Sunday, July 10, 2011

Yodo Bridge


This is the view from Yodo Bridge, which crosses over Kanda River.

The bridge is said to have been named Yodo Bridge by Iemitsu Tokugawa, the third shogun of the famous Tokugawa dynasty. He used the name Yodo because the scenery reminded him of Yodo River, a famous large river that runs through Osaka and Kyoto.

It's a very busy bridge used by both pedestrians and cars.



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11 comments:

  1. Great pics Kaori! The bridge appears to be very clean and well maintained. Just curious: is there any boat traffic at this section of the Kanda River? ...such as barges or pleasure crafts allowed?
    Have a relaxing Sunday.

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  2. i do wish our river looks clean as this. ^0^
    interesting name and history kaori.

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  3. I am thinking that it would be great to go on the river on a kayak - not that I'm that keen on exercise. It will be nice and quiet, a contrast to the busy life on the bridge :)

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  4. Thanks for the three interesting views. I enjoyed them!

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  5. A perfect photo series for Louis la Vache's BRIDGE meme! Somehow I fell behind on your blog - but now I'm caught up!
    Genki de ne, Kaori san!

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  6. That's a river? Looks more like a canal... Nice shots. I like the decorative detail on the concrete post.

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  7. Beautiful picture Kaori, and loved the history of the bridge, thanks.

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  8. It looks very much like a chanelled river ! I like how you show the view from the bridge first!

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  9. I am assuming that this is not the original Yodo Bridge?I would like to have one of those apartments overlooking the river!

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  10. The color of the water is impressive!

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  11. I like the top foto. I have similar to that.

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