One of Japan’s top 3 scenic views - Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate is located in the northern part of Kyoto prefecture, and is a 2h bus ride away from Kyoto city. Amanohashidate is a sandbar that connects two sides of Miyazu Bay. The sandbar itself is over 3km long, and is filled with pine trees. You can get a better view of the entire sandbar from View Land, which can be accessed via monorail or chairlift. I personally recommend the chairlift as it’s more exciting and allows for better photo/video-taking. From View Land, you will get a breath-taking view of the sandbar, which makes the ride up very worth its while. Viewed upside down between one’s legs, the sandbar is supposed to look like a dragon. 40 min away from Amanohashidate is the beautiful fishing village of Ine, which I will cover in another post. The day tour I signed up for covered visits to both attractions. #amanohashidate