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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hours and fees

Bridge Exhibition Center
Hours:	9:30 to 17:00 (some seasonal variation)
Closed:	Mondays
Admission:	200 yen

Maiko Marine Promenade
Hours:	9:00 to 18:00 (until 19:00 during summer holidays and Golden Week) Admission ends 30 minutes before closing
Closed:	Second Tuesday of each month (or following day if Tuesday is a national holiday), December 29 to 31
Admission:	240 yen (300 yen on weekends and national holidays)

news and reports

Kobe Cherry Blossom Report April 14, 2009

travel community

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3rd of 10 most visited sights in Kobe.
112th of 509 most visited sights nationwide.

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