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A park in Imabari, with a hall looking out over the Kurushima Strait.
About this place
A park in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, with a panoramic view of the Kurushima Strait. The Kurushima Strait Observatory in the park exhibits panels introducing the mechanism of the world's first triple suspension bridge and the Murakami pirates. From the lookout on the hill you can see the city of Imabari, Kurushima, and the ships and cars passing over the bridge. The tidal current of the Kurushima Strait can reach 10 knots.