The Akashi Port is less than a 10-minute walk from Akashi Station, and from there, you can catch a ferry to Iwaya Port on Awaji Island. You'll find stone benches there.
Before the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was built, people used to travel back and forth by ferry.
There's a bicycle parking area nearby for those who commute to and from Awaji Island to Akashi by boat.

The Akashi Port is less than a 10-minute walk from Akashi Station, and from there, you can catch a ferry to Iwaya Port on Awaji Island. You'll find stone benches there.
Before the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge was built, people used to travel back and forth by ferry.
There's a bicycle parking area nearby for those who commute to and from Awaji Island to Akashi by boat.