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The connecting ferryboat from Onomichi to the first island of Mukaishima is often laden with local junior high school students on their way to and from school. Visiting cyclists use the ferry as well.
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The New Onomichi Bridge from Senkōji Temple Park.
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The island of Innoshima and the Innoshima Bridge, viewed from Mukaishima. It boasts both an upper level for cars and a lower level for bicyclists and pedestrians only.
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The Ikuchi Bridge, visible in the far distance, links Innoshima to Ikuchijima, your next destination.
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The striking Tatara Bridge linking Ikuchijima in Hiroshima Prefecture to Ōmishima in Ehime Prefecture.
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A sumō bout between the legendary Ichirikiyama sumō wrestler and the invisible “rice spirit” is played out in the hitorizumō ceremony.
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The arch of the Ōmishima Bridge glimpsed beyond a canopy of cherry blossoms in Hakatajima’s Hirakiyama Kōen park.
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The Hakata-Ōshima Bridge, seen from the hills of Hakatajima. A girder bridge takes you to Mitikajima midway across the strait, and a suspension bridge carries you the rest of the way to Ōshima.
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The Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge was the first three-span suspension bridge built anywhere in the world. It spans the Kurushima Straits, known as one of the most treacherous spots in the waters around Japan for its fast and powerful tides.
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