Shinkyo Bridge

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Shinkyo Bridge is a historic, vermilion-lacquered sacred bridge in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful traditional bridges and part of the Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage area.

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Shinkyo Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
tourist attraction
associatedWith Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Rinnō-ji
color vermilion
country Japan
crosses Daiya River
damagedDuring Meiji period flooding
governingBody local religious authorities
hasAccessPolicy crossing by paid admission
hasApproximateLatitude 36.757
hasApproximateLongitude 139.598
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasFunction sacred bridge
hasJapaneseName 神橋
hasParapet painted wooden railings
hasSpanType single-span
hasStructureType arched bridge
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus Important Cultural Property of Japan
imageSubjectOf postcards
tourism brochures
knownFor scenic beauty
traditional Japanese bridge design
vermilion-lacquered appearance
listedIn Japan’s most beautiful bridges
locatedIn Japan
Nikkō
linked to: Nikko

Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Futarasan Shrine
material wood
nameMeaning Sacred Bridge
near Nikkō National Park
central Nikkō
linked to: Nikko
partOf Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
rebuiltIn 1904
religiousAffiliation Buddhism
Shinto
style traditional Japanese
touristAttractionType scenic viewpoint
visitorActivity cultural tourism
photography
sightseeing
yearCompleted 1636

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Nikko hasTouristAttraction Shinkyo Bridge
Nikko hasBridge Shinkyo Bridge
Futarasan Shrine owns Shinkyo Bridge