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The Shinkyo Bridge `sacred bridge`, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan #
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The Shinkyo Bridge `sacred bridge` stands at the entrance to Nikko`s shrines and temples, and technically belongs to Futarasan Shrine. The bridge is ranked as one of Japan`s three finest bridges together with Iwakuni`s Kintaikyo and Saruhashi in Yamanashi Prefecture. The current Shinkyo was constructed in 1636, but a bridge of some kind had marked the same spot for much longer, although its exact origins are unclear.