Ondo Seto - Ondo Seto

Japanese: 音戸ノ瀬戸 - おんどのせと
Ondo Seto - Ondo Seto

A waterway between Kegoya, Kure City and Kurahashi Island in the southwest of Hiroshima Prefecture. It is said that Taira no Kiyomori excavated this waterway to visit Itsukushima, and there is a legend that he used a fan to invite the setting sun back to proceed with the construction. It is 800 meters long. It is narrow and the current is strong, reaching up to 3 knots at its peak, making it a difficult spot for maritime traffic, as the song goes, "The oar is bending 15 feet long." In 1956, construction was carried out to widen the waterway and deepen the depth, making it easier to navigate. In 1961, the Ondo Bridge, 172 meters long and 23.5 meters high, was completed over this waterway. The approach roads on both ends are spiral. Kiyomori's grave is located near the bridge on the Kurahashi Island side.

[Kitagawa Kenji]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県南西部、呉(くれ)市警固屋(けごや)と倉橋(くらはし)島との間にある水路。厳島参詣(いつくしまさんけい)のために、平清盛(きよもり)が開削したと伝えられ、工事を進めるため夕日を扇で招き返したという伝説がある。全長800メートル。幅員は狭く、潮流は激しく最大時には3ノットに達するといわれ、文字どおり「一丈五尺の櫓(ろ)がしなる」と歌われた海上交通の難所であった。1956年(昭和31)幅員を広げ、水深を深くする工事を行い、航行しやすくなった。1961年この水路上に全長172メートル、高さ23.5メートルの音戸大橋が完成した。両端の取り付け道路は螺旋(らせん)式になっている。倉橋島側の橋の付近には清盛塚がある。

[北川建次]

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