Uzu no Michi
A 450-metre walkway inside the Onaruto Bridge, ending in an observation room over the sea.
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Uzu no Michi
SaveA 450-metre walkway inside the Onaruto Bridge, ending in an observation room over the sea.
Glass panels in its floor look straight down at the Naruto Strait, 45 metres below.
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Whirlpools from 45 metres up: walking the Onaruto Bridge promenade
About an hour there and back with a baby and a 2-year-old; adults alone need 30-45 minutes, step-free path 7.
ponmimoblog.com2025
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Around Shikoku with children, day 2: where to stand and when, to see the whirlpools
The children were fixed on the glass floor panels. Pushchairs go in. Colliding currents do not always make a whirlpool.
haruyamahitsuji.hatenablog.com2022
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Naruto whirlpools with primary-school children: will they enjoy it, and how long does it take?
On a holiday the Naruto Park car park was full. The walk is about 1km round trip; they stayed an hour and a half.
inakadaisuki.com2022
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Golden Week with an 8-year-old: the Onaruto Bridge walkway and the Eddy museum
With an 8-year-old, arriving half an hour before the 11:10 peak: no whirlpools yet, then growing as the hour came.
4travel.jp2023
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- Fee：¥510 for adults, ¥410 for junior and senior high school students, ¥260 for primary school children, free under six. Groups of 20 or more pay ¥410 / ¥330 / ¥200. A combined ticket with the Eddy bridge museum next door costs ¥900 / ¥660 / ¥400 instead of ¥1,130 / ¥820 / ¥520, and under-sixes stay free; combined tickets also exist with Escahill Naruto (¥710 / ¥410 / ¥280) and the Naruto German House (¥730). Visitors with a disability pay ¥250 / ¥200 / ¥130. School outings pay ¥200 for secondary and ¥130 for primary pupils, with teachers free. The car park at Naruto Park is charged separately.■
- Hours：March to September, 9:00-18:00 with last entry at 17:30; during Golden Week and the summer holidays, 8:00-19:00 with last entry at 18:30; October to February, 9:00-17:00 with last entry at 16:30. Closed on the second Monday of March, June, September and December only. Whirlpools have their best hours, which shift every day — the tide table gives the times, and viewing is best within two hours either side at spring tide, an hour and a half at middle tide, and an hour at neap tide.■
- Booking：Tickets are sold at the door; an advance online ticket lets you skip the queue. Only the combined ticket with the Eddy museum can be bought online — the other combination tickets are sold at each site's own desk. Groups of 20 or more, and school outings, book ahead. Major credit cards are accepted.■Official booking site ↗
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- Official: Stroller friendly, Nursing space, Diaper changing table
- Official: Indoor / outdoor, Best-fit ages (guide)
The walkway runs through the girder of the Onaruto Bridge, 450 metres out over the water. At the far end, an observation room lets you look through glass panels in the floor to the strait 45 metres below. The currents here are called one of the world's three great tidal races. The whirlpools are biggest at spring tide in spring and autumn, said to reach 20 to 30 metres across. Whirlpools are not there all day, though: the best hour shifts daily, and the tide table gives it.
| Stroller friendly | Yes | Six strollers are lent free, along with six wheelchairs and four walking trolleys. The slope between here and the Eddy museum is steep, so both sites keep three power-assisted walkers. The car park at Naruto Park also lends wheelchairs free. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
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| Nursing space | Yes | A nursing space here and another at the Eddy museum — ask a member of staff. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
| Diaper changing table | Yes | A baby changing sheet here and another at the Eddy museum — ask a member of staff. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
| English support | English menu & signs | The main exhibits are labelled in foreign languages as well as Japanese, and the website has English and traditional-Chinese versions. Next door at the Eddy museum, how the whirlpools form and how the bridge is built are explained in English, simplified and traditional Chinese. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | The walkway runs inside the bridge girder, so it is roofed, but the sea air comes through and it is 45 metres above the water. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
| Best-fit ages (guide)Extra info — guide only | Yes | Children under six get in free. The observation room at the far end has glass panels in the floor, looking straight down at the strait 45 metres below. It is a 450-metre walk each way, and strollers are lent free. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
| Stroller access notesExtra info — guide only | Yes | About 5 minutes by car from the Naruto-kita interchange, or 45 minutes from the Awaji service area. There is no car park of its own — use the paid Naruto Park car park. Set the car navigation to 'Eddy' rather than 'Uzu no Michi', which can send you somewhere else. No highway coaches stop at Naruto Park: take a local bus 20 minutes from Naruto Koen to Konaruto-bashi, then the Kosoku Naruto stop on the expressway. Coin lockers are free until closing time. Pets may come in a cage or carried; guide and assistance dogs need neither. | Web-checked | checked Aug ’26 | uzunomichi.jp |
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