Kanchanaburi is a city in the west of Thailand. It is located where the Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai rivers converge into the Mae Klong river, where in 1942, under Japanese control, the famous Bridge on the River Kwai was built by Prisoners Of War.  A memorial and two museums are also located in Kanchanaburi: The Thailand-Burma Railway Museum (opened in March 2003), the JEATH War Museum about the bridge, the Death Railway, and a World War II Allied cemetery. It is the easiest access point to the nearby Tiger Temple.