taikobashi 太鼓橋

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Architecture
General Terms

Also called soribashi 反橋. An arched bridge made of stone or wood. One example is the Yoka Jinja 与賀神社 (1607) in Saga Prefecture. It is a stone bridge supported by six stone posts on each side, and has a high railing on each side with an onion-shaped top on one of the posts *giboshi 擬宝珠.

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū 鶴岡八幡宮 (Kanagawa)