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Shimanto River Chinkabashi
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Shimanto River Chinkabashi
四万十川沈下橋
3.7Est. 120Shimanto, Shikoku
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Overview
Railing-free submersible bridges spanning Japan's 'last clear-water river' in rural Shikoku.
Low submersible bridges spanning Japan's 'last clear-water river,' designed without railings to disappear beneath floodwaters rather than resist them. The 47 chinkabashi along the Shimanto River are iconic symbols of rural Shikoku, and the longest, Iwama Chinkabashi, stretches 196 meters. Canoe tours pass beneath the bridges on waters still clean enough to support giant ayu sweetfish.
Practical info
- Japanese name
- 四万十川沈下橋
- Nearest station
- Nakamura Station (15 min bus)
- Payment
- Cards accepted
- Reservations
- not required
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