tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483471252300210354.post299797239435297558..comments2023-06-13T04:07:20.196-07:00Comments on Daily Glimpses of Japan: Meganebashi - Spectacles BridgeNadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03369019781692137903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483471252300210354.post-62633529084756862422012-08-06T02:19:11.176-07:002012-08-06T02:19:11.176-07:00In the photos above there is actually the Misaka S...In the photos above there is actually the Misaka Saifon Bashi, Megane-Bashi: 御坂サイフォン橋, めがね橋. <br /><br />Quote from the official website of Miki City, Hyogo-ken:<br />"Misaka Syphon Bridge (the Spectacles Bridge) - <br />British Major General Palmer designed this bridge 110 years ago. Of advanced design for its time, the bridge still transports water for irrigation from the hills across the valley to the rice paddies."Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369019781692137903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483471252300210354.post-16054431109805513472012-08-06T02:07:19.988-07:002012-08-06T02:07:19.988-07:00A friend sent me a comment:
"The megane-bash...A friend sent me a comment:<br /><br />"The megane-bashi is also in Tono.<br />The megane-bashi in Tono is famous for having become a base of the novel called 'Night on the Galactic Railroad - 銀河鉄道の夜' by Kenji Miyazawa(みやざわ けんじ)." <br /><br />Thank you for this piece of information!<br /><br />I wrote about this novel in a comment on "Hanamaki Airport" two days ago.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369019781692137903noreply@blogger.com