Today, August 4, is Bridge Day, a pun on the words eight (ha) and four (shi), which form hashi, or “bridge” in Japanese. It was first held in Nobeoka City, Kyushu Prefecture, known for its many bridges and is now celebrated in all 47 prefectures. However, there’s a competing holiday, Suspension Bridge Day, that also takes place today and was started by Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture, whose mountainous terrain is home to 60 bridges.
There’s always something a bit breathtaking about driving across a bridge, or any massive piece of engineering, and thinking about, however briefly, the vast amount of brainpower and muscle that we tiny humans put forth to build such a structure.
What’s your favorite piece of infrastructure?
The most entertaining comment by next week will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “Daily, Garage, or Sell — Transformers, Go-Bots, or MASK“.
The winner last week was Frank G., who said out loud what we all know to be true:
Transformers were the best and are the most valuable, so garage that. I still have a small collection of those. Go-Bots were a lame copy, so sell. Yes I know they’re all repackaged toys from Japan. That leaves Mask… not the most fun to play with but my choice for daily.
Omedetou, your comment has earned you a set of decals from the JNC Shop!
