Showing posts with label mukaijima. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mukaijima. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2025

A Seaside Walk from Onomichi to Innoshima

 


Late August, and day 12 of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage, and the next temple is located on Innoshima Island in the Inland Sea.


From Onomichi I take a sunrise ferry across the narrow channel separating Onomichi from Mukaijima.


Then I hug the coast road around the western side of the island.


I have walked this before when I walked the whole length of the Shimanami Kaido, but this time my route will differ after I cross over to Innoshima.


What is noticeable is the much bigger tides than what we get on the Japan Sea coast...


On the Inland Sea low tide reveals mud flats extending some way out.


I am passed by several cyclists clad in spandex and going hell-for-leather.... obviously going to do the 70k crossing to Shikoku in one day....


I reach and pass under the bridge that connects Mukaijima Island with the smaller Iwashi Island.


I carry on down the west coast and enjoy the views which are fairly typical for a lot of the Inland Sea area....


As I head around to the south side the bridge over to Innoshima comes into view.


It's a pretty major bridge, a suspension bridge about 1,339 meters long with a central span of 770 meters.


When it was built in 1983 it was the longest centre span of any suspension bridge in Japan.


Pedestrians and cyclists cross on the lower level below the road section. It was also the first suspension bridge on the Shimanami Kaido.


A very curious sight awaited on the opposite side, last photo.


I highly recommend the Shimanami Kaido, not least for the amazing views you get from the bridges. Obviously walking is best, but even driving would be worth it if you stopped at all the viewpoints.


The previous post in this series was on Senkoji Temple which I visited the day before.





Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Innoshima Bridge


If you are cycling or walking the Shimanami Kaido, the road that connects Onomichi in Hiroshima with Imabari on Shikoku, then the first bridge you cross is the Innoshima Bridge connecting Mukaijima Island with Innoshima island.


When it was built in 1983 it was the longest suspension bridge in Asia. The total length is 1,339 meters, and the main span is 770 meters.


All the bridges of the Shimanami Kaido can be used by pedestrians and cyclists, and on the Innoshima Bridge they are carried below the expressway carrying cars.


Though the views are a little obscured by the chain link fence, at around 40 meters above the water the views are still great.


Thursday, March 3, 2016

Mukaijima


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After spending the morning exploring Onomichi's temple walk it was time to head off on my walk from Honshu to Shikokju along the Shimanami Kaido.

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The easiest and most convenient way is to take one of the small ferries that cross the narrow channel seperating Onomichi from Mukaijima. There is a bridge but it is out of the downtown area and is very busy with traffic so cyclists on the Shimanami kaido are recommended to take the ferry.

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There is not a lot to see along the way for the first few kilometers until you reach the west side of the island where the town ends and the nice coastline and views begin. Muakaijima is connected to the small island of Iwashijima by bridge.

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From then on the views are great as you walk down the west coast of the island to the first big bridge to crossm the Innoshima Suspension Bridge.

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