Akashi Kaikyo Bridge & Maiko Marine Promenade
明石海峡大橋・舞子海上プロムナード
A suspension bridge 3,911 meters long with a main span of 1,991 meters. Walk into the Maiko Marine Promenade 47 meters above the sea and look down through glass floors over the strait.
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge connects Maiko in Kobe’s Tarumi Ward with Awaji Island. It opened in 1998, and its 1,991-meter main span held the world record for the longest suspension bridge span for many years. On the Maiko side, the Maiko Marine Promenade is set within the bridge’s traffic deck. It extends about 317 meters over the strait and sits about 47 meters above the sea. It features a glass-floored “log bridge” and a café, and admission costs about ¥250 to ¥300. A reservation-only “Bridge World” tour lets you climb to the top of the main tower, about 300 meters high (for those high school age and older). Nearby, Maiko Park, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the bridge’s night lights are all worth a stop. JR Maiko Station or Sanyo Maiko Koen Station is about a 5-minute walk away.
Opening hours
Seaside promenade 09:00–18:00 (extended during Golden Week and summer)
Nearby sights
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)
- Uonotana Shopping Street
- Akashi Park & Akashi Castle
- Sumaura Sanjo Yuen
- Kobe Suma Sea World
- Sorakuen Garden
- Meriken Park & Kobe Harborland
- Nankinmachi Chinatown