Once upon a time Shimotsui Kaifune Ekiya

From overseas brands such as Germany and Switzerland, to domestic writers and items born in Kurashiki, there are unique wooden toys.

Of the three routes of the Honshu-Shikoku cross-country bridge, the first road railway combined bridge was completed in 1988. The upper section is the Seto Chūdo, and the lower section is the JR Setohashibashi Line. The six bridges that connect Kojima to Sakade, which travel through Hitsuishi Island, Iwaguro Island, Hasa Island, Yoshima, and Mitsuko Island are the Shimotsui Setodai Bridge (suspension bridge), the twin bridge of the Takaishi Island Bridge and Iwaguro Island Bridge (both cable-stayed bridge), the Yoshima Bridge (truss bridge), the Kitabisan Seto Bridge, and the Nanabisan Seto Bridge (both suspension bridges). The construction period is nine years and six months, with a total cost of 1,133.8 billion yen. The total length of 12.3km, of which the marine area is 9.4km. If you want to cross the bus by bus, you can transfer from Kojima Station to Yoshima via the Shimoda Bus Yoshima Daini parking lot, and the Kotosan bus runs between Yoshima and Sakaide stations.

It still retains the texture of the port town, which was visited by Kitamae ships during the Edo period and was crowded with travelers from Sanuki Kinbilla. Along the old highway from Gion Shrine, which has been worshiped as a guardian god of the sea, to Fukiage Fishing Port, is designated as a town-line preservation area, including the former Shimotsui Kaisenaiya, which has restored the building of Kaisenaiya, a herring storehouse on the wall and a merchant house with lattice windows, you can see the image of the past time on the tamagaki. It is the stage of the animated film "Hirune Hime" released in March 2017, and is attracting attention.