Tanize Suspension Bridge

What it is

• A 297.7-meter suspension bridge connecting Uenoji and Tanize in Totsukawa Village.
• Completed in 1954 with eighty percent of funding provided by local residents.
• Japan's longest suspension bridge designed for daily use by local people.
• Designated as a Civil Engineering Heritage site in 2021.

What to see

• Views from 54 meters above the river surface while crossing on foot.
• Local mail carriers and residents crossing the narrow span on motorcycles.
• Signs limiting the bridge capacity to twenty people at one time.
• The surrounding landscape of Totsukawa Village along National Route 168.

Getting there

• Nara Kotsu buses provide access via the nearby Uenoji bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.