Mikagebashi Bridge and Gengoemon Watershed
Mikage Bridge is an old bridge that has endured from the Edo period. At that time, it was called "Yon No Bridge" because it was the fourth bridge to cross Tamagawa Josui counting from its source upstream in Hamura. It was also sometimes referred to as "Danna Bridge" because it was close to the residence of the village leader. The bridge became known as "Mikagebashi" in the Taisho era. Since then people continue to call the bridge Mikagebashi however the Chinese character used to write the first syllable of the name has changed over time.
Until the bridge was built in the beginning of the Meiji Era there was a water intake located at the sight which took, the name of the local lord "Gengoemon". Even today you can still see evidence of this intake on the lower southwest side of the bridge.
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見影橋と源五右衛門分水
見影橋は、江戸時代から架かっていた古い橋です。その頃は村を流れる玉川上水の、上流から四晩目の橋だったので「四ノ橋」とよばれました。また、名主の屋敷に近いこともあって「旦那橋」ともよばれました。大正時代に「御影橋」となり、今では「見影橋」の字をあっています。
橋が広げられるまでは、たもとに明治初めの名主家当主の名前にちなんだ「源五右衛門分水」の取入口がありました。今でも橋の南西下側にはその跡が残っており、見ることができます。
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