonbashi)
Tokyo
Chiyoda
[B 3]
Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
4 Yamazakibashi 山崎橋
Shiga Prefectural road
Yodo River
725 Ōyamazaki and Yawata
Kyoto
  5 Seta no Karahashi 瀬田の唐橋
Footbridge
Seta River
1673 Ōtsu Shiga
  6 Ujibashi 宇治橋

Uji River
646 Uji Kyoto

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Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
  7 Kazurabashi [ja] かずら橋 45 m (148 ft) Suspension
Woven lianas, steel cables
Footbridge
Iya Valley
Miyoshi
33°52′30.5″N 133°50′07.4″E / 33.875139°N 133.835389°E / 33.875139; 133.835389 (Kazurabashi)
Tokushima
  8 Kintai Bridge 錦帯橋 National Treasure (1922)
Span : 35.1 m (115 ft)
193 m (633 ft) Arch
Wooden beam
Footbridge
Nishiki River
1673 Iwakuni
34°10′03.5″N 132°10′41.9″E / 34.167639°N 132.178306°E / 34.167639; 132.178306 (Kintai Bridge)
Yamaguchi [B 4]
[S 3]
  9 Saruhashi Bridge 猿橋 31 m (102 ft) Beam
Cantilever wooden beams
Footbridge
Katsura River
1756 Ōtsuki
35°36′56.5″N 138°58′48.8″E / 35.615694°N 138.980222°E / 35.615694; 138.980222 (Saruhashi Bridge)
Yamanashi [B 5]
  10 Shinkyo Bridge 神橋 Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
  World Heritage Site (1999)
28 m (92 ft) Beam
Footbridge
Daiya River
1904 Nikkō
36°45′12.0″N 139°36′14.5″E / 36.753333°N 139.604028°E / 36.753333; 139.604028 (Shinkyo Bridge)
Tochigi [1]


林 "forest" edit

  • Lin is 18th common surname in China
  • Im,Lim is 9th common surname in South Korea, though Im can be represented different Hanja such as 任, 壬, 恁.
  • Lâm is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Hayashi is 19th common surname in Japan.

武 "military" edit

  • Wu is 93th common surname in China.
  • Moo is rare surname in South Korea.
  • Vũ or Võ is 7th common surname in Vietnam.
  • Take is less common surname in Japan.

高 "high" edit

  • Gao is 19th common surname in China.
  • Ko is 23th common surname in South Korea, though it can be represented different Hanja such as 顧.
  • Cao is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Kō is less common surname in Japan.

田 "field" edit

  • Tian is 34th common surname in China.
  • jeon is 16th common surname in South Korea, though it can be represented different Hanja such as 全 and 錢.
  • Điền is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Den is less common surname in Japan.

諸葛 "many kudzu plants" edit

  • Zhuge is less common surname in China.
  • Jaegal is less common surname in South Korea..
  • Gia Cát is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Morokuzu is less common surname in Japan.


金 紀 柳 桂 秦 池 萬


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  1. ^ "Shrines and Temples of Nikko". whc.unesco.org.