Kintaikyo Bridge in western Japan

Kintaikyo Bridge in western Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023, shows Kintaikyo Bridge over the Nishiki River in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, marking the 350th anniversary of its construction this year.

Typhoon Nabi causes damage

Typhoon Nabi causes damage

IWAKUNI, Japan - A pleasure boat is left overturned by the swollen Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sept. 17 as Typhoon Nabi moved northeast over the Sea of Japan heading toward Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido.

Typhoon Nabi causes damage

Typhoon Nabi causes damage

IWAKUNI, Japan - A pleasure boat is left overturned by the swollen Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sept. 17 as Typhoon Nabi moved northeast over the Sea of Japan heading toward Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

Kintai-kyo Bridge

Kintai-kyo Bridge

This is one of many stereographs taken during the Taisho Period (1912-1925). This photograph shows a side view of the famous Kintai Bridge from downstream. The photograph is entitled The Extraordinary Five-Arch Bridge over Nishiki River in Iwakuni.==Date:1904, Place:Iwakuni, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐7‐0]

Kintai-kyo Bridge

Kintai-kyo Bridge

Kintai Bridge is built over Nishiki River which flows through Iwakuni City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Four stone bases with five wooden arches form the bridge. It could be a photo by Shimooka Renjo.==Date:unknown, Place:Iwakuni, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐21‐0]

Kintai-kyo Bridge

Kintai-kyo Bridge

The bridge built over Nishiki River in Iwakuni in the southeast part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Four stone girders support five arched bridges. The construction was undertaken by the third lord of the Iwakuni Clan, Yoshikawa Hiroyoshi.==Date:unknown, Place:Iwakuni, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐34‐0]

Rural railway in western Japan

Rural railway in western Japan

A single-car train of Nishikigawa railway crosses a railroad bridge over the Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo