Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate, meaning Bridge to Heaven, is a 3.6-kilometer pine-covered sandbar stretching across Miyazu Bay and has been celebrated as one of Japan's three most scenic views for centuries. The traditional way to enjoy the view is to look at it upside down between your legs from the hilltop viewpoints, making the sandbar appear as a bridge ascending to heaven. Visitors can walk, cycle, or take a sightseeing boat across the sandbar, which is lined with approximately 5,000 Japanese black pine trees. The surrounding area includes Chionji Temple, one of three temples dedicated to Monju, the bodhisattva of wisdom.