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China: Excavator Plunges Into River as Stone Bridge Collapses During Demolition

An excavator and its operator plunged into a river after a stone arch bridge collapsed during demolition in Dashan Village, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, on January 18, 2026. Video shows the bridge giving way as the machine tipped forward and fell into the water, leaving the excavator submerged while onlookers watched, with no immediate update on the operator’s condition.

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN. HORIZONTAL PANORAMIC OF CENTRAL PARK IN FALL AT SUNRISE. VIEW FROM THE BOW BRIDGE OVER THE LAKE, TREES AND UPPER WEST SIDE BUILDINGS IN AUTUMN (INCLUDING THE THE MAJESTIC AND SAN REMO) Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Visit To Prague - Day 2

Queen Maxima on the Charles Bridge. The royal couple is paying a state visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech President Petr Pavel, King Willem-Alexander returned a day earlier due to the political situation in the Netherlands after the fall of the Schoof cabinet. Prague on June 5, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese New Year Celebrations - China

An aerial drone photo taken on January 22, 2025 shows folk artisans patrolling across a bridge in Fengqiao Town of Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province. As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on January 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities. The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. Photo by Guo Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-MOTORIST-EID AL FITR-TRAVELERS

(230420) -- SURABAYA, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride their motorbikes during homecoming travel ahead of Eid al-Fitr on Suramadu bridge in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on April 20, 2023. Eid al-Fitr in the Southeast Asian country is expected to possibly fall on April 21. It is customary for Muslims to celebrate the annual religious holiday with their families. A recent survey by the country's transportation ministry showed that approximately 120 million people would travel back during the Eid exodus period this year, a 45 percent increase from last year's number. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-SURABAYA-MOTORIST-EID AL FITR-TRAVELERS

(230420) -- SURABAYA, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride their motorbikes during homecoming travel ahead of Eid al-Fitr on Suramadu bridge in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on April 20, 2023. Eid al-Fitr in the Southeast Asian country is expected to possibly fall on April 21. It is customary for Muslims to celebrate the annual religious holiday with their families. A recent survey by the country's transportation ministry showed that approximately 120 million people would travel back during the Eid exodus period this year, a 45 percent increase from last year's number. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)

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New York Fashion Week collection brings out Chinese elements

STORY: New York Fashion Week collection brings out Chinese elements DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fashion show 2. SOUNDBITE (English): VIVIENNE TAM, Fashion designer STORYLINE: Fashion brand Vivienne Tam presented its Fall/Winter 2023 collection at the ongoing New York Fashion Week on Sunday evening, highlighting an immersive metaverse of Hong Kong and other Chinese elements. The collection features motifs of oracle bone script, an ancient form of Chinese characters. Supported by Web3 technologies, a metaverse of Hong Kong streets was created on the stage. SOUNDBITE (English): VIVIENNE TAM, Fashion designer "My collection always brings the East and the West together. Like I'm a bridge of the two cultures. I'm the bridge of the two worlds." The fashion week runs through Feb. 15. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing or New York, U.S. (XHTV)

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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. People wearing ancient robes walk the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge in the ceremony with the Shindo Fall in their background (L).

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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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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- On-board inspector Faustine Tanui checks equipments on a Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passenger train, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train crew Fionah communicates with passengers on a Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passenger train, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Signal workers Daniel Kibe (L) and Patrick Mburu check signal equipments at Mombas Terminus Station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Station attendant Peter Mwadime works at Mombasa Terminus Station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mark works in the kitchen of a Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passenger train, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train conductor Joseph Mwangi waits for confirmation of departure information at Mtito Andei Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, Kenya, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passenger train inspector Cheruiyot Kiptoo Steve checks equipments on a Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passenger train, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mercy Gesare cleans the aisle on a Mombasa-Nairobi Railway passenger train, July 29, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Announcer David Mwangi Ndungu works at Mombasa Terminus Station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan drivers John Pius (L) and Brian Kemboi confirm safety with platform staff at Ngong station in Kajiado, Kenya, March 25, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mombasa Terminus station master Cosmas Makewa (R) and passenger transportation director Peterson Njeru Gitonga work in an office in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ticketing clerk Agnes sells tickets at Mombasa Terminus Station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mombasa Terminus station master Cosmas Makewa (R) talks to security inspectors at the station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-NEW JOBS-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220807) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passenger attendant Monicah Chepkemboi guides a passenger to take the elevator at Mombasa Terminus Station in Mombasa, Kenya, July 27, 2022. Launched on May 31, 2017, the 480 km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), financed mainly by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), has fostered job creation for local people. Afristar, the company operating the SGR, has employed Kenyans in 123 railway professions which fall under 5 railway departments, including railway transportation, locomotive, track, signal, and rolling stock. As of July 31, there are currently 1,359 employees working at Afristar, among them 1,049 are Kenyan employees. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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West Burton, Bridge and Fall 1893

West Burton, Bridge and Fall 1893 Date: 1893

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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. People wearing ancient robes walk the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge in the ceremony with the Shindo Fall in their background (L).

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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. (Kyodo)

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Nunobiki Falls

The Mendaki (also Metaki) Falls at the lowest part of Nunobiki Falls and the Kanbo Bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number4‐27‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls. The wooden bridge and teahouse have not yet been built, indicating that this photograph was taken in the first half of the Meiji Period. Although the tinting is different, this is the same as photographs #2807, #4481 and #4870. The rough tinting suggests that the photograph was produced in the latter half of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐24‐0]

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A waterfall in Dogashima Island

This is the water fall of Shirabe. The bridge in front of the fall still exists although slightly different in shape. A man wearing yukata summer kimono is standing at the centre of the bridge. The fall became a part of the garden when the Hiramatsu villa was built around 1887 and the water from the fall flows into the pond in the garden. At present this is a part of the garden of Taiseikan Ryokan (Inn).==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐23‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photographs #2814 and 2827 (Medaki Waterfall of Nunobiki). The presence of the wooden bridge over the river and the teahouse and the absence of a water supply pump suggest that this was taken on the mid-Meiji Period. It seems to be a scene in summer, when many visitors came to enjoy the cool air.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐8‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall, probably taken from the wooden bridge portrayed in photograph #2814 (Medaki Waterfall of Nunobiki) taken in the mid-Meiji Period. The rough tinting suggests that the photograph was produced in the latter half of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐11‐0]

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Waterfalls at Miyanoshita

This is the same spot of the Jakotsu River as illustrated in the Mannen Bridge of Hakone Sokokura Yumoto(1880) by Kiyochika Kobayashi. Supposing that this was taken from Mannen Bridge, judging from the angle, this may date to between 1873, when the bridge was built, and 1889 when the bridge was gone.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number77‐24‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photograph #2271 (Shinkoji Temple), #4092 (Mt. Suwa), and #4094 (Arima Spa) in the mid-Meiji Period. Visitors normally took the path on the right side of the river and then proceeded along the road to the left to Medaki waterfall. After that, they crossed a wooden bridge and negotiated the winding mountain path to Odaki waterfall.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number68‐4‐2]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall of Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photographs #2814 and #4240 (mid-Meiji Period). Today, more than a century later, it takes only a few minutes to reach this waterfall from Shin Kobe Station (Sanyo Shinkansen Line). The road on the left is now closed and the wooden bridge has been rebuilt in concrete. Despite the passage of time, the beautiful scenes of the changing seasons can still be enjoyed today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐31‐2]

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Nunobiki Falls

This is Medaki Waterfall of Nunobiki. This photograph is assumed to have been taken in Mid-Meiji Period around the same time as the photograph #2827 and #4240, as the wooden bridge which surrounds the river and the teahouse were already built. As the caption at the lower right says '1208. METAKI WATERFALL KOBE', this photograph was taken and sold by the photographer Kinbei Kusakabe of Yokohama.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐21‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

This is Metaki Waterfall of Nunobiki. Nunobiki Waterfalls located in the upstream of Ikuta River consist of Otaki, Meotodaki, Tsuzumigadaki. Since the wooden bridge which surrounds the river and the teahouse were not built yet, this photograph is assumed to have been taken in the first half of the Meiji Period. Although the tinting is different, this is the same as the photographs #4481, 4682, and 4870.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐15‐0]