Travelog post for: Kioko

Awajishima (island) is a big island in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Shikoku.
According to the Japanese creation Myth, the two Deities, Izamagi and his wife Izanami, first stood on the "floating bridge of heaven" and used a spear to stir the sea below, whereupon the brine dripping from the spear's point congealed and formed the island of Onogoro. The two Deities then descended to the island and created the island of Awaji and others in the "great eight-island country," finally giving birth to various other Deities.
Encyclopedia of Shinto


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Awajishima is separated from Honshu by the Akashi Strait and from Shikoku by the Naruto Strait. The expressway run through both straits by the two big bridges.
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, which connects to Kobe city.

Photos:
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Kobe city view from Awaji island side
The Nojima fault, 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake cut across Awaji island. The fault was protected and shown at the Earthquake Memorial Park.
Sumoto Castle
Izanagi-Izanami shrine