By train: 7 minutes on foot from Maiko Station of the JR Kobe Line, Maiko-Koen Station or Kasumigaoka Station of the
Sanyo Dentetsu Line (about 20 minutes from Sannomiya Station, or about 10 minutes from Nishi-Akashi Station of the
Shinkansen "Bullet Train" Line)
By car: About 10 minutes south of the "Takamaru Interchange" of the Daini-Shinmei route of the Hanshin Expressway,
or about 12 minutes south of the "Tarumi Interchange" of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway (from Awaji only)
(From the Sanyo Expressway, about 20 minutes south of the Fusehata Interchange)
From Route 2 (national route), head to the north from the side road; do not enter the tunnel in the center of the road.
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Pearl Bridge) connects Kobe-Maiko with Awaji Island and is the world's
longest suspension bridge (3,911m). At night it is beautifully illuminated, its colors changing with the
time and season. At the foot of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge you can visit the Bridge Exihibition Center, Maiko Marine Promenade
and the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku).
Observatory facility on the bridge girder of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
You can see Osaka Bay and Seto Inland Sea from the walking trail 47m high above sea level.
Factory Outlet mall with the cheerful atmosphere of southern Europe.
Attractive location with Akashi Kaikyo Bridge as a backdrop.
