Nikko Shinkyo Bridge
Shinkyo - Sacred Bridge at Nikko. The Shinkyo, also known as the Sacred Bridge at Nikko, serves as the gateway to the Futarasan Shrine. Originally reconstructed in its current striking red lacquered appearance in 1636 by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun (1603-1651), this bridge replaced an earlier construction dating back to 808..
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The Shinkyo bridge is nice and certainly a must-see if you are in Nikko. We were pleased that nobody was on the bridge for our pictures. You need to pay to cross the bridge. Read more. Written September 5, 2019. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as.
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Shinkyo Bridge is located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Maintained by the Nikko Futarasan Shrine, the bridge is registered as a part of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko and listed as a World Cultural Heritage site. This beautiful red bridge leads to the world famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine,.
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About Shinkyo Bridge Shinkyo Bridge (神橋), or "Sacred Bridge" is a river crossing in Nikko City of the Tochigi Prefecture, owned by the Futarasan Jinja Shrine. The beautiful and elegant arcing shape of the bridge traverses the Daiya-gawa River with black and vermillion lacquer. The colors contrast strikingly against the picturesque landscape.
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At 28 meters long and nearly eight meters wide, the beautiful, vermilion-lacquered Shinkyo Bridge sits at the entrance to the Nikko mountains. According to legend, Buddhist monk Shodo, the first head priest of Nikko, asked the mountain deities for help crossing the Daiya River, at which point two snakes appeared and transformed into a bridge.
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Shinkyo Bridge (神橋, Shinkyō, "sacred bridge") to Nikkō Futarasan Shrine. This bridge, which spans a mountain stream flowing between the village of Nikko and the enclosure containing the twenty-eight great Nikko temples, was built in 1638. It is 84 feet long and 18 feet wide. It was formerly closed to all persons except the Shoguns.
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The Shinkyo Bridge's current design dates back to 1636, but there was a bridge in the same location for a long time previous to that. In 1902 the bridge was washed away by floods, but it was rebuilt in 1904 according to the 1636 design. The Shinkyo Bridge's true origins are mysterious, but there is a legend about it.
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The Shinkyo bridge is nice and certainly a must-see if you are in Nikko. We were pleased that nobody was on the bridge for our pictures. You need to pay to cross the bridge. Read more. Written September 5, 2019. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as.
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Shinkyo Bridge (in Japanese; Shinkyo Bashi 神橋 which literally means sacred bridge) is a famous and distinctive Red Bridge which is actually part of Futarasan Shrine (but is actually some distance from the Futarasan Shrine) and is known as one of the three most beautiful bridges in Japan (the other two are Iwakuni's Kintaikyo and Saruhashi in Yamanashi Prefecture).
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"Shinkyo bridge" is a beautiful vermilion wooden bridge that spans the entrance to Nikko Mountain, and is a building of Futarasan Shrine, which enshrines Mt. Futara (Mt. Nantai) as its object of worship. At the end of the Nara period, when Shodo Shonin opened Mt. Nikko, he was blocked by the rapids of the Otani River and asked for protection.
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Shinkyo Bridge, also known as Yamasugeno-jabashi is a wooden lacquered bridge that spans the Daiya river in Japan's Nikko. At 28 meters long, 7.4 meters wide and 10.6 meters above the Daiya River, the bride marks the entrance between Nikko Town and the towns Shrines and temples. The Shinkyo Bridge is listed as one of Japan's finest bridges.
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What to See at Shinkyo Bridge. The Shinkyo has long been considered one of the most beautiful structures in Japan, its simple elegance contrasting with the wildness of the river gorge, the green hills, and the tumbling waters. From here, a road leads into the park, threading through 16,000 towering cedar trees.
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Shinkyo Bridge (God's Bridge) is a structure belonging to Nikko Futarasan Shrine, and is a beautiful bridge of wooden lacquered vermilion (red) over Daiyagawa. It was also registered as a World Heritage Site in 1999. The bridge is 28 meters long, 7.4 meters wide, and 10.6 meters above the water surface..
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The Shinkyo is also called Yamasugeno-jabashi, which means snake bridge of sedge. This bridge belongs to Futarasan Shrine and is designated as an important cultural property. In addition, Shinkyo was registered as the World Heritage in December 1999. Shinkyo is 28 meters long, 7.4 meters wide, and located 10.6 meters above the river.