River Kwai with Death Railway in Kanchanaburi - Bangkok Thailand

Bangkok Sightseeing

River Kwai and Death Railway ; Internationally famous, the black iron bridge was brought from java by the Japanese Army and reassembled under Japanese supervision by Allied prisoners of war labor as part of the "Death Railway" linking Thailand with Myanmar. You will also visit:

JEATH War Museum, This enclave in the riverside precincts of Wat Chaichumphon has been constructed largely in the from to allied prisoners of war camp. The name JEATH is derived from Japan, England, America, Australia, Thailand and Holland.

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, This cemetery contain the remains of 6,982 war prisoners who lost their lives during the Captivity of the Japanese Army that forced them to build the Bridge over the River Kwai and the Death Railway.