Chinatown & Megane-bashi
眼鏡橋・中華街
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Our guide
Meganebashi, the “Spectacles Bridge”, crosses the Nakashima River in Nagasaki. It was built in 1634 by Mokusunyoujo, a Chinese monk of the second generation of Chinese monks at Kōfuku-ji.
Meganebashi stop is about 200 m from the point this page is mapped to. Other sights are close by: Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is about 700 m away in a straight line and Dejima about 800 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Meganebashi, Nagasaki cropped 1 — LuxTonnerre · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Megane Bridge in Nagasaki, Japan, 20240815 1441 3704 — Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- NagasakiMeganebashi — Fg2 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source · resized
- Nagasaki Meganebashi M5257 — Fg2 · Public domain · source · resized
- MeganeBashi Nagasaki Mar 28 2022 12PM — Nesnad · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Meganebashi (眼鏡橋) or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River (中島川) was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mokusunyoujo who was in the second generation of Chinese monks living at Kofukuji Temple.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Cityscape
Nearby station
Nearby station: Meganebashi Bridge, about 200 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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