A longer way

 It was cloudy but the sun was shining through creating a beautiful view over the mountains. Also I finally figured out where I was. When I left the last shrine, I had walked northwest instead of west and ended up on the right river but a couple of kilometers north of where I had expected to meet it.

 Along the riverside there was a park with some very nice sitting areas. The river is about 15 meters to the right.

It appeared that they were building a new bridge. The bridges in this part of the river are separated by a quite large distance.