Kintaikyo 錦帯橋 built in 1673 was recently in the news because it was damaged by a careless motorist. This famous arch bridge was inspired by a similar bridge over the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. Chinese monk Duli Xingyi 独立性易, commonly known as Obaku Dokuryu, who hailed from Hangzhou and was a disciple of Yinyuan Longqi 隐元隆琦, contributed the design idea to the third Iwakuri Lord Kikkawa Hiroyoshi (吉川広嘉, 1621–1679).
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