Tsunoshima Bridge
角島大橋
A 1,780-metre toll-free bridge from Shimonoseki to the island of Tsunoshima, crossing cobalt blue water and white sand on the north Yamaguchi coast.
〒 759-5331How to get there
阿川San-in Main Line51 min walk from the station
Tsunoshima Bridge carries an ordinary road from the mainland at Hohoku-cho in Shimonoseki out to the island of Tsunoshima, off the north coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is 1,780 metres long, which makes it one of the longest bridges in Japan that can be crossed without a toll.
The water under the bridge is cobalt blue in clear weather, with white sand beneath it and the green of the island ahead. The bridge has appeared in many television commercials and film shoots. Most photographs are taken from Amagase Park, on the mainland side just before the crossing.
The bridge can be walked and cycled as well as driven. It may be closed in strong wind, and it is lit from sunset to sunrise all year.
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