呼子大橋 Yobuko-ohhashi The Yobuko Ohashi Bridge
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The Yobuko Ohashi Bridge connects Yobuko in Karatsu City and Kabeshima Island, Saga Pref. This bridge looks like two harps placed side by side. The bridge was completed in 1989. Its total length is 728 meters. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge with pressed concrete bridge girders. If you cross the bridge and get to Kabeshima Island, there on the hill lies “kaze-no-mieru-oka-koen (meaning the park where you can see the wind),” from which you can command a view of the Yobuko Ohashi Bridge, Ogawajima Island, and Kakarajima Island. Either viewing from Yobuko side or Kabeshima side, the bridge shows its elegant shape, although giving different impressions. The bridge piers glowing with the splendor of the setting sun is beautiful. After the sunset, the harbor town of Yobuko is lit up and the surface of the sea shines with reflection.
- address
- Yobuko-cho, Karatsu, Saga Prefecture
- name
- The Yobuko Ohashi Bridge