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Amanohashidate Tourist Association (English page)
Special Places of Scenic Beauty Landforms of Kyoto Prefecture Landforms of Japan Tourist attractions in Kyoto Prefecture Shoals of Japan {{Kyoto-geo-stub
is one of Japan
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's three scenic views. The sandbar
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is located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
. It forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park.
Location
A thin strip of land connects two opposing sides of Miyazu Bay. This sand bar is long and covered with about 7,000pine tree
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s.
It can be viewed from mountains on either side of the bay or it can be traversed on foot. Near the northern end is Kono Shrine, a Shinto Shrine, and the southern end is Chion-ji, a Buddhist temple
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.
On the bar is the Isoshimizu fresh water well cherished since the Heian period
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, which was selected as one of 100 best springs and rivers in Japan by the Environmental Agency in 1985.
Access
Amanohashidate Station on the Miyazu Line railway, about two hours fromKyoto Station
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
or Osaka Station, is located within walking distance from the southern end of Amanohashidate.
See also
*List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties of Japan, Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Pro ...
* The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai
References
External links
Amanohashidate Tourist Association (English page)
Special Places of Scenic Beauty Landforms of Kyoto Prefecture Landforms of Japan Tourist attractions in Kyoto Prefecture Shoals of Japan {{Kyoto-geo-stub