A Bridge of Obi Stone over the Moat
The Ioshi Shrine Stone Bridge and Stone Walls (五百禩神社石橋及び石垣) is a bridge and moat walls of Obi stone of the early Meiji period in Kusubaru, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a stone beam bridge 4.1 metres long and 4.2 metres wide, and stone walls 43 metres long; registration number 45-0070.
An Arched Bridge of Obi Stone
East of the stone fence lie a moat with stone walls and a stone bridge (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The bridge has a central pier and gently arched beams spanned by ten stone slabs, with low parapets on both sides.
The stone is the local Obi stone (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The walls retain the sides of the moat in cut stone laid in a regular pattern, 0.7 metres high.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the gently arched bridge and the local Obi stone (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Ioshi Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. The main hall, the kagura hall and worship hall, the stone fence and the stone bridge and walls are introduced together on the Ioshi Shrine page.
Q&A
- When were they built?
- In the early Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is the bridge?
- 4.1 metres long and 4.2 metres wide.
- What stone is used?
- The local Obi stone.
- What do the walls do?
- They retain the sides of the moat.
- When was the Ioshi Shrine Stone Bridge and Stone Walls registered?
- On September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ioshi Shrine Stone Bridge and Stone Walls (五百禩神社石橋及び石垣) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-1 Kusubaru, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/09/10 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Bridge: stone beam, 4.1 m long, 4.2 m wide; walls: stone, 43 m long |
| Owner | Ioshi Shrine |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Ioshi Shrine Stone Bridge and Stone Walls (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008390
- Nichinan City historic townscape plan (via MLIT, Japanese)
- https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001260038.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.24
