Gojo Bridge

Gojō Bridge, or Gojō Ōhashi Bridge, is a bridge in , , spanning the . The current bridge was built in 1959. The original Gojō Bridge, located to the north, was known as the site of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's encounter and subsequent duel with Benkei.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Japan
  • Also known as: “Gojō Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu-gojo and Kiyomizu-dera.

Railway stop
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Kiyomizu-Gojō Station is a railway station located in , , , . The station was renamed from Gojō Station on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line. is situated 120 metres northeast of Gojo Bridge.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1½ km east of Gojo Bridge.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art. is situated 770 metres southeast of Gojo Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Gojo Bridge

Latitude
34.99569° or 34° 59′ 45″ north
Longitude
135.76791° or 135° 46′ 5″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQW9+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 536441784
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q11372482
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Satellite Map

Discover Gojo Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Gojo Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “五条大桥”
  • Chinese: “五條大橋”
  • Dutch: “Gojō Ōhashi”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Gojo”
  • Japanese: “五条大橋”
  • Persian: “پل گوجو”
  • Turkish: “Gojō Köprüsü”

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Highlights include 牛若ひろば and 五条児童公園.

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