Madanbashi Remains

Shiqiao の Relic Structure

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It is located at the foot of Matama Bridge over the Kokuba River. This time, I visited for the first time. During the Battle of Okinawa, some of them were destroyed, and the remaining stone bridges were also buried when the US military built an iron bridge. Cobblestones and arch parts were excavated in a survey conducted in 1996. Currently, restored ones are on display and are designated as tangible cultural properties of Toyomijo City.

２ There is one

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Architect stonework remains in ２. According to the explanation in the field, the stonework of Matamabashi, which was destroyed in the battle of Okinawa, came out during the construction of a new bridge. The place seems to have moved.

an old arch bridge.

Original Text

I went to see it in November 2017. It is the remains of a prewar bridge. In the past, it seems that five archs were in a row, but only two are excavated and left. It is a cultural property designated by Toyomijo City. It is restored and exhibited at the foot of the currently used Matamabashi.

Zhenyu Bridge の に Setting された Old Zhenyu Bridge Relics

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The remains of the former Matama Bridge were exhibited at the foot of Matama Bridge, which connects Naha City and Toyomijo City. The same remains were installed on both the Naha City side and the Toyomijo City side, and the explanation board had the same feeling. Depending on the map, it is written only on the Toyomijo city side, so at first I tried to visit only the Toyomijo city side, but it was actually installed on both sides. Since the number of fixed-route buses is overwhelmingly larger on the Naha City side, it seemed better to visit from the Naha City side.

Stone construction りのアーチ bridge の remains

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Matama Bridge is a bridge over the Kokuba River in Toyomijo City, and was built to connect Shuri Wangfu and Nanzan during the Ryukyu Wangfu era. The five stone arch bridges remained after the disappearance of the Ryukyu Kingdom, but during the Battle of Okinawa, a part of the bridge was destroyed when the Japanese army retreated. The remaining stone bridge was also buried due to the construction of an iron bridge by the US military. In recent years, the remains of the stone bridge of the former Matama Bridge were excavated, and a part of the remains were relocated and preserved at the foot of the current bridge, and at that time ...