Spectacles Bridge (Meganebashi) Nagasaki

... a tram into the city centre in the afternoon and mooched around the sights, beginning with a walk to the Megane-bashi, or Spectacles Bridge, so named because the arches reflect in the water to create an image of a pair of spectacles (far fetched in my ...

... quaint little old streets and a picturesque river running alongside where the hostel is. This includes the oldest stone arch bridge in Japan nicknamed Spectacles Bridge because it looks like a pair of specs when it is reflected in the water. Still not ...

... wasn:t appropriate at the time. > Here:s a picture I got off the web...hope it works Later we went to the Spectacles Bridge (Megane bashi) which is the first stone bridge in Japan. More info regarding the history of that to come later We went ...

... tori gate. Half of it was blown off by the atomic bomb but part of it is still standing to this day. I then went and saw Spectacles Bridge which is basically just a bridge that looks like a pair of glasses. At night time, my friend and I went to China ...

... it was a relaxing conclusion to an intense morning. We boarded a tram with the idea of going to see Nagasaki City Hall. However, first we got to Spectacles Bridge, which was built by a Chinese Buddhist monk in 1634, and designated as a National Important ...

... didn’t go on an organised tour but did spend a very pleasant 3 or 4 hours visiting Glovers Gardens, Chinatown, the Spectacles Bridge and the Confuscian Temple. Glover was an Englishman who set up home in Nagasaki in 1859 and established a trading ...

... ; We found Megane-Bashi with its reflections in all their glory on the river surface it crossed over.    Better known as Spectacles Bridge as the reflections look like a pair of spectacles.  Why not, good on the person who named it! ...

... Catholic Church, Confucian Shrine and Chinese Historical Museum, Site of the Former Dutch Factory at Dejima, Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, Spectacles Bridge (Meganebashi), Site of the 26 Martyrs, Mt Inasa and the Nagasaki City Nightscape, The ...

... ; The hostel is in the Megane-bashi area next to Urakami-gawa river, which is crossed by 10 bridges including the Spectacles Bridge.  I arrived around lunchtime, had a most excellent lunch at Bunjiro, a place recommended by the hostel staff for its ...

... that I just couldn't manage with the heat and thought of more stairs.  So I headed back towards city center and stopped at Spectacles bridge (Megane-bashi).  It's an old bridge built to reflect on the river and give the appearance of a pair of ...