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Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

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Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

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Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

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Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

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50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 8, 2023, shows the 1,068-meter Kanmon Bridge, connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, ahead of its 50th anniversary on Nov. 14.

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Opening of Kanmon Bridge to traffic

Many spectators gather to see the opening of the Kanmon Bridge to traffic on Nov. 14, 1973. The 1,068-meter bridge connects Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu.

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50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 8, 2023, shows the 1,068-meter Kanmon Bridge, connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, ahead of its 50th anniversary on Nov. 14.

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Contest of meals served in expressway parking areas

OSAKA, Japan - A meal served in the Mekari Parking Area on the Kanmon Expressway in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is shown in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2014. It was a runner-up in the second contest held for dishes offered in expressway parking areas in western Japan.

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Shimonoseki

The Kanmon Straits and Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine. Kameyama Hachimangu is dedicated to Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu and Emperor Nintoku. This was taken by Uchida Kuichi when the photographer accompanied Emperor Meiji on his trip around western Japan in 1872.==Date:1872\r\n, Place:Shimonoseki, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number66‐1‐0]

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Shimonoseki

The Kanmon Straits and Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine. Kameyama Hachimangu is dedicated to Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu and Emperor Nintoku. This was taken by Uchida Kuichi when the photographer accompanied Emperor Meiji on his trip around western Japan in 1872.==Date:1872, Place:Shimonoseki, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐7‐0]

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Shimonoseki

The Kanmon Straits and Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine. Kameyama Hachimangu is dedicated to Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu and Emperor Nintoku. This was taken by Uchida Kuichi when the photographer accompanied Emperor Meiji on his trip around western Japan in 1872.==Date:1872, Place:Shimonoseki, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐10‐0]

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Mekari Shrine,Moji

Wafukari Shrine is located in Moji, Kitakyushu City. It is situated at the tip of an island in Kyushu facing the Kanmon Strait. The ritual of offering seaweed taken at dawn on New Year's day of the lunar calendar has been designated as an intangible ethnic cultural asset. Photo by Ogawa Kazuma.==Date:unknown, Place:Moji, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐47‐0]

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The Moji Harbour

Moji is one of the entrance ports to Kyushu, facing the Kanmon channel and Shubo nada. It flourished as an important crossroad for transportation from the olden days, but during the Edo, it was only a lonely village. Development began with the establishment of the Port Building Company in 1889. This photo is believed to be that of the initial stages of the development of the port.==Date:unknown, Place:Moji, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐33‐0]