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Trip around Awajishima

2019-03-07 14:40:44 | island trip
I go round Awajishima of the early spring by car this time.

I enter Awajishima at Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.

I go over to Awajishima with Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and go approximately 2.4km KOBE-AWAJI-NARUTO EXPWY, then look at Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from Awajishima service area.

Here is the Observation place where Ferris wheel and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge are seen and is a popularity spot.



Awajishima service area has an up and down line comprises an observatory together, we can see the Gulf of Osaka from Akashi Channel.
The hall of service area wall are fitted with glass entirely and can do a meal and the shopping while looking at Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.

I go Izanagi shrine that has the power spot.



According to Kojiki and Nihon Shok, “Izanagi god command Amaterasu Oomikami the national governance of Japan, and the rest of life was spent in this ground, and then the place was Izanagi shrine.”
This shrine is enshrining Izanagi God.

I worship at a hall of worship.

In this sacred shrine, please get power.

The next, I go to Sumoto Castle.
Sumoto Castle is the castle where Miyoshi clan built a castle in 1526.

The castle tower was rebuilt with steel reinforced concrete in 1928.

From the observatory of the castle tower, I can overlook Sumoto Castle and Sumoto-shi.



A lot of then excellent stone walls stay in the Sumoto Castle.

In Awajishima, Sumoto Onsen is famous.
At Sumoto city, I stay at Sumoto Onsen, and enter the hot spring.

Speaking of Awajishima, please eat "Awajishima onion" "Awaji beef" .
Onions can be harvested in Awajishima through the year, and there are 3 kinds onions "premature delivery" , "straight" , "immature" .
In March, it is time of the premature delivery.
"Set menue : Fried onion and udon" is a famous menue. This onion is made by a whole one onion is fried.


Awaji beef is a Japanese brand beef of Awajishima.
This beef has a melting away taste.
Please taste "Awaji beef" with sukiyaki, or steak.


Next morning, I go to Whirlpool Obsevation Walkway "Uzu no Michi", through Oonaruto bridge from Awajishima,

"Uzu no Michi" is a boardwalk built under the bridge girder road of Oonaruto bridge.





There is a floor fitted with glass in this dome and can watch a whirling current of Naruto Channel from an altitude of approximately 45m and is a force perfect score.



Because the whirling current does not occur anytime, please confirm whirling current outbreak time beforehand on the homepage of the way of the whirlpool.

Please go round Awajishima slowly.

that’s it.