Features

Maiko Park Pine Forest

The forest with about 1,800 pine trees, is a relaxing place that still retains the atmosphere of the “road bordered with pines” of the old days

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The area around the current Maiko Park is referred to as Maiko Beach, and has been praised as a place of scenic beauty since the old times because of its beautiful scenery of white sand, green pines, and Awaji Island. In the Edo period, Hiroshige Ando (1797–1858), who created “The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road,” depicted the beautiful landscape of Maiko Beach in “Maiko Beach, Harima Province” (frontispiece). Also, Naoya Shiga (1883-1971) described Maiko Beach in "A Dark Night's Passing" as follows: “The beaches of Shioya and Maiko were beautiful. The sea of evening calm reflecting the sunset glow…”

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Facilities

  • Maiko Marine Promenade

    Maiko Marine Promenade

    The Maiko Marine Promenade is a 317 meter-long promenade constructed in the bridge girder, located approximately 47 meters above sea level. On a sunny day, you can get a full view of Awaji Island, as well as Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea. There is an observation lounge in the center. A restaurant is also available.

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  • Former Residence of the Kinoshita Family

    Former Residence of the Kinoshita Family

    The Former Residence of the Kinoshita Family is a modern Japanese residence built in 1941 in the sukiyazukuri architectural style. It is particularly valuable because it has kept its appearance since its founding, as other Japanese residences in Osaka and Kobe have been gradually disappearing since the Hanshin/Awaji Great Earthquake. It is registered as a national tangible cultural property.

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  • Former Residence of Sanji Muto(Former

    Former Residence of Sanji Muto(Former"Kanebo Maiko Club")

    The Former Residence of Sanji Muto(Former"Kanebo Maiko Club"), also known as The Old Kanebo Maiko Club, was built at Maiko Beach in 1907 by Muto Sanji (1867-1934), who is said to be the restorer of Kanebo, and was a member of the House of Representatives.

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  • Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)

    Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)

    The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is a rare building in that it was constructed with an old technique called wooden-frame concrete block construction. It is registered as a national important cultural property in 2001.

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  • Dream Lens

    Dream Lens

    The monument “Dream Lens,” created by a sculptor Keizo Ushio, was installed to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the foundation of the Akashi-Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge, and also to praise the achievement of the 12th mayor of Kobe City, Chujiro Haraguchi. Mr. Haraguchi is the “father” of the bridge, whose construction took half a century.

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  • Maiko Park Pine Forest

    Maiko Park Pine Forest

    Maiko Beach has been featured in poetry since the days of an ancient anthology of Japanese poems called the Manyoshu, and its sandy seashore dotted with pine trees has been a familiar sight to many people through the ages. Since opening on July 25th, 1900, this pine forest of scenic beauty has been frequented by many visitors.

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