Japanese Covered Bridge
A roofed timber bridge with a small temple built into its northern side, constructed by the Japanese merchant community around the turn of the 17th century to link their quarter with the Chinese one. It appears on the 20,000 dong banknote.
About Japanese Covered Bridge
A roofed timber bridge with a small temple built into its northern side, constructed by the Japanese merchant community around the turn of the 17th century to link their quarter with the Chinese one. It appears on the 20,000 dong banknote.
Japanese Covered Bridge is one of the places most visitors to Hoi An make time for. A UNESCO-listed trading port that stopped growing in the 19th century and therefore survived intact — lanterns, tailors and a beach twenty minutes away.
Before you go: The single busiest spot in town from mid-morning to late evening. Photograph it at dawn or after eleven at night; crossing it requires an Ancient Town ticket.
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