Follow the blue line while pedaling

Here we go, coming closer to the last bridge to Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku. The grandest of all the shimanami bridges, completed in 1999, is about four kilometers long. Precisely speaking, three suspension bridges are combined to make the whole Kurushima strait grand bridge, the first of its kind in the world. See the six towers and marvel the slender girder. Fantastic bridge, melting into the surroundings.

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This is Ikuchi Bashi bridge. This time the lamp posts attracted our attention. Lovely design. Lots of people in many fields must have got involved to construct this bridge of serenity.

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                                             The clear summer sky really matches well with this vermillion Torii Gate.

                                               When the tide becomes lower, a lot of people go down to the beach and

                                               bathe their feet in the water.  The best way to escape from the summer heat!!

                                                    This nice lady and her handsome son from Oregon also enjoyed walking

                                                      in the sea  near Torii Gate.

                                                       Thank you for a nice meeting, James!!

                                                  Please come back again with your wife and kids.

                                                   This is an old well dug by a priest more than 200 years ago.

                                                    He devoted his life to make people in Miyajima happier and wealthier.

                                                    Behihd the well is a small shrine dedicated to this priest, Seishin.

                                        I like walking off the beaten path with my guests talking about various things about Miyajima.

                                                An American lady, Jamie,  used to live in Japan and she is a big fan of Japan!!

                                                    She looked very happy to find another favorite place in Miyajima.

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