CITY ATTRACTIONS Japanese War Memorial This occupies a small plot of riverside land just south of the bridge. The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery On Saeng Chuto Road, opposite the Railway Station, this immaculately maintained enclave contains the remains of 6,982 Allied prisoners of war who perished during the construction of the ‘Death Railway’. An estimated 16,000 [...]

Kanchanaburi is Thailand’s fourth largest province. Kanchanaburi covers some 19,486 square kilometres, and borders Myanmar (Burma) to the west. Kanchanaburi is the site of the world-famous Bridge Over The River Kwai, immortalized in books and movies, and is noted for rugged natural beauty where mountains and river valleys have inspired development of hydroelectric power and [...]