Kōraibashi

Kōraibashi 高麗橋
Coordinates	34°41′21″N 135°30′35″E / 34.68917°N 135.50972°E / 34.68917; 135.50972Coordinates: 34°41′21″N 135°30′35″E / 34.68917°N 135.50972°E / 34.68917; 135.50972
Crosses
Locale	Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Location
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Kōraibashi (高麗橋, lit. "Goryeo Bridge") is a bridge located in Chūō-ku in the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It crosses over the and shares its name with the surrounding area.

Naming[]

The area received the name of "Kōrai" during the Asuka or Nara period, when ancient Japan was in close contact with kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula^{[citation needed]}. The envoy to Korea was called komanomuratsumi (高麗館) and when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was dividing up the areas within Osaka, he chose those same kanji.

Neighboring post towns[]

Ōsaka Kaidō

Moriguchi-juku - Kōraibashi (ending location)