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The experience of running high up atop the bridge while looking straight down at the emerald green shimmering sea and the dynamic whirlpools of the Kurushima Strait\u2014counted among Japan&#8217;s top three rapid currents\u2014is an overwhelmingly refreshing sensation unavailable elsewhere. It is a spectacular scenic road where the\u591a\u5cf6\u7f8e of Seto beautifully merges with human engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Kurushima Kaiky\u014d Bridge,&#8221; connecting Imabari City and Oshima Island in Ehime Prefecture, is a masterpiece of modern architecture known as the world&#8217;s first &#8220;triple suspension bridge&#8221; spanning fierce tidal currents in the Seto Inland Sea. Boasting a grand scale with a total length of about 4.1 kilometers, it stands as a symbol decorating the highlight of the Shimanami Kaido. The greatest charm of this bridge is that roads dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists run completely parallel alongside automobiles. The experience of running high up atop the bridge while looking straight down at the emerald green shimmering sea and the dynamic whirlpools of the Kurushima Strait\u2014counted among Japan&#8217;s top three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ehime"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kurushima Kaiky\u014d Bridge | V-Trip Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The &quot;Kurushima Kaiky\u014d Bridge,&quot; connecting Imabari City and Oshima Island in Ehime Prefecture, is a masterpiece of modern architecture known as the world&#039;s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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