Akashi Strait

Japanese: 明石海峡 - あかしかいきょう
Akashi Strait

A strait about 4 km wide between Akashi City in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and Awaji Island. In ancient times, it was called Akashi no To, and both banks were known as scenic spots with white sand and green pines. It is located at the western entrance of Osaka Bay, and is a center of land and water transportation with a lot of domestic and foreign ships coming and going. However, the sea off Matsuhoura on Awaji Island is a dangerous place with strong currents of 6 to 7 knots. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (completed in 1998), which is part of the Kobe-Naruto route of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge, spans between Maikohama in Kobe and Iwaya on Awaji Island. In the "Manyoshu," it is also written about as "Akashi no To" and "Akashi Ooto" by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Yamabe no Akahito, and others.

[Toshiaki Niki]

[Reference item] | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
View from the Awaji City side. Kobe City and Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture © Awaji Island Tourism Association ">

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

兵庫県南部の明石市と淡路島(あわじしま)に挟まれた幅約4キロメートルの海峡。古くは赤石門(あかしのと)とよばれ、両岸は白砂青松の名勝として知られた。大阪湾の西口にあたり、内外船舶の往来が激しい水陸交通の中心地である。しかし、淡路島の松帆浦沖は6~7ノットの急潮流で海の難所である。神戸市舞子浜と淡路島岩屋の間には本州四国連絡橋神戸―鳴戸(なると)ルートの一部をなす明石海峡大橋(1998年完成)が架かる。また、『万葉集』には「明石の門(と)」「明石大門(おおと)」として柿本人麻呂(かきのもとのひとまろ)、山部赤人(あかひと)などによって詠まれている。

[二木敏篤]

[参照項目] | 明石海峡大橋
明石海峡大橋
淡路市側からの眺望。兵庫県神戸市・淡路市©淡路島観光協会">

明石海峡大橋


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