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Named for the ward in Kobe City where the first discoverer was born and lives. Tarumi is depicted in eighth-century Japanese poems, and it is also an obsolete word for waterfall. The world's longest suspension bridge, connecting Tarumi with the Awaji Island, was completed in 1998.

Named for the ward in Kobe City where the first discoverer was born and lives. Tarumi is depicted in eighth-century Japanese poems, and it is also an obsolete word for waterfall. The world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting Tarumi with the Awaji Island, was completed in 1998. (M 35492)