Tsunoshima Island, located off the coast of Toyohoku-cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a small island with a beautiful white sand beach floating in the emerald green sea. It is one of the most famous sightseeing spots in Yamaguchi Prefecture, which is famous as a scenic spot and a popular movie location. You can visit traditional tourist spots such as Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge and Tsunoshima Lighthouse, and you can enjoy swimming in the highly transparent sea.
The Sea of Japan in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a popular place for swimming and sightseeing boats, as the beautiful sea spreads over the intricate coastline. It was in 2000 that Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge, which draws a line that blends into the surrounding scenery, was created on Tsunoshima floating island in the Sea of Japan.
A straight bridge between the blue sky and the sea. On a clear day, you can see a bridge that goes beyond the deep cobalt blue Amagase. Its beauty can be taken up in books that introduce the world’s superb views.
At the base of the main island of Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge is “Amagase Park”, which has a great point for taking pictures of the bridge. From the parking lot in Amagase Park, you can shoot the whole view of the powerful bridge and the beautiful contrast of the sea, and from the wooden deck on the hill you can shoot the bridge and the west end of Tsunoshima.
It takes about 20 seconds to walk from the parking lot to the wooden deck. You can shoot such a different landscape by changing the place a little. The beautiful beach on the left side of the wooden deck is the private beach of Hotel Nishi-Nagato Resort. The beautiful blue beach and white sandy beach make you feel like a tropical resort.
Information on how to use public transportation. Access method using Japan Railway and bus. About 15 minutes from Japan Railwai Sanin Main Line Kottoi Station by the Blue Line Transportation Bus to Tsunoshima. Alternatively, from Japan Railway Sanin Main Line Takibe Station, it takes about 25 minutes by bus. It is also recommended to enjoy the superb view of Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge by relaxing on the bus.
The spectacular view from Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge over the cobalt blue sea can be seen from the car window. If you cross Tsunoshima Ohashi on a nice day, the cobalt blue sea and blue sky will be integrated, and you will feel like you are sucked into it.
From emerald green to cobalt blue
Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge extending straight through the emerald green ocean, white sandy beach which is just a tropical landscape, silhouette of a lighthouse floating in the sunset. Tsunoshima area of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, now is known as a landscape with many people holding a longing “I want to visit once!”
Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge was born in 2000 as a bridge connecting the mainland with “Tsunoshima” in Houhoku, Shimonoseki the northwest corner of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The total length is 1,780 meters and boasts one of the best bridges in the country as a bridge that can be passed by free of charge.
It takes about 90 minutes by car from JR Shin Yamaguchi Station to Tsunoshima. Get off the Mine IC, Ozuki IC or Shimonoseki IC the nearest IC of the Chugoku motorway and go north on Route 191 or Route 275 north, eventually a magnificent sight will appear before your eyes. You can park for free at “Amagase Park” which overlooks Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge.
While looking at the beauty of the bridge that blends harmoniously with nature, the color of the ocean is also striking. If the weather is nice, the ocean of the emerald green will spread along the coast from under the bridge.
The symbolic existence of sightseeing
The “Tsunoshima Ohashi” (Tsunoshima Big Bridge) was inaugurated on November 3, 2000. It is symbolic existence of sightseeing in Tsunoshima, and it sometimes appears in CM of the car. At first sightseeing in Tsunoshima is this Tsunoshima Ohashi. The combination of the sea of the emerald green and a small island appearing in the middle of it and the Tsunoshima Ohashi created exquisite beauty.
Length of the Japanese second place
The toll of the Tsunoshima Ohashi is free. As remote island bridging of toll free, it is length of the Japanese second place (1,780m in total length) next to Kori Ohashi (1,960m in total length) of Okinawa.
The night view is very wonderful
Of course daytime Tsunoshima is beautiful, but the scene from the evening to the night is very wonderful, too. So if your time permits you, you should be there until night.
The memory of a lifetime
At first you can overlook a sunset, it is surrounded in color of the orange as far as your eye can see, it’s very beautiful. And the whole sky will glow very pale when it is night, it turn into very mysterious scenery. You can see the scenery to become the memory of a lifetime.
Superb view from Shimonoseki-shi
How about the drive that you feel refreshing wind while looking at the superb view from Shimonoseki-shi? Driving while seeing the sea of the emerald green and the blue sky and horizon is refreshing.
Information(Access, Price/Charge, Tel, Address, Official site, etc.)
| Name: | Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge |
| Adresse: | Hohokuchokanda Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 759-5331 Japan |
| Access: | JR Sanin-honsen “Agawa-eki Station” (10 minutes by car) |
| Tel: | (+81) 83-786-0234 (Houhokucho Tourism Association) |
| Price/Charge: | Free |
| Official site: | http://www.oidemase.or.jp/ |
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