天桥立 Traditional form: 天橋立 Pinyin (reading): Tiānqiáolì Definitions: Ama-no-hashidate in the north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan Characters: 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial 桥 - bridge; beam, crosspiece 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up Traditional characters: 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial 橋 - bridge; beam, crosspiece 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up