basic information

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is with a length of almost four kilometers the world's longest suspension bridge. It spans the Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyo) between Kobe and Awaji Island and is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, which connects Honshu with Shikoku. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was opened in 1998.

The Bridge Exhibition Center at the foot of the bridge (Kobe side) provides well presented information about the planning and construction of the bridge and about other suspension bridges around the world, although the detailed explanations are available in Japanese only.

The Maiko Marine Promenade consists of observatory hallways under the bridge's platform, about 50 meters above the water. Accessed by elevator from the base of the bridge (Kobe side), the hallways offer interesting views of the bridge's interior, the Akashi Strait and Osaka Bay.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

View from Maiko Marine Promenade

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how to get there

The Bridge Exhibition Center and the Maiko Marine Promenade are located a short walk from Maiko Station on the JR Sanyo Line (25 minutes, 290 Yen from Sannomiya Station by local train) or Maiko-Koen Station on the Sanyo Railway Main Line.

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Maiko Marine Promenade

Admission: 240 Yen (300 Yen on weekends and public holidays).
Hours: 9:30 to 18:00. Closed on the second Tuesday of each month (Wednesday if Tuesday is a public holiday) and from December 29 to January 3.

Bridge Exhibition Center

Admission: 200 Yen
Hours: 9:30 to 16:30. Closed on Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday) and from December 29 to January 3.

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3rd of 10 most visited sights in Kobe.
113th of 430 most visited sights nationwide.

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