Bridge · Kanda / Akihabara
Shoheibashi Bridge 昌平橋
A 1923 reinforced-concrete arch bridge on the Kanda River, named in 1691 after Confucius's birthplace when the shogun built Yushima Seido nearby.
About
There has been a bridge here since the 1620s, but it got its name in 1691 when the shogun Tsunayoshi built the Yushima Seido Confucian temple uphill and named the crossing after Changping, Confucius's home village. The current concrete arch dates from 1923 and is a Chiyoda City landscape asset. It sits between two railway viaducts, so you see Chuo and Sobu Line trains crossing the river on both sides, with the red-brick arches of the old Manseibashi Station alongside. Climb the hill to Yushima Seido and Kanda Myojin afterward.
Highlights
- Name dating to 1691 and Yushima Seido Confucian temple
- 1923 concrete arch flanked by railway viaducts
- Views of the red-brick Manseibashi viaduct
- Gateway to Kanda Myojin and Yushima Seido
Tips
- Trainspotters: stand mid-bridge to see Chuo Line and Sobu Line trains on either side.
- Walk 10 min uphill to Yushima Seido and Kanda Myojin.
- Combine with Manseibashi (2 min east) and Hijiri-bashi (5 min west).
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