Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. The Shindo Fall (C in back) can be seen from the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge.

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