Om denna plats: Kiro-san Utsiktsplats
Kirosan-observatoriet på 307 m på Oshima-ön (Imabari) är en utsiktsplats integrerad i terrängen, designad av Kengo Kuma. Den erbjuder luftutsikt över Kurushima-Kaikyo-bron och Inre havets holmar. Solnedgång och blå timme är särskilt berömda.
Höjdpunkter
- 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
