Amanohashidate Viewland — Attraction in Miyazu

Hidden gem! Local tourist area, not many foreigners! This is a small and beautiful adventure area (for kids and adults) at the top of the mountain!

The locations is a 5 minute walk from the train station (express train few times a day from Kyoto is under 2 hours and about 5000 yen per direction per person). The chair lift or the cog wheel return is 1000 yen per a person and you buy the ticket from a vending machine.

We were there on a Friday at around 1030AM and there was no line. We did the chair lift on the way up and down, it seems a bit scary at first as there is nothing holding you in but you are pretty low to the ground so it actually was not scary. You can take the cog wheel up and down there is usually just a longer wait. The chair lift was faster but probably not by that much.

To buy the activities there is a vending machine at the top near the Ferris wheel in a little store area that sells postcards. Each activity is between 300 yen to 500 yen. You buy the ticket from the machines (cash only!) and then you bring the ticket to the employee at each station. When we arrived at the top around 11AM there were no lines for the activities, by the time we left around 12:30PM lines were forming but they were not long (

Absolutely stunning. We came from Kyoto on a day trip. We came on a Wednesday around 9am and although there were people up there already it wasn’t too crowded and we were able to enjoy the activities up there without the crowd’s. They have a little park for smaller kids (free) which my toddler was able to enjoy and the VIEWS!!! The trip up on the chairlift was amazing and worth every yen I paid. It was $1,000 yen per adult. We bought the tickets there. My toddler was able to ride on my husband’s lap for free. This place is majestic. There’s seating, shade and little shops up there. It’s not overcrowded with tourist 24/7 yet. We took the bus from Kyoto station and booked our seats online using Japanbusonline. The trip was around 2.30 hours and you stop at a rest stop and then a few other stops. They automatically reserve your seats and they try not to seat males with females unless you’re in the same group. After the view land park we went down to Amanohashidate national park which is like 10-15 min walk. There aren’t that many food places around or convenience stores. We ended up eating at a ramen spot that was meh and overpriced. I didn’t think eating there was worth it tbh. I’d recommend bringing some food from 7/11 and having a picnic at the national park which is only like 10-15 mins away from this view land park. Which I wish we would’ve done. There are many seating areas close to the beach and...

Although this scenic spot does not generally have a good reputation, it exceeded my expectations in terms of scale. I was simply overwhelmed by the view. There are two observation decks, but I am glad I chose the one on the Amanohashidate View Land side.

I heard that when you look at Amanohashidate from between your legs, it looks like a dragon ascending to the sky, but I thought it was a historical joke. And since I'm not very flexible, I was worried that it would be unstable and dangerous. But when I actually tried it on site, looking down from the hilltop, it wasn't as physically demanding as I had expected. And somehow it looks different! I wouldn't say it's a dragon, but it looks like a living creature! (The person in the photo is my wife. She is flexible.)

I was surprised to see that the view from the lift on the way back was different from the way there. On the way there, the lift climbed a small hill, so I could only see the mountainside. However, on the way back, as the altitude decreased, we got closer to Amanohashidate in terms of distance, so it felt like watching footage from a drone.

Without worrying about what others think, I recommend going...