Kobe Nishinomiya Junction Yamaguchi To Miki Junction Sanyo Himeji West Sanyo Himeji East Sanyo Expressway Kobe North Junction Suita Junction Kyoto To Okayama Miki East Minotani Hanshin Expressway Nishinomiya North Kakogawa by-pass Kobe West Himeji by-pass Himeji Shirakawa Junction Arimaguchi Junction Junction Akashi West Fusehata Junction ShinKobe ShinOsaka Osaka（Umeda） Shinmei Road Shin Kobe Gakuen-Toshi Nagaidani Junction Station Nishi Akashi JR Sannomiya Ⅱ Ebie Osaka wajishima sland ap Sanyo Shinkansen Junction Loop A I M Ikawadani Myoudani Tarumi Junction Kobe Nagata Line Junction Suma Maya Nishinomiya Ikawadani Junction Kyoubashi East Osaka ★ Awaza Junction Ikutagawa Sumiyoshi hama Hokkou rt Liner Junction Akashi Port Kosoku-Maiko Tsukimiyama Po Shinkansen JR Namba Akashi kaikyo JR Line Awaji Jenova Line Port Island Tenpozan Ohashi Bridge Kobe City Expressway Junction Awajishima National Highway Akashi kaikyo-Ohashi Bridge Island Ordinary Road Junction Michi-no-Eki-Awaji Nankokita Sea Route Camping Site Swimming Beach Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park Iwaya port IwayaTourist Information Roadside Rest Areas Shrine （Nojima Fault Preservation Museum） Iwaya 〝Michi-no-Eki″ Temple Eshima Hot Spring Golf Course Awaji Service Area Tourist Information NIJIGEN NO MORI Tourist Information Tokyo Activity facilities/ Awaji Highway Oasis Leisure facilities Awaji Hanasajiki Akashi Kaikyo National Awaji Interchange Scenic spots/ Awaji Oiso Artyama Government Park Matsubara Junction Flower spots Awaji-Yumebutai Historical and cultural Ikuha spots/Mythological spots Hokudan Murotsu Water Temple Kiseki-no-Hoshi Botanical Museum Awajishima Island Swimming Beach （Honpukuji- Mizumidou） Awaji-Yumebutai ★ ★ Fukimodoshi-no-Sato Hokudan Interchange （Village of Party horn） Michi-no-Eki-HigashiuraTerminalPark Gosa Kaito Ruins Murotsu Minoru Nakahama Cat Museum,Awaji City Parchez Kaori-no-Yu Parking Area Ceramic Art Gallery,Awaji City Sukematsu （scented spa）and Junction Higashiura Bus Terminal Mihara Kaori-no-Yakata Higashiura Sun Park Junction and Hana-no-Yu O s a k a B a y Izumiotsu Awaji Country Club
Incense Production area Higashiura Interchange
Sakai Keino-matsubara Awaji Farm Park Awajishima Ranch Junction Swimming Beach England Hill Wellness Park Goshiki Izanagi-Jingu Auto Camp Site Chizenji Temple Shinto Shrine Yu-Yu Five Hachijoji Temple Takataya Kahei Park and Museum Hanwa Expressway Awaji Sano Prefectural Exercise Park Takataya Park Goshiki Bus Tsuna Center Ichinomiya Interchange Rinku Spring Golf Junction &Art Resort Awaji Tsuna Port
Chorinji Temple
Awaji World Park ONOKORO Awaji Kanku Line Awaji Ningyo-za Naruto Strait Theatre Whirlpools Hoshoji Temple ★ photo★：ⓒ Hyogo Tourism Association
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Mt. Senzan / Keino-Matsubara Senkoji Temple Awajishima- Chuo Swimming Beach Smart Interchange ※1 Atsuhama
Sumoto Onokorojima Interchange Industry and Culture Awaji Fureai Park Nada-Kuroiwa Centre Jinja Shrine Narcissus Field Sunrise Awaji
Marine Fishing Park Sumoto Bus Center （Bentenjima, Maruyama） Hirota Plum Grove Itsukushima- Sumoto Tourist Information Awaji-Yumebutai Akashi Kaikyo National Awaji Hanasajiki Water Temple Riku-no-Minato Awaji Farm Park （Honpukuji-Mizumidou） Seidan Jinja Shrine Kiseki-no-Hoshi Government Park Ibi Uzushiomura Swimming England Hill Ohama Swimming Beach Botanical Museum Beach & Camp Site Sumoto Golf Club Sumoto Hot Spring Area with Hotels ★ Awajishima-Minami Kokubunji Temple Sumoto Onsen Interchange/Parking Area Sumoto Castle Ruins （Hot Spring） Awajishima- Suntopia Marina（Yacht harbor） Minami Awajishima Ranch Interchange Aiya Waterfall Uzu-no-Oka Onarutokyo Bridge Gokokuji Temple Whirlpool-viewing Boat Yahata Sanyukan Memorial Museum/Uzushio [Helios] Kakujuji Temple （Whirlpool）Science Center
Michi-no-Eki-Uzushio Fukura Manpukuji Temple
Cape Mt.Kashihara Onarutokyokyo Bridge Naruto Hokudan Earthquake Izanagi-Jingu Awaji World Park Sumoto Castle Ruins Narugashima Island Memorial Park Shinto Shrine ONOKORO Awaji Ningyo-za Theatre （Nojima Fault Preservation Museum） Naruto-Kita ★ Naruto Strait Marine Fishing Yuzuruha Dam Park Whirlpools Park （Mega Float） Awajishima Mt.Yuzuruha Monkey Center Tachikawa Narcissus Field Ama Yuzuruha Jinja Shrine Minami Awaji City Michi-no-Eki-Fukura Nada Kuroiwa Narcissus Field Minami Awaji Tourist Information Whirlpool-viewing Boat [Kanrinmaru] Nushima Island Ohama Swimming Beach Sumoto Onsen Awajishima WellnessPark Goshiki （Hot spring） Habu Port Nushima Kamitategamiiwa Rock Monkey Center Kisen（Ferry） Awajishima Island lies beyond Kobe over the longest suspension bridge in the world, Akashi Kaikyo. Throughout the four seasons, visitors to the island can enjoy the abundant flowers and quality dining Awajishima Island Map on offer. On the south side of the island are some the world's largest whirlpools in the Naruto Strait. Great Sightseeing Spots The island also plays an important role in the creation myth of Japan.
❶ Akashi kaikyo-Ohashi Bridge use of both innovative ideas and natural elements. promenade of pine trees. ㉑ Yuzuruha Dam Park Akashi Kaikyo is the world's longest suspension bridge built using advanced bridge ❼ Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park（Nojima Fault Preservation Museum） 14 Sumoto Onsen（Hot Spring） In the spring, you can take a 2 km walking course around the dam to see the area technology. Each season the bridge is lit up at night in different colors and the Awaji Awajishima Island was hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995. Nojima Sumoto Onsen is Awajishima Island's largest hot spring area from which guests can enveloped by gorgeous cherry blossoms. Their reflection in the water is exquisite. Service Area has an observation deck and Ferris wheel that provide magnificent Fault caused the earthquake and was preserved in the museum. Memorial House gaze upon Osaka Bay. Visitors can enjoy a free outdoor footbath here, too. ㉒ Uzu-no-Oka Onarutokyo Bridge Memorial Museum/ views. survived earthquake even though fault line was in the garden. In the Earthquake （ ） Narugashima Island Uzushio Whirlpool Science Center Experience Hall, you can experience two tipes of shaking. You can learn fear of 15 Get a great view of the Naruto Strait and Onarutokyo Bridge from elevated ground. ❷ NIJIGEN NO MORI A feature of the uninhabited island is the outstretching 2.5 km long sandbar. Travelers earhquake and what happened at the time of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The whirlpool science center shows how the whirlpools form through NIJIGEN NO MORI is an anime-themed amusement park that uses the latest can take a short boat ride to the island and see the many precious plants and easy-to-understand, enjoyable videos and a large water diorama. technologies to offer a two-dimensional experience like no other. Attractions that ❽ Izanagi-Jingu Shinto Shrine creatures that live there. immerse visitors into a mystical world and activities integrating two-dimensional Izanagi Jingu Shinto Shrine is known to be one of the oldest in Japan. Within the ㉓ Awaji Ningyo-za Theatre media add new value to the "cool Japan" content. shrine precinct stands a 900-year-old camphor tree known as Meoto Ookusu, and it Awajishima Monkey Center 16 Awaji's ningyo-joruri puppet performance is designated as an Important Intangible is a sacred symbol for both young and old who pray for happy marriage, safe A park for wild Japanese macaques. The monkeys cannot be seen in the area in the Folk Cultural Property that has a nearly 500-year history. The puppetry performance ❸ Awaji-Yumebutai / Kiseki-no-Hoshi Botanical Museum childbirth, and good luck in finding a partner. autumn as they retreat deep into the mountains to feed upon the ripe fruits and has an emotional storyline and shamisen accompaniment that charm all those who Designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, the structure is garnering berries. attention for its environmentally friendly elements. Visitors will also enjoy the one ❾ Incense Production Area watch. Experience this unique art form at a theatre dedicated to its performance. hundred flower beds and adjoining steps terraced up the mountain slope. Awajishima Island has long been recognized as an incense-producing region. There 17 Wellness Park Goshiki ㉔ Naruto Strait Whirlpools The Kiseki-no-Hoshi Botanical Museum is one of Japan's largest greenhouses, and are many small workshops and stores particularly in the village of Ei, where you have This is a comprehensive park offering a range of facilities such as hot springs, This natural phenomenon is formed by the ebb and flow of the tide every six hours. not only are numerous rare plants on exhibit, the facility also hosts colorful flower the rare chance to make incense yourself. camping areas, barbecues, picking farms, workshops, sports fields, and more. The whirlpools are said to be some of the largest in the world, reaching almost 30 shows that convey floral culture from around the world. Fashionable garden layouts meters in diameter at their largest.（ Two companies run whirlpool-viewing boat tours.） are also on display to offer a truly relaxing atmosphere. Enjoy a different ambience in 10 Awaji World Park ONOKORO 18 Keino-Matsubara Swimming Beach each season throughout the year. This amusement park includes a miniature world that has famous buildings and Chosen as a national place of scenic beauty, this 2.5 km long sandy beach is ㉕ Cape Naruto structures from around the world recreated at 1/25 of their original size. Other popular surrounded by a huge pine tree forest with tens of thousands of trees. It is a popular A spectacular view of the Naruto Strait. From the observation deck you can see the Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park attractions include the zip-line adventure and go-carting area. spot to see the sunset and take a stroll on a long walking path. ❹ world's third largest whirlpools（make sure to check times）, and the magnificent A park where you can enjoy a wide variety of flowers in all four seasons. There are a bridge across the strait. number of excellent viewing spots and plenty of play areas for children, including a 11 Mt. Senzan / Senkoji Temple 19 Awaji Farm Park England Hill vast assortment of playground equipment. Part of the creation myth of Japan, Senkoji Temple was built atop Mt. Senzan, and The 'England' area has a lake and a wealth of greenery where you can see flowers ㉖ Nada Kuroiwa Narcissus Field has long been an area of worship for island residents. blooming across all four seasons, and even try your hand at harvesting vegetables. Mt. Yuzuruha stands 608 meters above sea level. Approximately seven hectares of Awaji Hanasajiki In the 'Green Hill' area, you can see adorable animals such as koalas and rabbits, ❺ five million wild narcissus grow on a steep, 45-degrees incline from mountaintop to Various flowers bloom here on 15 hectares of hilltop meadows with panoramic views 12 Sumoto Castle Ruins and learn how to bake bread or make butter. sea. The viewing season is late December to late February. of Akashi Kaikyo-Ohashi Bridge and Osaka Bay in the background. The different A castle was built on the summit of Mt. Mikuma between the 15th and 16th centuries. flowers in each season will transport you into a dream world. Today only the impressive stone walls from earlier days remain. It is a popular spot 20 Awajishima Ranch ㉗ Nushima Island for a light hike, and from the top you can see panoramic views of the coastline. Have a go at milking a cow or feeding a calf and experience dairy farming first hand. A small island just 4.6 km off the coast of Awajishima Island. It is about 10 km in ❻ Water Temple（Honpukuji-Mizumidou） Visitors can also try their hand at making butter and learning how to harvest Ohama Swimming Beach circumference and features a large, mysterious rock known as Kamitategami Iwa, This temple is the work of acclaimed architect Tadao Ando who designed it so that the 13 vegetables, all amongst the fresh air and abundant greenery. main temple lies beneath a concrete oval lotus pond. The architectural style makes One of the finest beaches on the island. You can also take a long stroll along a and precipitous cliffs that extend around the perimeter. The island is part of Setonaikai National Park.
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The island hot that supplied Gourmet Onsen springs ingredients to with fantastic views. the Emperors There are many hot springs located on Awajishima Island. What FoodAwaji Beef Onsen hotspring hopping is one of kind of place is the activities to enjoy. We recommend hotsprings on Awajishima Island. AwajishimaIsland? SumotoOnsen The island where myths come to life In the time of myth, the husband and wife gods Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea with a MinamiAwajiOnsen spear and when a drop of sea water fell down back to the sea it solidified and became Awajishima's neighbouring island, Nushima. On Nushima Island the two gods combined their power and gave birth to Awajishima Island as the first island of Japan. See inside! Japanese World's puf ferf ish Spans a longest raging suspension whirlpool bridge
to Tokushima to Kobe Flower Paradise
Onarutokyo Akashi Kaikyo- Bridge Ohashi Bridge See inside! Connected by Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park Various two huge bridges
Awajishima Monkey Center Amusements
This natural phenomenon is formed by the ebb and flow of the tide every six hours. The whirlpools are said to be some of the largest in the Naruto Strait Whirlpools world, reaching almost 30 meters in diameter at their largest. （Two companies run See inside! whirlpool-viewing boat tours.） Huge Marine Activities Theme Parks Whirlpoolsools The best ways to enjoy Awajishima Island Amusements There's something for everyone, and for every mood!
ere are plenty of things to do, like theme parks that let you enter Experience a a land of miniature landmarks, or dive into the world of anime, mystical night through projection Marine Activities scattered all over Awajishima Island. Enjoy yourself at these varied mapping sites that also show off Awajishima Island's stunning nature. technology and Surrounded by the Inland Sea, you can others. feel the ocean with various activities on, NIJIGEN NO MORI around and above Awajishima Island! NIJIGEN NO MORI is an anime-themed amusement park Beautiful pine tree-lined See the green of beaches in the evening sun that uses the latest technologies the island to offer a two-dimensional amidst a sea of experience like no other. Visitors blue by can enjoy attractions that parasailing （Keino-matsubara immerse them into a mystical Swimming Beachi） world and activities integrating （SEA MOON RESORT） Dozens of places around two-dimensional media that add the island for swimming new value to the "cool Japan" in the sea content.
T heme Parks As well as seafishing, there are inland fish ponds too
Meet and relax with some of Take in the sea breeze the creatures of the sea and cycle alongside the （Awaji Janohire Dolphin Farm） coast Gaze out at the sea with a BBQ prepared for you Awaji Farm Park England Hill Awaji World Park ONOKORO Awajishima Monkey Center e 'England' area has a lake and a wealth of greenery is amusement park includes a miniature world that A park for wild Japanese macaques. e where you can see flowers blooming across all four has famous buildings and structures from around the monkeys cannot be seen in the area in the seasons, and even try your hand at harvesting vegetables. world recreated at 1/25 of their original size. Other autumn as they retreat deep into the mountains In the 'Green Hill' area, you can see adorable animals popular attractions include the zip-line adventure and to feed upon the ripe fruits and berries. such as koalas and rabbits, and learn how to bake bread go-carting area. or make butter.
Gourmet Food The delicious bounty of the sea and blessings of the land
Awajishima Island has had many connections with the Japanese Imperial Family since ancient times. e island is known as "the region of food," as it offered numerous ingredients to the Imperial Court. From livestock to vegetables and marine products, Awajishima Island is Island of the Gods. Awajishima Island is said to have been the first a treasure trove of gourmet food. of the islands of Japan, born to the gods Awaji Beef（Steak） Izanagi and Izanami. As well as Izanagi-jingu Awajishima Shinto Shrine and Onokorojima-jinja Shrine, Calves that go on to become the famous Matsuzaka beef and Island is famous Kobe beef are also raised on Awajishima Island, where they for its sweet there is Nushima Island, Eshima, and countless become Awaji beef. Awaji beef has a high onions! Japanese puf ferf ish other locations connected with myths, quality flavor and perfect marbling, which all （Sashimi） recognised by Japan Heritage. intertwine with one another for a savory "Awajishima Island 3-Year Japanese and mellow flavor. puf ferf ish", a variety farmed on the island develop a stronger flavour. e poisonous fish are prepared by specialist chefs so you don't need to Eshima Onokorojima-jinja Shrine worry as you tuck in! Izanagi-Jingu Shinto Shrine
Onion （Onion burger） Burgers with meat and Awajishima Island onion at its center are popular across the island.
Nushima Island
Myths and History Awajishima Island is known from legend as the first Numerous historical sites where myths come to life island that was formed in Japan. ere are many locations on Awajishima Island that are related to Danjiri festival floats Awaji Ningyo Joruri historic and mythical spots. ere are also many e Ningyo Joruri is a traditional On Sundays during the spring puppet show in which a story is and autumn, local festivals are traditional events like the Awaji Ningyo Joruri and told in the perspective of the held in each part of the island, Danjiri Festival. "tayu" to the tune of the where grand danjiri carts, also "shamisen." known as dashi, are paraded through the streets. Sumoto Castle Sumoto Castle was built on Mt. ey move as Mikumayama in the late if they're really alive! Muromachi period by Atagi of the naval forces of Kumano in the Kii Province.
Flower Paradise Beautiful flowers bloom with the changing of the seasons
On Awajishima Island you can experience the world of famous architect, Tadao Ando Flowers bloom with the changing of In winter, around 5 million the seasons on an expansive hill with wild daffodils flower on a slope Lilies flower atop the roof of the e Tadao Ando-designed site a view of the sea facing the sea Awajishima Island has a Tadao Ando-designed Temple combines facilities like restaurants alongside the "hundred-step garden" comfortable climate that is warm year-round and has little rain. Much of the nature is wild and untouched, and there are flowers and greenery throughout the island. Water Temple Awaji Yumebutai Awaji Hanasajiki Nada Kuroiwa Narcissus Field