The “yellow bridge”
Compared with Higashizawa Bridge, the “red bridge” over the same gorge, this one is called the “yellow bridge”, and it really is painted yellow. It stands 100 m high and runs 490 m long.
- Price
- Free
Yatsugatake Kogen Bridge
A bridge 100 m high and 490 m long over the Kawamata River Gorge. It is painted yellow and also called the “yellow bridge”.
How to enjoy it
Park at the viewing car park on the Kiyosato Station side of the bridge and take in the bridge and the ranges. Yatsugatake lies to the north, the Southern Alps to the south-west and Mt. Fuji to the south, a different mountain each way you turn.
Contents
- The “yellow bridge”Free, open all day
What to see and do here
Yatsugatake, the Southern Alps and Mt. Fuji
From the bridge you can see Yatsugatake to the north, the Southern Alps to the south-west and Mt. Fuji to the south. The view from the viewing car park on the Kiyosato Station side is superb.
The bridge in autumn colour
In autumn the bridge stands out beautifully against oak, beech, rowan, maple and larch leaves, seen from the viewing car park. Autumn colour peaks from late October to early November.
Hours
Open all day (road bridge)
Closed
Open all year
Location and access
- Address
- Takane-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi
- Nearest expressway exit
- Nagasaka IC (Chuo Expressway)
- By car from the exit
- about 15 min
- Nearest station
- Kiyosato Station, JR Koumi Line
- By car from the station
- about 10 min
- Parking
- Free viewing car park at the east (Kiyosato) end: 15 cars, no medium or large vehicles
Tours that include this place
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