Shirahigebashi Bridge

Shirahigebashi Bridge is a bridge in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Shirahigebashi Bridge is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Ishihama Shrine, as well as near the quarter Hashiba.

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Bridge
Description: road bridge in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Shirahige Bashi”, “Shirahige Bridge”, and “Shirahigebashi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ishihama Shrine and Yoshiwara Red Light District.

Ishihama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ishihama Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Shirahigebashi Bridge.

Yoshiwara is a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known famous yūkaku created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 and Shinmachi in Osaka. Yoshiwara Red Light District is situated 1½ km west of Shirahigebashi Bridge.

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden

Garden

Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden is an urban garden located in Sumida, Tokyo. The garden was created by a merchant, and is different from daimyō gardens, and therefore it is not a "traditional Japanese garden" in the proper sense of the term.