In'nai Machi, The Stone Bridge Town

　　We took a short break at In'nai town on the way to Usa City. The first picture shows the information center along the road. The Kanji character says "Stone Bridge Town of In'nai". The signboard in the next picture attracted me. That read that there were nearly 100 stone bridges functional in the town. The most popular one was located just at the roadside we were traveling on, and we visited the bridge called Torii-bashi bridge. I'll show you pictures below. This bridge is just 100 years old this year and is used even now. Kyushu has been hit by huge typhoons lots of times during these 100 years almost every year. However, this bridge survived. I was amazed at its elaborate design and the stone-piling technology.

石橋が多いことで知られる院内町の道の駅で小休止。案内看板で見ると１００近くはありそうだ。案内所でそれらの石橋の内、最も有名な橋が道路沿いにあることを知り寄ってみた。写真の橋で築後１００年になる。現在に至るまで１００年間、多くの巨大台風に見舞われたがびくともしていない。設計の確かさ、石積みの技術に驚嘆した。