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Isahaya Park (also known as Azalea Park) is in
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. 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 Prefectural Tourism Federation
Parks and gardens in Nagasaki Prefecture Bridges in Japan
Isahaya Park (also known as Azalea Park) is in Isahaya
is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 1, 1940. As of November 1, 2022, the city has an estimated population of 132,385 and a population density of 389 persons per km². The total area is .
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in Nagasaki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...
, Japan
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. It was built on the ruins of Isahaya castle (also known as Takashiro) during the Taishō period. The park is famous for its azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and '' Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and Octob ...
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
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
.
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" 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. 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.
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Nagasaki Prefectural Tourism Federation
Parks and gardens in Nagasaki Prefecture Bridges in Japan
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