Informazioni su questo luogo: Osservatorio del Monte Kiro
L'Osservatorio Kirosan, a 307 m sull'isola di Oshima (Imabari), è un belvedere integrato nel terreno progettato da Kengo Kuma. Offre vista aerea del ponte Kurushima-Kaikyo e degli isolotti del Mare Interno. Tramonto e ora blu sono particolarmente famosi.
Punti salienti
- Earth-integrated observatory by Kengo Kuma — completed 1994, ARCASIA Gold Medal winner; an innovative design that preserves the mountain's silhouette
- Bird's-eye view of the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge — the 4,105 m three-section suspension bridge from above, with sunset light as the canonical window
- Inland Sea's multi-island beauty — Omishima, Hakatajima, Oshima, and the Geiyo Islands strung together, blue sea against green islands
- Distant Mt. Ishizuchi — West Japan's tallest peak (1,982 m), visible only on clear days, especially crisp winter mornings
- Sunset to blue hour — among West Japan's finest sunset spots; bridge, sea, islands, and sky shift from orange to blue
