By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
July 19, 2022 at 08:00 JST
Located in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Kazurabashi bridge is known as one of the three most unusual bridges in Japan. It creaks and sways when people walk on it. Originally, there were 13 of these bridges built along the Iya Valley, but this one is the longest of the three remaining. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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