Amanohashidate Kasamatsu Park & Flying Dragon View, Miyazu, Kyoto

About this place

Live Camera | Amanohashidate Kasamatsu Park, Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan. Kasamatsu Park crowns the northern hillside above Miyazu Bay, celebrated as the classic viewpoint to perform "matanozoki" (viewing upside down through one's legs) to see the sandbar resemble a dragon soaring into the sky. Amanohashidate is one of Japan's Three Scenic Views. After riding the cable car down, visitors stroll toward Chion-ji Temple to taste "Chie-no-Mochi" sweet red bean rice cakes and savor winter yellowtail (buri) shabu-shabu.

✦ Must-Visit Highlights:

▸ One of Japan's Three Scenic Views (Nihon Sankei): View the pine-clad sandbar stretching across turquoise waters of Miyazu Bay.

▸ Playful Matanozoki "Flying Dragon" Optical Illusion: Peek upside-down through your legs to watch the green isthmus turn into a heavenly ascending dragon.

▸ Historic Chie-no-Mochi & Fresh Buri Shabu-Shabu: Enjoy traditional sweet bean mochi for wisdom and seasonal tender yellowtail hotpot.