Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park, Urban park in Tarumi-ku, Japan
Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park is a green space along the Seto Inland Sea coast in Tarumi-ku, featuring pine forests and sandy beaches. The location offers views of Awaji Island and covers roughly eight hectares of land.
The park was established around 1900 as Japan's first prefectural urban park. An important ruler of that era visited the location several times during his reign.
A memorial hall in the park honors a Chinese revolutionary leader who spent time here and left his mark on the location. The site displays exhibitions that tell the story of his life and his connection to this coastal area.
The park lies right by Maiko Station on the JR Sanyo Line and the Sanyo Electric Railway. Paths run east-west along the coast, with the Maiko Ohashi bridge and the promenade at the western end; the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the former Mutoh villa stand in the southern section.
The Maiko Marine Promenade runs 317 metres through the girder of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, about 47 metres above the strait, and includes a glass-floored section. The bridge's main span of 1,991 metres made it the world's longest suspension bridge when it opened in 1998.
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