Shimanami Kaido
Road of about 60 km between Imabari and Onomichi, across six islands and seven bridges, with a bike path of roughly 70 km marked by a blue line and bicycle rental stations.
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Ehime · Japan
In the destination Matsuyama and Shimanami Kaidō.
In the photo: Towers of Imabari Castle beside the moat
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The city
Imabari is the northern port city of Ehime, at Shikoku’s end of the Shimanami Kaido. The municipality includes the islands of Oshima, Hakatajima and Omishima, home to the Oyamazumi shrine and the Murakami pirates museum. In the center are the castle with its saltwater moats and the Imabari towel shops; at the bridge exit is the Itoyama cyclist terminal.
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The local experience
Road of about 60 km between Imabari and Onomichi, across six islands and seven bridges, with a bike path of roughly 70 km marked by a blue line and bicycle rental stations.
A seaside castle built by Todo Takatora in the early 17th century, with wide saltwater moats, stone walls and a reconstructed keep with a museum; sea fish swim in the moats.
Shrine on Omishima Island, on the Shimanami Kaido, dedicated to the deity of mountains and the sea, with a millennia-old camphor tree and a museum of ancient armor and swords.
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