Azuma-bashi Bridge
An Azuma-bashi Bridge still exists in the same location today. The bridge was built in 1774, when 6 townspeople received permission from the Edo Shogunate government. During the Edo Period, there were 4 bridges across the Sumida-gawa River, the Ryogoku-bashi, Eitai-bashi, Azuma-bashi and Shin-ohashi bridges, however the three bridges other than the Azuma-bashi Bridge were all constructed by the Shogunate government. The origin of the name is either because it ran east from Edo or was in the east of Edo so it was called "Azumabashi" ("東橋", using different kanji characters meaning "east bridge") which was then rendered as the more popular and more elegant "吾妻橋" characters. It officially came to be named using the characters "吾妻橋" (Azuma-bashi) in 1876.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
名所江戸百景 吾妻橋金竜山遠望
吾妻橋夕涼景
江戸名所発句合之内 吾妻橋
東都八景 浅草夕照
Photos
東京景色写真版
東京景色写真版
日本之名勝
旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻
旅の家つと 第２９ 都の巻
仁山智水帖
日本商工大家集 : 日露戦争記念
最新東京名所写真帖
東京名所写真帖 : Views of Tokyo [1]
東京風景
東京府名勝図絵
Landmarks around Azuma-bashi Bridge
Komagatado Senso-ji Temple Onmaya-gashi Saruwaka-cho Matsuchiyama Shodengu Temple / Imado-bashi Bridge Asakusa okuyama Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple Mimeguri Inari no Yashiro Shrine Koumezutsumi Sumida-gawa River
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