What this area is like
From the Onaruto Bridge walkway or by boat you can watch the Naruto whirlpools. Awaji is the island of Japan’s creation myth, with Izanagi Shrine, and has Tadao Ando’s Awaji Yumebutai, flower parks and an anime theme park.
Plan your visit
Highway buses from Kobe Sannomiya and Osaka cross the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge; a car makes the island easier.