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*''Japanese'': 泉崎橋 ''(Izumi saki bashi)''
Izumisaki-bashi is a bridge in [[Naha]], the capital of [[Okinawa prefecture]]. Historically, it connected Izumisaki, on the mainland of [[Okinawa Island]], with [[Kumemura]] on Ukishima. The Kumemura end of the bridge came right in front of the district's [[Shiseibyo|Confucian shrine]], and thus became a waiting spot for those waiting for someone at the shrine.
Originally made of wood, Izumisaki-bashi was replaced with a stone bridge in [[1717]], which appears in numerous versions of the "[[Eight Views of Ryukyu|Eight Views of Ryûkyû]]" - that is, in images of the [[meisho|famous sites]] of Ryûkyû by [[Chinese investiture envoys]], and by the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Hokusai]]. The bridge was destroyed in World War II, and was replaced with a new bridge 100 meters downstream in 1958.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Kume district, Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9526940777/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
Izumisaki-bashi is a bridge in [[Naha]], the capital of [[Okinawa prefecture]]. Historically, it connected Izumisaki, on the mainland of [[Okinawa Island]], with [[Kumemura]] on Ukishima. The Kumemura end of the bridge came right in front of the district's [[Shiseibyo|Confucian shrine]], and thus became a waiting spot for those waiting for someone at the shrine.
Originally made of wood, Izumisaki-bashi was replaced with a stone bridge in [[1717]], which appears in numerous versions of the "[[Eight Views of Ryukyu|Eight Views of Ryûkyû]]" - that is, in images of the [[meisho|famous sites]] of Ryûkyû by [[Chinese investiture envoys]], and by the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Hokusai]]. The bridge was destroyed in World War II, and was replaced with a new bridge 100 meters downstream in 1958.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Kume district, Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9526940777/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]