Isahaya Park
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Isahaya Park is in Nagasaki Prefecture
, Japan
. It was built on the ruins of Takashiro castle during the Taishō period
. The park is famous for its azalea
blooms, and the "Azalea Festival" is held here, on and around April 10 every year. The park is also known for its "Spectacles Bridge" (see below) over the pond.
The park is about 50 minutes by bus from Nagasaki city.
Meganebashi or "Spectacles Bridge" (眼鏡橋）is a double arch stone bridge spanning a pond in the park. The bridge is twice the size of the famous "Spectacles Bridge
" in Nagasaki city.
The bridge was originally built over the Honmyo river in 1839. After the flood of 1957, it was relocated to the park. The Megane-bashi was the only bridge to survive the flood. Every year on the anniversary of the flood, the city of Isahaya has a festival at the original location of the bridge. It was designated as an Important Cultural Asset
in 1958.
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was built on the ruins of Takashiro castle during the Taishō period
Taisho period
The , or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the Diet...
. The park is famous for its azalea
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Pentanthera and Tsutsuji . Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks...
blooms, and the "Azalea Festival" is held here, on and around April 10 every year. The park is also known for its "Spectacles Bridge" (see below) over the pond.
The park is about 50 minutes by bus from Nagasaki city.
Meganebashi
Meganebashi or "Spectacles Bridge" (眼鏡橋）is a double arch stone bridge spanning a pond in the park. The bridge is twice the size of the famous "Spectacles Bridge
Megane Bridge
or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mozi of Kofukuji Temple. It is said to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Japan and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property...
" in Nagasaki city.
The bridge was originally built over the Honmyo river in 1839. After the flood of 1957, it was relocated to the park. The Megane-bashi was the only bridge to survive the flood. Every year on the anniversary of the flood, the city of Isahaya has a festival at the original location of the bridge. It was designated as an Important Cultural Asset
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....
in 1958.