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Ryōgoku Bridge (around 2005)
Brooklyn Museum - Ryogoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank No 59 from One Hundred Views of Edo - Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)
Ryōgoku Bridge and the Great Riverbank (August 1856) - Brooklyn Museum
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Ryōgoku Bridge (around 1780)

The Ryōgoku Bridge (which means "two provinces" in Japanese) is a famous bridge in Tokyo, Japan. It was built way back in 1659. This bridge crosses the Sumida River, which is a major river in Tokyo. It's located just a little bit upstream from where the Sumida River meets the Kanda River.

The bridge got its name because it connected two important areas. It linked Edo (which is what Tokyo was called a long time ago, located in Musashi Province) with Shimōsa Province. The neighborhood on the east side of the bridge is called Ryōgoku, and it got its name from the bridge itself.

You might have even seen this bridge in the 2015 anime movie called "Miss Hokusai"!

  • Sunset across the Ryogoku bridge from the bank of the Sumida river at Onmagayashi

    A view by the famous artist Katsushika Hokusai

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    The bridge in 1933, near Ryōgoku Kokugikan

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    The bridge in 1904

  • Ryogoku bashi old2

    The bridge in 1875

More Pictures of Ryōgoku Bridge

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    Ryōgoku Bridge and Ryōgoku Kokugikan in 1935

  • Tōtō Ryōgokubashi natsu keshiki-Panoramic View of Ryōgoku Bridge in the Summer MET DP148147

    A wide view of Ryōgoku Bridge in the summer (around 1859)

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    Ryōgoku Bridge (around 1780)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Puente Ryōgoku para niños

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