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is an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 km²,〔(本州の島面積 ) (''Honshū no Shima Menseki'') (Retrieved on July 4, 2009)〕 and is the largest of the Inland Sea's islands. As a transit between those two islands, ''Awaji'' originally means "the road to Awa",〔 〕 the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto Strait, now part of Tokushima Prefecture. ==Geography== The island is separated from Honshū by the Akashi Strait and from Shikoku by the Naruto Strait. Since April 5, 1998 it has been connected to Kobe on Honshū by the Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Since its completion the Kobe Awaji Naruto Expressway across the island has been the main eastern land link between Honshū and Shikoku. The Naruto whirlpools form in the strait between Naruto, Tokushima and Awaji.〔Keene, Donald. ( "Afloat on Japan's Inland Sea," ) ''New York Times Magazine.'' October 6, 1985.〕 The Nojima Fault, responsible for the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake, cuts across the island. A section of the fault was protected and turned into the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum in the to show how the movement in the ground cut across roads, hedges and other installations. Outside of this protected area, the fault zone is less visible. The and the are located near Fukura. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Awaji Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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