Hoian has many landscapes captivating people that go into poetry, music and painting. For Hoian people, Japanese Covered Bridge is the soul, the symbol which has existed for more than four centuries. It can be said that travelling Hoi An without visiting Japanese Covered Bridge will be a big mistake.
Japanese Covered Bridge is located on the bridge crossing a small creek between Tran Phu Str and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Str. It was built in the early 17th century by the Japanese merchants in order to be convenient for travelling and trading between Chinatown and Japanese people.
Due to the impact of the natural disaster, Japanese Covered Bridge has been restored many times and lose Japanese architecture, and brings the architectural style of Vietnam and China instead.
The structure brings a very unique architecture. Seeing from outside, the bridge stands out thanks to the soft, curved roof supported by a wooden system, and the foundation is made of a stone pillar.
On the entrance there is a red lacquered image that was granted by Emperor Nguyen Phuc Chu in 1719 to bridge with the meaning of the bridge of far friends.
At each end of the bridge, the two paths have animal statues, one side is monkeys and another side is dogs. The statues are carved of wood in the posture of flanking, in front of each one there is a bowl of incense.
