Nikko Futarasan Jinja Shrine Shinkyo Bridge Admission Instant E-Ticket

***Book your Nikko Futarasan Jinja Shrine Shinkyo Bridge Admission Ticket and marvel at this sacred, vermilion lacquered bridge!*** Experience the historical and cultural significance of Shinkyo, a World Heritage site and one of Japan's finest bridges.

Vermilion lacquered sacred bridge; the beautiful Shinkyo is worth enough to decorate the entrance of the sanctuary Nikko. The Shinkyo used to be called Yamasugeno-jabashi, which means snake bridge with sedge, or Mihashi, which just means a respectable bridge. This bridge belongs to Futarasan Shrine and is designated as an important cultural property. In addition, Shinkyo was inscribed as a World Heritage site in December 1999. The bridge is 28m in length, 7.4m in width, 10.6m in height (from the surface of the water), and includes 10 beams on both sides of the railings, each decorated with round orbs (ginkgo), painted with black paint inside the bridge deck and red paint in the other parts. The bridge was regarded as a sacred bridge after it was built for mysterious reasons at the end of the Nara period. After it was rebuilt in Kanei's 13th year to its current appearance, it was only used for tribute coins such as generals, imperial envoys, and generally used when crossing the river. In addition, a temporary bridge (Nikko Bridge) is constructed downstream for use. In Showa 48, in order to prepare for the 1200 year sacrificial house of Mentishantop Town in Showa 57, it was recruited to the outside world and has been extensively renovated since Heisei 9 to the present. Shinkyo is known as one of the finest three bridges (Kintaikyo Bridge in Yamaguchi prefecture, Saruhashi Bridge in Yamanashi pref.), which is the oldest bridge in Japan in terms of drawbridge style built over the gorge.