Kintai Bridge

In many of the rural areas I traveled on this trip, the train options were few, so I had to be very careful.

      Photo from Japan guide.com

                                                      1856 woodblock print by Hiroge

The Kintai Bridge is a historical pedestrian bridge, originally built in 1673, with five arches spanning the Nishiki River. It was designated a national treasure in 1922, and remained intact until 1950 when it was washed away in a flood from a typhoon. It was rebuilt and finished in 1953.

This is the ticket booth. I bought a combined ticket - cross the bridge, take the ropeway up to the castle, enter the castle, take the ropeway down, and recross the bridge. 

This photo was taken after the first ticket to cross the bridge was removed.

The castle can be seen high on the mountain.

On the other side of the bridge, I walked around and headed to the ropeway.