Ikeda Bridge Explained

The is a 10-metre long, 3-metre wide, arched, bridge near the mouth of the Sakita River in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the only bridge of its kind on the island of Miyakojima and was designated a Prefectural Historic Site in July 1977.^{[1] [2]} It is one of the extra 20 bridges of "100 Noted Bridges in Japan".^[3]

History

The Ikeda bridge is said to have been built in the era of the Zhengde Emperor around 1506-1521 together with another bridge, Shimojiba Suuntu, which was later swept away. The first documentary evidence for the bridge is the 1727, the era of the Yongzheng Emperor.^[2] The bridge was repaired in 1817.^[4]

See also

• Megane Bridge
• Sakishima Beacons
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)

References

24.7533°N 125.2856°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Okinawa Encyclopedia . Higa Kei . 1983 . Okinawa Times . 154.
2. Web site: 宮古島の文化財 県関係 . Prefectural Cultural Properties in Miyakojima . Japanese . . 15 June 2012 .
3. Book: 100 Noted Bridges in Japan . Matsumura Hiroshi . Kashima Shuppankai . 1998 . 4-306-09355-7.
4. Officials of the Ryukyuan Government dispatiched to Miyako, The Official documents of officials dispatched to Miyako