We took a local train to Iwakuni (just inside Yamaguchi prefecture) famous for Kintai-kyo, a picturesque 5-arched wooden bridge built in 1673 and washed away by flood in 1950.
With typical Japanese ingenuity, a perfect replica was erected by 1953, complete with disguised internal reinforcements.
We crossed the Kintai-kyo Bridge to the old Samurai Quarter and climbed the hill to the reconstructed Iwakuni Castle originally built from 1603 - 8.
Trained monkey performing in the park by the old Samurai Quarter.
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