Just days ago the full moon returned to shine over the Sumida river. As a result, another brilliant bridge got caught in its spotlight. Yes, there has been another series of Sumida River Moon Attacks. Sumida River Moon Attacks, by the way, are what I've taken to calling the spectacular disasters that tend to occur whenever the full moon meets my own glaring inability to hold my camera still at night.
This is Kiyosubashi on a normal day:
Kiyosybashi is the younger sister of Eitaibashi. The two siblings are separated by a ten minute walk along the Sumida. Admittedly, it cannot be easy to exist in the shadow of an older sister with a history as rich as the Eitaibashi. In spite of this, Kiyosubashi manages to sparkle all the same.
The bridge was modeled upon the old Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, which was unfortnately destroyed during the Second World War.
Kiyosubashi herself, was built during that brief window of not being on fire that occurred just after the city of Tokyo was obliterated by the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923) and right before the newly rebuilt metropolis was blanketed with nepalm in 1945. Having made it through the war and into the 21st century, Kiyosubashi has far outlived her inspiration.
Moon attacks notwithstanding.
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