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, so as 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, except for some oddities in equipments (for instance, some ditch has a peculiar bend where the fault shifted its position).
During the heyday of Japanese puppetry in the 17th and 18th centuries, Awaji was synonymous with puppetry.
The Awaji puppet tradition is rooted in religion, originally performed to honor the gods and ensure a safe and profitable harvest and to protect homes and farmland.
Today, Awaji is an agricultural island connected to the main island of Honshu by a causeway.
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