Bridge · Sanjo

Sanjo Ohashi Bridge 三条大橋

The western end of the Tokaido highway from Edo, a Kamo River bridge with wooden railings and Edo-period bronze giboshi finials.

HoursOpen 24 hours

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereSanjo Station (Keihan Main Line), 1 min; Sanjo Keihan Station (Tozai Line), 2 min

Time needed15 to 20 min

Best timeDusk; May to September for kawayuka platforms

AddressSanjo-dori, Higashiyama Ward / Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto

About

A bridge has stood here since at least the Muromachi period, and in 1589 Toyotomi Hideyoshi had it rebuilt with stone pillars. In the Edo period it was the terminus of the Tokaido, the 53-station highway from Nihonbashi, and some of its bronze giboshi still bear inscriptions from that era; a stone pillar from Hideyoshi's bridge is displayed at the west end. The current steel girder bridge dates from 1950, with hinoki cypress railings renewed between 2022 and 2024. Statues of Yaji and Kita, the comic travellers of "Tokaido Hizakurige", stand at the west end, and the Kamo riverbanks below are a classic evening hangout.

Highlights

Terminus of the Tokaido, the old highway from Edo
Edo-period bronze giboshi finials and wooden railings
Original Hideyoshi-era stone pillar at the west end
Statue of Yaji and Kita from "Tokaido Hizakurige"

Tips

Look for sword-cut marks on a giboshi, said to date from the 1864 Ikedaya Incident nearby.
Sit on the riverbank below at dusk with the locals.
From May to September, kawayuka dining platforms line the west bank between Sanjo and Gojo.

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