6 Sights in Awaji, Japan (with Map and Images)

Esaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the city of Awaji, Hyōgo Japan. It is located at the northernmost cape of Awaji Island facing the Akashi Strait opposite the city of Kobe. The lighthouse is located within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. It is registered with the Japanese government as an “A-grade Lighthouse” for historic preservation and is listed as one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association. It is operated by the Japan Coast Guard.

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The Hashi no Science Museum is a science museum located in Tarumi Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It opened in April 1998. The scale is a two-story building with a total floor area of about 1,700 square meters. Previously, it was managed and operated by the Marine Bridge and Bridge Research Foundation, but now it is managed and operated by JB Highway Service Co., Ltd. It is located on the Kobe side of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Maiko Park.

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Izanagi Jingū (伊弉諾神宮) is a Shinto shrine in the Taga neighborhood of the city of Awaji in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Awaji Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 22.

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The Awaji Yumebutai (淡路夢舞台) is a complex comprising a conference center, hotel and memorial in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan, built near the epicenter of the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. It was designed by Tadao Ando, who had begun planning for the project prior to the earthquake. The hotel is operated as the Westin Awaji Island Resort.

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The former Kinoshita House is a modern Japanese-style sukiya-style building located in Tarumi Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. The three buildings, the main house, the storehouse, and the barn, are registered as tangible cultural properties of the country.

Wikipedia: 旧木下家住宅 (JA)

The Gossa Kaito Site (五斗長垣内遺跡) is an archaeological site located in the Kurodani neighborhood of the city of Awaji, Hyōgo in the Kansai region of Japan, with the traces of a late Yayoi period settlement. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2012.

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