Ogaibashi Bridge

Pedestrian bridge named after Ogai

It is a bridge over Murasaki River and was named after Mori Ogai, who spent a couple of years here in Kokura. The bridge is exclusively for pedestrians. As it links between Kokura Castle and the comme...

the whole bridge was lit up.

Original Text

When I crossed the Ogai Bridge in the evening, the entire bridge was lit up in purple and pink. It was beautiful both from the outside and from inside the bridge.

It was a unique bridge over the Shirakawa River, which flows through the center of Ogura.

Original Text

　A river called Shikawa flows through the center of Kokura. There were several bridges on this river, one of which is Ogai Bridge. We crossed this bridge on the way from a department store called Izutsuya to Kokura Castle. The Ogai Bridge has a unique shape. The sidewalk is large in the center of the bridge. Therefore, it looked like a little square and had a monument.

The center of the bridge is swelling and a monument called "" in a small square

Original Text

　I think it is southwest from the south exit of Kokura Station, but there is a department store called Izutsuya, and from there I crossed the bridge to Kokuraba. The bridge I crossed at this time is Ogai Bridge. Before we came here, we stopped by the "Ogai Mori no Ogai no Former Residence" on the street called Ogai-dori. This bridge was built west of Ogai-dori, so I wondered if it was named Ogai-dori. Ogai Bridge has an swelling middle of the bridge, ...

it's on the purple river.

Original Text

On the way from Uomachi to Izutsuya-mae and on the way to Riverwalk, I crossed this bridge over the Shirakawa River. It was daytime, so it seemed that there were many families and friends. But at night, the illuminations shine brightly, beautiful, and more couples.