Eshima Ohashi Bridge
江島大橋
A bridge spanning Lake Nakaumi and linking Matsue with Sakaiminato. Made famous by a car commercial that used a telephoto lens to make its slope look steep, it is a popular photo stop for road-trippers.
Eshima Ōhashi Bridge opened in 2004. It is about 1.7 km long and is Japan's largest prestressed concrete rigid-frame bridge. To let large vessels pass underneath, the deck is about 45 meters high, with a gradient of roughly 6.1% on the Matsue side and 5.1% on the Sakaiminato side. A car commercial shot it from afar with a telephoto lens, making the deck look like a vertical slope, and that made it famous. To get the same effect, shoot with a telephoto lens from Daikon Island, across from Eshima on the Sakaiminato side in Tottori Prefecture, or from the shore on the Yonago side. Both driving and walking across the bridge are allowed, and it is free. It makes a good stop on the way to Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato or Mihonoseki. Stopping on the bridge is prohibited.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Yuushien Garden
- Mizuki Shigeru Road
- Miho Shrine & Aoishidatami-dori
- Adachi Museum of Art
- Kamosu Shrine
- Yaegaki Shrine
- Matsue Castle
- Shiomi Nawate & Lafcadio Hearn Residence