Washuzan 2nd Observation Deck — Attraction in Kurashiki

It's a small hiking trail to the summit of a low mountain overlooking the sea. An hourly bus will get you there from a number of locations including Kojima station. The bus goes in a single direction, so the ride to the mountain is longer than the ride back. The walk to the second observation point is short (maybe 5 minutes) and the summit 10 minutes from there. The Japanese gazebo isn't so amazing but it gets you square above the Seto-Ohashi bridge. That point is maybe 5 mins from the summit.

The walk is easy, most of the way being rock steps. Maybe a problem for elderly but that's it.

It's a nice place to see.

There are many eagles hunting. If you are lucky, you can see one...

You can clearly see the bridges on the mountain. Also, beautiful scenerys can be captured during sunrise or sunset, a 15 minutes walk is required from the parking area on the mountain to the top of the mountain. You can also choose to walk along the road which is smaller at the junction to have a glimpse of the nature of the mountain and a better view of the scenery too! It is recommended if you would like to take some nice pictures of the natural scenery with the bridge as the background on top of...

A quick stop for the view of the Great Seto Bridge.

I visited in late July under the scorching sun, so we only stayed long enough to take some photos before leaving.

The view itself is absolutely beautiful.

I had thought to visit the Azumaya Observation Deck for a closer look at the bridge, but later realised it requires quite a bit of hiking (about 1km from the car park here), which is not ideal in the peak of summer.

I would love to return in cooler weather for a more...