Yes — Amanohashidate is worth a visit in autumn, but with one important expectation to set first: the famous 3.6-km sandbar is lined with pines, not maples. It stays green through November, so you won’t find the temple-garden red you get in central Kyoto. What you do get is a clear, crisp view of the … Read more
Amanohashidate is one of Japan’s Three Scenic Views, and photos of the pine-covered sandbar stretching across Miyazu Bay are hard to forget. But it sits about two hours north of Kyoto by train, so the real question most travelers are asking is simpler: is Amanohashidate worth the trip? Prefer to combine Amanohashidate and Ine without … Read more
Ine Fishing Village (伊根の舟屋) sits on the Tango Peninsula, about 100 km north of Kyoto — far enough that most first-time visitors underestimate the journey. There is no train station in Ine, and no direct bus from Kyoto. Every public-transport route funnels through Amanohashidate Station (天橋立駅), where you transfer to a local Tankai Bus for … Read more