Kōjin Bridge

Kōjin Bridge is a combined road-rail structure in Minami-ku that carries both vehicle and train traffic across a waterway. The construction displays pre-war industrial building methods and still bears visible marks from the 1945 bombing.

The bridge was built before the war to meet Hiroshima's growing transportation needs and survived the atomic bombing in 1945 relatively undamaged. Its survival during the destruction made it an important witness to the city's history.

The bridge represents Hiroshima's resilience and reconstruction after the war, showing how daily life returned to this area. Visitors can see how ordinary infrastructure became a symbol of the city's recovery and determination.

The bridge remains an active transportation structure and can be crossed on foot by visitors, though viewing spots are limited for longer observation. It helps to photograph the structure from the surrounding riverbanks, where you have more space and better angles.

Though a functional transportation structure, the bridge became a quiet reminder of resilience after 1945 and attracts people on self-guided history walks. Its damage shows not dramatic destruction but subtle marks that reveal themselves only when viewed closely.