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Hitachiota, Ibaraki / 竜神大吊橋

Ryujin Suspension Bridge

A 375 m pedestrian suspension bridge, one of Japan's longest, 100 m above the Ryujin dam lake in a V-shaped gorge; in May about 1,000 carp streamers fly over the valley.

A misty gorge with autumn-coloured forest and a river winding below, seen from high above
The Ryujin Gorge from the Ryujin Suspension Bridge (photo taken November 2011)Photo: Yamaguchi Yoshiaki / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Open every day (check the notes below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

8:30-17:00 (last entry 16:40).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Open every day.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Adults 320 yen, children 210 yen.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

40 minutes by bus from Hitachi-Ota Station (JR Suigun Line) to the bridge; 40 minutes by car from Hitachi-Minami-Ota IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

265 free spaces in car parks 1-3 (large vehicles use 1 and 2).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

Wheelchair ramps, accessible toilet, baby-changing table.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Payment

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Address: Hitachiota, Ibaraki (Japanese address: 茨城県常陸太田市天下野2133-6)

Official site: http://ohtsuribashi.ryujinkyo.jp/

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Crowds

Busiest season

In May, the carp-streamer festival flies about 1,000 streamers over the gorge.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteYou can also bungee jump from the bridge (Ryujin Bungee).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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