Kintai Bridge

The Kintai Bridge (錦帯橋 Kintai-kyō^?) is a historical wooden arch bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
 
For nearly three hundred years, the many versions of the bridge stood without the use of metal nails. 

The bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches. The bridge is located on the foot of Mt.Yokoyama, at the top of which lies Iwakuni Castle.

Kikkou Park, which includes the bridge and castle, is a popular tourist destination in Japan, particularly during the Cherry Blossom festival in the spring and the autumn color change of the Japanese Maples. It was declared a National Treasure in 1922.

After Iwakuni Castle was completed in 1608 by Kikkawa Hiroie, the first lord of Iwakuni Domain, a series of wooden bridges were built. However, most of them were destroyed by floods several times before the construction of the iconic Kintai Bridge. Afterwards, Kintai Bridge was built by the third lord, Kikkawa Hiroyoshi in 1673.
 
Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県 Yamaguchi-ken^?) is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island.^[1]