カンチャナブリーの歴史的・精神的な名所

Kanchanaburi's Essential Historical and Spiritual Journey

This selection focuses on Kanchanaburi’s WWII legacy and its spiritual landmarks. It highlights the Thailand-Burma Railway's history through the iconic Bridge on the River Kwai and the Death Railway Museum. The list includes the JEATH War Museum’s reconstructed POW huts and the War Monument Catholic Church. Visitors can also explore Wat Tham Khao Pun, a limestone cave temple that served as a Japanese storage site during the war.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

The infamous bridge was built during the WWII by about 60,000 prisoners mainly from Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands.

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Death Railway viaduct

A surviving section of the 415-kilometer Thailand-Burma Railway, constructed by Allied prisoners of war and forced laborers under Japanese occupation during WWII.