Yume no Tsuribashi — Kawanehon
Yume no Tsuribashi
Pedestrian suspension bridge · Sumata Gorge, Kawanehon, Shizuoka, Japan
Photo: Tetsuji Sakakibara / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), taken 10 June 2018; via Flickr. Full photograph shown.
Yume no Tsuribashi, the “Dream Suspension Bridge”, is a 90 m footbridge hanging 8 m above the emerald water of Oma Dam Lake in Sumata Gorge, Kawanehon. Only ten people may be on it at once. Explore Shizuoka · Walkerplus Checked
4 things to know
- Ten at a timeOnly ten people can be on the bridge at once. Tabi-mag says it runs one-way on busy days and that waits of up to about three hours have been reported. Walkerplus · Tabi-mag Reported
- Closed by a rockfall in 2024Tabi-mag reported that a rockfall on 18 September 2024 closed the path to the bridge; it reopened on 18 October with guards posted. Tabi-mag Reported
- A bridge to cross once in a lifetimeWalkerplus says it was named in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of ten footbridges to cross before you die. Walkerplus Reported
- Make a wish in the middleANA’s travel guide says a prayer for love made at the centre of the bridge is said to come true. ANA Japan Travel Planner Reported
Check-in guide
- 📍
- Sumatakyo, Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka. Explore Shizuoka · Good Luck Trip Checked
- 🚶
- About 30 minutes on foot from the parking area, according to Explore Shizuoka. Explore Shizuoka Reported
Sightings
- 201812 Apr
A bridge to cross once in a lifetime · Walkerplus
- 201810 Jun
Photo over Oma Dam Lake
- 202228 Dec
Autumn leaf viewing guide · Explore Shizuoka
- 202418 Oct
Path reopens after a September rockfall · Tabi-mag
- 202511 Mar
Travel guide · Japan Travel
- 20267 Jul
Visitor listing updated · Good Luck Trip
Green stamps are dated photographs and official records; amber stamps are news reports and visitor guides. The status stamp follows the newest dated source, 7 July 2026.
On the record
A secluded suspension bridge to cross once in a lifetime
“同時に10人しか渡れない点も不思議とワクワクさせる。”
“Oddly, the fact that only ten people can cross at once makes it all the more exciting.”
The facts
- Length
- 90 m. Explore Shizuoka Checked
- Height
- 8 m above Oma Dam Lake. Explore Shizuoka Checked
- Capacity
- 10 people at a time. Walkerplus Checked
- Recognition
- TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of ten footbridges to cross before you die. Walkerplus · Explore Shizuoka Checked
- Walk
- About 30 minutes from the parking area, according to Explore Shizuoka; other guides give shorter times. Explore Shizuoka Reported
- Builder and year
- None of our sources names the builder or the year it was built. Unconfirmed
Related
- Japan Doesn’t Build Boring Bridges (12 Photos): the SAU collection that includes this bridge.
All sources (8)
Official tourism
- Explore Shizuoka: Yume no Tsuribashi in autumn, 90 m, 8 m, 30-minute walk
Articles and guides
- Good Luck Trip: Yume no Tsuribashi, visitor listing, July 2026
- Walkerplus, 12 April 2018, ten at a time, TripAdvisor list
- Tabi-mag: Yume no Tsuribashi, one-way, waits
- Tabi-mag: Sumatakyo 2024, rockfall closure
- ANA Japan Travel Planner: Sumatakyo, wish for love
- Japan Travel: The Bridge of Dreams, travel guide, March 2025
Photos
- Wikimedia Commons: Yume-no-Tsuribashi (27837965107).jpg, Tetsuji Sakakibara via Flickr, 10 June 2018, CC BY-SA 2.0
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