Amanohashidate (天橋立) is one of Japan's three scenic views. It is located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture. Three Views of Japan (Nihon sankei) 1. ... Miyazu (宮津市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan. ... KyÅto Prefecture (京都府; KyÅto-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...
A thin strip of land connects two opposing sides of Miyazu Bay. This sand bar is 3.3km long and covered with about 7000 pine trees.
It can be viewed from mountains on either side of the bay or it can be traversed on foot. Visitors are recommended to view the "heaven's bridge" by turning their back to it, then bending over and looking at it upside down from between their legs.
Near the southern end is Chion-ji, a Buddhist temple.
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