This spring, a large pedestrian-only bridge connecting Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku and Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, was newly built. The name is "Ryukan Sakura Bridge". The location is between Shin-Tokiwa Bridge and Kamakura Bridge, just a short walk to the main building of the Bank of Japan.
I wish there was a bridge that quickly connects Otemachi to Nihonbashi....That was a common thought of people who work and live in this area, but finally! It was completed over a period of two and a half years.
In the early Edo period, there was a digging called Ryukagawa, which was made for fire prevention measures. The Ryukan River was also an indispensable part of water transportation, with a bypass scheme that runs from the Nihonbashi River to the Hamacho River and Sumida River. After reclaiming and re-digging, it was reclaimed for debris disposal after the war and completely disappeared.
Even today, traces of the Ryukan River can be seen. There are also parks and places that are named Ryukan. For this reason, the name of this "Ryukan Sakura Bridge" was decided by open call for participants.
This place, where the JR viaduct and the Metropolitan Taka Yaesu Line overlap, is very difficult to construct, and many latest technologies were used when starting construction. As a result! It became a Miracle bridge where you can see the mysterious sight of the old and new Nihonbashi River below, the vehicles passing through the entrances and viaducts of the Metropolitan Expressway, the pre-war makeup brick arch Ryukagawagishi Bridge Takahashi Bridge, and of course.
And at night, the sense of different worlds appears.
Because it is a business district, people are sparse at night, you can only hear the sound of the river and the sound of the train in your ears, and you can feel the liveliness of nearby Nihonbashi and Ginza, and you can touch the foundation of a dynamic city of Tokyo.
By the way, Ryukan Sakura Bridge does not have any special lights or events during Christmas or New Year holidays. I'm sorry!
The light-up near Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, which is nearby, has somehow a magical color.
If you like a world view that mixes the near future Tokyo and the mysterious prewar Tokyo, why not take a stroll through the "Ryukan Sakura Bridge-Nihonbashi" area in winter? It has a deeper depth that is different from the beautiful Ginza and the gorgeous summer.
