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Annaka, Gunma / 碓氷峠（めがね橋）

Usui Pass "Megane-bashi" Bridge

Japan's largest brick arch bridge, completed in 1892 for the country's first rack railway over the Usui Pass, an Important Cultural Property popular in the autumn leaf season.

A tall red-brick arch bridge spanning a green wooded valley
Megane-bashi at Usui PassPhoto: Photo AC · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

2 Oct 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Car
Closing days
Open every day (check the notes below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Open to view 24 hours a day, all year. There are no streetlights nearby, so it becomes completely dark after sunset.

Checked 1 Oct 2026 on a local government page
Closed

Open every day, 24 hours (no street lights nearby, so it is completely dark after sunset).

Checked 30 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Getting there

About 15 minutes by car from Matsuida-Myogi IC; from JR Yokokawa Station, about 100 minutes on foot or 10 minutes by taxi.

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

Admission, Parking, Payment, Accessibility

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Address: Annaka, Gunma (Japanese address: 群馬県安中市松井田町坂本)

Official site: https://www.city.annaka.lg.jp/kanko_spot/megane.html

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Crowds

Best time to visit

It can be visited 24 hours a day, but surrounded by mountains the sun sets early, and with no street lights it becomes pitch dark after sunset, so plan with time to spare (Annaka City).

Checked 2 Oct 2026 on a local government page
Busiest season

From early to mid-November many people come to see the red brick against the autumn leaves.

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

Crowd level, Peak time, Busiest days

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

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