At the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge connecting Kobe and Awaji Island, an event was held for the first time in three years to walk along the administrative passage of the bridge, which is usually inaccessible.
This event was held on the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Onaruto Bridge on the Kobe-Awaji Naruto Expressway connecting Honshu and Shikoku, and was held for the first time in three years due to the influence of the new corona.
Of these, about 3,1200 people who applied in advance for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge gathered in Tarumi-ku, Kobe City, where the "anchorage" that secures both ends of the bridge's main cable is located.
Then, when the stairs climbed to a height of about 40 meters and the shutters to the normally inaccessible administrative passage were opened, the participants cheered.
The participants were nervous at first because the floor of the passage is mesh and you can see the sea directly below, but they walked for about an hour to the Awaji Island side, about 1 kilometers away, while enjoying the magnificent view of the sea and sky.
A man in his 60s from Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, who participated with his wife, said, "I was scared when I started walking, but I gradually got used to it and it was fun.
Nana Hagiwara of the Hyogo Prefectural Road Planning Division said, "I hope that people will become aware of the charms of Hyogo Prefecture and Shikoku and lead to an increase in the use of bridges.