Saturday, January 23, 2010

The seven bridges of Daiwa.

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Daiwa Town is a collection of villages along the middle reaches of the Gonokawa River. With the recent spate of consolidations it is now considered part of Misato-cho.

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It's a pretty area, and other than a couple of onsens there are no tourist attractions. We go up there sometimes to visit a potter friend whose work can be seen here.

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Seven bridges cross the Gonokawa within the town boundary, and these bridges form the design for the towns manhole covers.

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Here are some photos of just a couple of them.

4 comments:

  1. Hello OJISANJAKE,

    Just to let you know that I like very much your blog and photos so I added it to my blogroll.

    Glimpses from unfamiliar Japan is also what I (mainly) wanted to post on my blog but often I go for the more flashy photos (that's what the people like most and after all it is alo part of Japan).

    Best regards

    chottom

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  2. konnichiwa,
    i love your way to discover the hidden parts of Japan...such a lovely country!keep shooting+have a good weekend, greetings from Europe!

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  3. I always love photos of the different manhole covers in Japan. I love the third picture; the contrast between the rocks and the bridge and awesome.

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  4. One of the best videos on JR rail travel.

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