The Kintai Bridge...what a fine bridge it is!
The Kintai Bridge is an architecturally beautiful bridge. Located about a 20 minute bus ride away from the train station, it is "the" major tourist attraction of Iwakuni
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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fo... [read more]
In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fo... [read more] Blog: Iwakuni...home of one of "Japan's three famous bridges"
Date: October 9th 2005
As this was another long weekend in Japan, the country for long weekends (hurrah!) a day trip was in order. Heather, Alexis, Jennifer (fellow Assistant Language Teachers from Hiroshima prefecture) and I decided to spend the day in the city of Iwakuni. It was a mere 45-minute train ride from the city centre of Hiroshima, and before we knew it, we were in the entirely new prefecture of Yamaguchi ( ... read more
Date: October 9th 2005
As this was another long weekend in Japan, the country for long weekends (hurrah!) a day trip was in order. Heather, Alexis, Jennifer (fellow Assistant Language Teachers from Hiroshima prefecture) and I decided to spend the day in the city of Iwakuni. It was a mere 45-minute train ride from the city centre of Hiroshima, and before we knew it, we were in the entirely new prefecture of Yamaguchi ( ... read more
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