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It is Kachidokibashi, the second of nine bridges in Sumida River Chuo-ku.

It's just under repair. It’s usually a more beautiful bridge.

Kachidokibashi

(Tsukiji 6-chome to Kachidoki 1-chome)

-A movable bridge of Yoichi Azuma built using technology-

In 1905, volunteers from Kyobashi Ward set up a ferry port connecting Tsukiji and Tsukishima on the opposite shore.

The name "Watchery Passion" commemorates the fall of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War.

After that, as Tsukishima developed as an industrial area, traffic demand increased, so the state-of-the-art technology of the time was gathered and built.

The construction of Kachidokibashi was completed in 1940, with a total length of about 246 meters and a width of about 26 meters, and was called a movable bridge at Yoichi Azuma when completed.

Initially, it jumped five times a day, but the number gradually decreased due to a decrease in the volume of ship operations, and now it has stopped opening and closing.

The "Kachidokibashi Museum" next to the Tsukiji Market Kachidoki Gate displays and publishes valuable materials and related information on the bridge of the Sumida River with Kachidokibashi.

In addition, we also conduct a tour (reservation required) on the pier where you can appreciate the machines for opening the bridge.

In addition, near the museum, there is a stone monument of "Kachidoki no Meashi" built in 1905.

In June 2007, it was designated as an important cultural property of the country due to its evaluation of "a highly technically completed building with the largest movable branch in Japan."

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

※　Futaba bounce bridge: A bridge that opens up the bridge itself to allow ships to pass, and is open from the center to left and right.

・・・The last Kachidokibashi opened in 1970.

However, in the CM of BOSS for canned coffee, there was an image opened with CG.

In addition, this Kachidokibashi was explained in the free tour bus and volunteer guide at the Chuo-ku Marugoto Museum held on November 5.

This year we have crossed the bridge too.

Until last year we were just passing nearby.

And from here, you will be able to see Skytree from the top of the bridge.

The next bridge is the direction of Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge.

It can be seen on the left bank, Akashi-cho 8-1.

The building on the left is St. Luke's Residence, and the right is St. Luke's St. Rooks Tower.

The building is called St Luke's Garden.

It seems to be true to read everything.

St Luke's Garden is a complex consisting of a care-residence department at St Luke's International Hospital, hotels, sports clubs, and rental offices.

The tall building, St. Luke's Rooks Tower, is 48 floors above ground and 4 floors below ground.

From the 3rd floor to the 46th floor is the office floor.

There are weather cameras of Nippon Television and Fuji TV on the roof.

Previously, there was an observation room on the 47th floor, but it was closed in 2010.

And the lower building, St. Luke's Residence, on the left, is 38 floors above ground and 3 floors below ground.

From the 1st floor to the 31st floor, it is a care residence and a paid nursing home. There are 175 units.

The 32nd to 38th floors are the hotel floor.

And the two buildings are connected along the way, the contact bridge.

The general public seems to be able to pass through during the day.

It is Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge, the third of nine bridges in Sumida River Chuo-ku.

Skytree can also be seen clearly.

Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge

(Tsukuda 1-chome, Tsukishima 1-chome to Minato 3-chome, Akashicho)

- Bridge built in the same year as the Tokyo Olympics -

In 1964, the bridge was built in place of Tsukuda no Watari, with a length of about 220m and a width of about 25m.

In the past, the Tsukuda River flowed between Tsukuda Island and Tsukishima Island, but it was reclaimed with the construction of Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge, and the two islands became connected.

During the construction, the Tsukuda Bridge, which was over the Tsukuda River, was removed.

In addition, due to the completion of the bridge, the ferry, which had been running for more than 300 years since the Edo period, disappeared.

A relief depicting the origin of Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge and the scenery of Tsukuda Island is installed on the balustrade of the bridge.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

On the right bank, you can see the red torii gate of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine at the right end of the image.

Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine

(Tsukuda 1-1-14)

-The main festival to convey the taste of Edo is held once every three years -

In 1646, he was separated from Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine, which was located in Tsukuda-mura, Nishinari County, Settsu Province (present-day Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka City) and transferred to his current location.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

And on the left side of the center is a two-story building.

This is the site of Ishikawajima Lighthouse.

Ruins of Ishikawajima Lighthouse

(Tsukuda 1-11-4 ahead)

- Monuments of "lighthouse" that ensured ship safety

In 1866, Shimizu Junki, a magistrate of the Ishikawajima Hitoshiyoroba, split the profits from oil-squeezing produced at the Hitoshiyoroba for ships sailing along the mouth of the Sumida River and off Shinagawa, and built nightlights at the southern end of the Yoroba with human feet.

This was the beginning of the Ishikawajima Lighthouse, and it was a dignified lighthouse with two hexagons.

When constructing Tsukuda Park, a monument of a lighthouse was built in the park, and on the front of the seawall, Hiroshige Utagawa depicts this area around the famous Edo scenic spot `` Tsukuda Shima Sumiyoshino Matsuri '', Fuji 36 scenic spots `` Toto Tsukuda Off '' and the Tokyo specification drawing show `` Tsukudajima Lightmeidai Shimobori '' are installed to convey the scenery of the past.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

In addition, on the left hand, there is "Ringgishijima Checkpoint / Watermark trace". I couldn't leave it in the picture.

It is Chuo-ohashi Bridge, the fourth of nine bridges in Sumida River Chuo-ku.

Chuo-ohashi Bridge

(Shinkawa 2-chome to Tsukuda 1-2-chome)

The sculpture of Hashigami Bridge connecting Shinkawa and Tsukuda is also famous.

Chuo-ohashi Bridge is one of the bridges of the Sumida River in Chuo-ku, and was completed in 1993 due to the redevelopment of the Tsukuda area.

On the pier on the upper side of the bridge in the center of the bridge, there is a "messenger statue" (written by sculptor Ossip Zadkine) given by the city of Paris to commemorate the friendship between the Sumida River in Tokyo and the Paris and Seine.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

It's a little hard to see, but it's small in the center and in the upper part, and the statue is shown.

Due to the shooting of this, the buildings of River City 21 on the right bank and Ishikawajima Park could not be captured in the image.

It is Eitai Bridge, the fifth of nine bridges in Sumida River Chuo-ku.

Eitai Bridge

(Shinkawa 1-chome to Saga, Koto-ku, Eidai 1-chome)

- Heavy and robust steel arch bridge -

It is said that the first bridge was built in Genroku 11 (1698) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa, the fifth shogun, and it was about 150 meters upstream from the current bridge position.

At that time, it was a large wooden bridge with a very good view, and it was known as a place of coolness in summer.

In 1807, there was an accident in which a bridge that was unable to withstand its weight collapsed due to crowds gathering at festivals in Hachimangu Shrine Fukagawa.

This accident led to Honbushin, but after that, it was rebuilt several times due to spills or burnout due to floods, and in 1897 an iron bridge was built at its current location.

This is Japan's first steel truss bridge, and a tram was laid in 1904.

However, since this bridge was also damaged by the Great Kanto Earthquake, it was replaced by a bridge with a heavy and robust appearance in 1926 as part of the reconstruction project for the earthquake.

In June 2007, it was designated as an important cultural property of the country by evaluating "a steel arch bridge that achieved the maximum branch by using new steel" and others.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

Eitai Bridge, like the starting sluice gate, passengers on the deck were instructed to take a low posture.

There is not much difference between the bridge and the boat.

After passing here, the Nihonbashi River was flowing in and I should have seen the bridge at the mouth of Toyomi Bridge, but it has passed while I was returning my posture.

Sumida River Ohashi is the sixth of nine bridges in Sumida River Chuo-ku.

Sumida River Ohashi

(Nihonbashihakozakicho - Saga 1.2-chome, Koto-ku)

- A two-layered bridge with a feature-focused design

The bridge was bridged in 1979 in conjunction with the construction of the Metropolitan Expressway No. 9 Fukagawa Line.

The upper part is the Metropolitan Expressway, and the lower part is the general road.

Features a feature-focused design.

~From Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia ~

This time, we went up Sumida Kawauchi at the bottom of the center of the image, in the upper direction of the right name.

It is shown in the red line.