The longest road/rail bridge in the world was completed in 1988, the first bridge to link Honshu and Shikoku. These pictures were taken in 1986 during construction.
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Kurashiki Tivoli Gardens was an amusement park modeled after Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, complete with the Little Mermaid. However, it closed on Dec. 31, 2008.
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Okayama city 岡山市Pictures of Okayama city, the capital city of Okayama Prefecture.
Nicknamed the "Raven Castle" (Karasu-jo) due to its black exterior, it is a contrast with the "White Heron" Himeji Castle in neighboring Hyogo Prefecture. The castle is adjacent to Korakuen Garden.
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Adjacent to Okayama Castle, Korakuen is one of Japan's three most famous gardens along with Kairakuen in Mito, Ibaraki and Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. Korakuen was completed in 1700 after 14 years of construction.
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