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The masons who built Tsujunkyo left dozens of arches across the province, each betraying their school in how it is laid.
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The Taneyama stonemasons were a group of stonemason technicians said to have lived in Taneyama Tenaga, Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto domain (now Toyo-cho, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture) in the late Edo period, also called the stonemasons of Higo. From the late Edo period to the Meiji and Taisho eras, their descendants and disciples built many spectacle bridges (megane-bashi), not only in Kumamoto Prefecture but also outside it. The Sekishokan in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, is a museum exhibiting the history and materials of the Taneyama stonemasons.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Stone arch bridge, Lineage of Taneyama stonemasons Genre：Architecture
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