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I stopped at Saruhashi in Otsuki city of Yamanashi prefecture. Saruhasi means “monkey bridge” in English, because Shirako built this bridge after watching some monkeys joined their hands and used vine to cross the valley in 7 century. Saruhashi is one of the three strange bridge in Japan. It is only one wooden bridge that was constructed by the four overhanging principles without a bridge pier. It is 31 meters from the bridge to the Katsura river.
Saruhashi bridge
Saruhashi
Hiroshige Ando’s Saruhashi picture (Ukiyoe)
monkey’s relief at new Saruhashi modern bridge
huge rock at Saruhashi
Yatsuzawa waterway bridge that was built about one hundred years ago for the Komahashi hydroelectric power station
The valley of Sarhashi
So beautiful. Wood is great material and Your photo, proves it.
Japan’s architecture was basically made by wood. Even now, many houses are built by woodframe.