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Tanize Suspension Bridge

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Tanize Suspension Bridge

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Tanize Suspension Bridge (Hepburn: tanize no tsuribashi), alternatively known as the Tanise Suspension Bridge, is a bridge in Totsukawa, Nara. It is one of Japan's oldest and longest extant wire suspension bridges. The bridge, locally known as (Tanize-ōhashi, lit. 'tanize great bridge') has a commemorative plaque with (tanize-bashi, lit. 'tanize bridge') engraved onto it.

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