Omokage Bridge

Japanese: 面影橋 - おもかげばし
Omokage Bridge

…The reason why bridges are considered suitable places for preaching mysteries is due to their boundary nature. The names "Sugatamizu Bridge" and "Omokage Bridge" also come from the fact that they are places where beings that are not of this world appear and disappear. There is also the "Ghost Bridge" which succinctly expresses this. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Omokagebashi Bridge" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…橋が神秘を説くのにふさわしい場所とされたのは,やはり橋の境界性によるものである。〈姿不見(すがたみず)橋〉とか〈面影橋〉という名称も,この世のものではない存在が,見え隠れする場所であったことに由来する。そのことを端的に表現する〈幽霊橋〉もある。…

※「面影橋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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