Tsunoshima Bridge Viewpoint

A mainland viewpoint over the 1,780m Tsunoshima Bridge as it crosses cobalt-blue sea to Tsunoshima island. You can drive across the bridge for free.

Tsunoshima Bridge, running out over the sea to the island

Tsunoshima is an island in the Sea of Japan off the north-west of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, within Kita-Nagato Coast Quasi-National Park. Tsunoshima Bridge, which links it to the mainland, was begun in 1993, completed in 1999 and opened in 2000. It is 1,780m long and 6.5m wide with two lanes, and among toll-free bridges to outlying islands it is one of the longest in Japan.

On a sunny day the sea beneath the bridge glows cobalt blue, and together with the white sand and the island's greenery it looks like a tropical resort. The bridge is lit up every night of the year, from sunset to sunrise.

A viewpoint looking down on the bridge from the mainland

What is known as the "Tsunoshima Viewpoint" is a lookout on the mainland end of the bridge, in Kanda, Hohoku-cho, Shimonoseki. Amagase Park at the foot of the bridge has an observation deck and a free car park open 24 hours.

From Amagase Park you can walk up to high ground along Prefectural Road 275, where you see the bridge almost head-on. On the island side there is another lookout, Sezaki Hinata Park, from which you can see the bridge from the opposite direction.

Across the bridge to Tsunoshima

After admiring the bridge from the viewpoint, you can drive straight across to the island. On the island is Tsunoshima Lighthouse, which you can go inside from 9am (opening times can change, so check the official website).

By car it takes about 70 minutes from the Shimonoseki interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. By train, take a bus from Takibe Station on the JR San'in Main Line to Amagase Park, about 30 minutes.

Tips

• The prefecture's tourism website says the contrast between the cobalt-blue sea, the white sand and the island's greenery is especially lovely on sunny summer days. Pick a day with good weather.
• During long holiday weekends, the road back from the island to the mainland tends to get congested. For the 2026 Silver Week holidays, Yamaguchi Prefecture's tourism website warned in particular about return traffic from around 1:30pm to 3pm.
• If you are going by train and bus, check the bus times for both directions before you set out.

Sources

• 角島大橋｜【公式】山口県観光/旅行サイト おいでませ山口へ
• 角島大橋 | 下関観光ガイドブック「海峡出会い旅」WEB版
• 角島大橋 | 全国観光資源台帳（公財）日本交通公社

Updated 28 September 2026. Opening hours and prices change, so check the official site before you go.