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Mino Bridge on the Nagara River
A short walk north of Mino's old udatsu streets , the Nagara River runs wide and clear past Mino Bridge (美濃橋). Completed in 1916, it is the oldest modern…
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Naruto Bridge, Shikoku
The Onaruto Bridge is located near Shikoku and is on the highway connecting Kobe with Tokushima. It spans from Tokushima to Awajishima. It is quite well known for the whirpools that are created by underwater ridges, which can be seen from the bridge.
Travel
Shikoku Trip
I went on a trip to Shikoku recently and traveled around its 4 Prefectures of Kagawa-ken, Ehime-ken, Kochi-ken and Tokushima-ken. It was my first time to…
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Seto Ohashi Bridge
I traveled to Shikoku recently, catching the Shinkansen to Okayama and then the train to Takamatsu, crossing the Seto Ohashi Bridge. This is a stunning set of bridges that links Honshu to Shikoku. There are 2 other bridge routes to Shikoku, but this is the only one that trains go across. The view from Washuzan looking over the bridge was fantastic.
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Driving Across the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
On the last day of my Shikoku trip in October 2010, the weather was so good that I drove across Awaji Island to Kobe instead of heading back the way I…
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Tokyo Photo Walk 2
It was a great sunny day on "Sunday" with blue skies in Tokyo and I decided to take a walk from Shinagawa Station towards Tennozu Isle (where the monorail…
Outdoors & Sport
Rainbow Bridge at Night
The Rainbow Bridge can be a great sight at night looking from Odaiba back towards the skyline of Tokyo.
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Railroad tracks
I took a trip to Yokohama yesterday. There are many places being redeveloped and the old railroad tracks and bridges and storage warehouses have been…
Culture
Tokyo Rainbow Bridge Walk
On Sunday March 1st the Rainbow Bridge connecting Shibaura and Odaiba will be closed to allow the general public to walk across the bridge in a walk…