Two of the most popular destinations for enjoying the view are Amanohashidate View Land to the south and Kasamatsu Park to the north. For an extra charge, you can also take the Hashidate limited express to get there in around two hours with no transfers required. Transfer to the Kyoto Tango Railway and take the Miyafuku Line to Miyazu Station, and then the Miyatoyo Line to Amanohashidate Station. Getting to Amanohashidate from Kyoto Stationįrom Kyoto Station, take the JR San’in Line to Fukuchiyama Station. Gahō’s short list of picturesque locations in Nihonkoku jiseki kō ( On the Heritage of Japan), which also included Miyajima and Matsushima, would soon become known as the “Three Scenic Views” of Japan. In the early Edo period, Confucian scholar Hayashi Gahō (1618–80) declared Amanohashidate one of the finest views in Japan. The ink wash landscape View of Amanohashidate, a work by Sesshū (1420–1506) in the Kyoto National Museum’s collection, has been designated a national treasure. The sight of Amanohashidate has captivated people since ancient times, appearing in countless pictures and poems. Covered with thousands of densely growing green pines, it certainly looks the part. Amanohashidate’s name can be interpreted as “Bridge to Heaven” some legends describe it as a toppled ladder once used by the gods themselves to ascend into the clouds. Located in Miyazu in northern Kyoto, Amanohashidate is a 3.6-kilometer sandbar, varying in width from 20 to 170 meters, that separates the Asokai lagoon from Miyazu Bay, which in turn opens west to Wakasa Bay. An Ancient Pine Forest Stretching Across the Sea
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