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8,000 cyclists take part in Cycling Shimanami event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cyclists ride on the Tatara Bridge, part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as Shimanami Kaido, during the Cycling Shimanami event on Oct. 26, 2014. The event was held using part of Shimanami Kaido, which is a 60 kilometer toll road that connects the city of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the main Japan island of Honshu, to the city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku.

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Ehime, Hiroshima eye to draw 8,000 people in cycling event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2014, at the Ehime prefectural government building about an Oct. 26 international cycling event to be held along the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, linking Ehime Prefecture's Imabari and Onomichi of Hiroshima Prefecture. The two western Japan prefectures aim to attract 8,000 participants.

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3rd Honshu-Shikoku expressway opens

A fleet of yachts sail under the Tatara Grand Bridge on May 1, commemorating the opening of the 10-bridge Setouchi Shimanami-Kaido expressway, the third set of roads and bridges linking Honshu and Shikoku, two of Japan's four main islands.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Tatara Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (front) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Shin-Onomichi Bridge (R) on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido in western Japan

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 27, 2019, shows Innoshima Bridge on the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido route linking Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Shimanami Kaido cycling route

File photo taken April 27, 2019, shows the Kurushima Kaikyo bridge on Shimanami Kaido, a world renowned cycling route connecting Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture with Imabari in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimanami Kaido cycling route

File photo taken April 27, 2019, shows the Kurushima Kaikyo bridge on Shimanami Kaido, a world renowned cycling route connecting Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture with Imabari in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimanami Kaido cycling route

Undated file photo shows people cycling on the Shimanami Kaido cycling route in Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3rd Honshu-Shikoku expressway opens

A fleet of yachts sail under the Tatara Grand Bridge on May 1, commemorating the opening of the 10-bridge Setouchi Shimanami-Kaido expressway, the third set of roads and bridges linking Honshu and Shikoku, two of Japan's four main islands. ==Kyodo