The is a drawbridge in Nagoya Port

Nagoya Port

The , located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most of its cars...

 in Nagoya, Japan

Japan

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History

It was used on a rail line bound for Nagoya but has not been used since the rail line it belonged to was retired in March of 1986, and now it remains up at all times. Completed in , it is the oldest drawbridge in Japan still in existence.

Heritage Status

Since 1999, it has been a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan

Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

as defined by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties are Cultural PropertiesIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties"...

of Japan, and it is also registered in Japan as an artifact of the Heritage of Modern Industrialization.