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Kinshibai at the base of Miyoshi Bridge

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] May 18, 2018 14:00

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Miyoshi Bridge, which spans in front of Chuo-ku government office, is a bridge of "Mitsumata" that has a very distinctive shape of the bridge, and when viewed from above, it is a "Y shape" bridge.

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Under the bridge, the Metropolitan Expressway Toshin Beltway runs, but in the past there was a river called Tsukiji River.

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The current Miyoshi Bridge is also a bridge where "Ginza Yanagi-dori St.", which runs on the border between Ginza 1-chome and 2-chome, crosses the "Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway".

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At the foot of this bridge, there is an explanation board describing the history of Miyoshi Bridge, and according to the explanation, this bridge is located at the bent point of the Tsukiji River (Kaedegawa / Tsukiji River connecting canal) was opened and the river became a three-pronged form, as part of the reconstruction plan after the Great Kanto Earthquake, 2019.

It seems that the form of the bridge is "Micro-shaped simple steel plate girder bridge".

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Also, in the planting space at the base of this bridge, a lot of yellow flowers are now blooming.

It's the place on the map above, red.

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Kinshibai (Kinito plum) is a semi-deciduous small shrub belonging to the family Euphoraceae, which is native to China.

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The origin of the name is that the shape of the flower resembles a plum and the color is yellow.

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If a lot of bright yellow flowers are blooming, it alone will make your feelings brighter.