Bridge · Akihabara / Kanda
Manseibashi Bridge 万世橋
The Kanda River bridge at the southern gateway to Akihabara, with granite arches and views of the red-brick railway viaduct of the old Manseibashi Station.
About
The first Manseibashi was a two-arch stone bridge built in 1873 from the stones of the dismantled Sujikai gate, nicknamed "megane-bashi" (spectacles bridge). The present bridge, a two-arch structure finished in 1930, carries Chuo-dori from Kanda to the Akihabara electric town. From its railings you look straight at the red-brick viaduct of the former Manseibashi Station, now the mAAch ecute shopping arcade, and at the Chuo Line trains passing above the river. It is the classic entry point for walking into Akihabara from the south.
Highlights
- Two-arch bridge on Chuo-dori at the gateway to Akihabara
- Views of the red-brick Manseibashi viaduct (mAAch ecute)
- Trains crossing the Kanda River above you
- Short walk to Kanda Myojin and the Shoheibashi bridge
Tips
- Walk the north bank toward Shoheibashi for a view of the viaduct arches and the river.
- The 2013 observation deck at mAAch ecute lets you stand between the Chuo Line tracks.
- Evening is atmospheric, with Akihabara's neon behind the bridge.
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