Bridge of Nations Bell

The "Bridge of Nations" Bell (万国津梁の鐘, Bankoku shinryō no kane) is a famous bronze bell associated with the Ryūkyū Kingdom. As inscripted in the bell, it was Builb by Carpenter Fujiwara no Kuniyoshi (藤原国善), and words were given by the chief priest ”Keiin An Sen (渓隠安潜)" at Rinzaisyu Sokokuji Temple (臨済宗相国寺).

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