Light-Up of Akashi Strait Bridge

Illumination of the world's longest suspension bridge

Takako Sakamoto Nov 10, 2014 - 2 min read

<p>LED lights on the bridge are lit up just after sunset. The bridge is illuminated until 11 pm on weekdays, and until midnight on weekends and holidays.</p>

<p>The illumination has several pre-set patterns</p>

<p>There are special illumination patterns for Awareness Months of campaigns against problems such as  incurable disease and domestic violence.</p>

<p>On the day I visited (October 19th), the bridge was lit up for the 'Pink Ribbon Festival'</p>

<p>I panned the camera toward the city for a while. This is the night view of Akashi City.</p>

<p>Night view of Akashi Strait Bridge seen from Awaji Island, showing the time signal pattern.</p>

<p>Time signal illumination seen from Maiko Park</p>

This is the last story of my Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park Series.

I visited this park on October 19th, 2014. After I joined the tour to climb to the top of the Great Akashi Strait Bridge, I wrote in one of the stories that I had two more objectives I wanted to achieve. One was to capture the sunset of Akashi, and the other was to see this illuminated bridge.

The illumination goes just after the sunset till 11 P.M. on weekdays, and till midnight on weekends and holidays. There are various patterns of illumination, and the gorgeous view of the illuminated bridge lit up by colorful LED lights will delight your eyes.

Although I left before midnight, I enjoyed my relaxing holiday in the Hygo Prefectural Maiko Park.

Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park Series 1. Dream Lens 2. Inside Great Akashi Strait Bridge 3. The View from Great Akashi Bridge 4. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 5. Akashi Sunset 6. Light-Up of Akashi Strait Bridge

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...