*This English text was created by the Japan Tourism Agency
One of the longest wooden suspension bridge in Japan, was built by Momosuke Fukuzawa (Daido Electric Power Company) to transport construction materials to the Yomikaki Power Plant about 2 kilometers downstream. Consisting of three stone piers and four spans, it is 247 meters from end to end. Since a long bridge is more elegant, he built the bridge at this location where the river is wider.
The original bridge was built of walnut tree, pine, and cedar, with iron rails running down the middle for handcarts. As time passed and the wood started to decay, the bridge became dangerous, and it was closed to the public in 1978. In 1993, after two years of restoration work, the bridge reopened. The new version is made of local sawara and hinoki (cypress). From the central pier, the steps leads down to a sandbar, where there is a small shrine to the river god. The pier closest to the right-hand bank looking downstream was once inscribed with the name of the Daido Electric Power Company, which built the bridge, and the date of completion—September, Taisho 11 (1922).
