'Dream Lens' is a stone monument looking toward the brilliant future in the sky through a round lens (Photo: Masayoshi Hirose)

Dream Lens

Great Akashi Straight Bridge seen through 'Dream Lens'

Takako Sakamoto   - 2 minutos de lectura

On October 19th, 2014, the sea was serene, and the fresh autumn breeze caressed my cheek.

I had wanted to climb to the top of the Great Akashi Strait Bridge for a long time. This bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, and finally the day to fulfill my desire had arrived...I would climb to the top of it!

I was visiting the Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park to join an event called 'The Great Akashi Strait Bridge World Tour'. The door would open at 9:20 A.M., but it was still only 7:30, so I decided to kill time by strolling the south area of the Maiko Park and taking photos.

Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park Series 1. Dream Lens 2. Inside Great Akashi Strait Bridge 3. The View from Great Akashi Bridge 4. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall 5. Akashi Sunset 6. Light-Up of Akashi Strait Bridge

Takako Sakamoto

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...