Amanohashidate map: Monju, Fuchu, Miyazu and Ine by area

Monju is the village on the south side of the sandbar¹, and the train station is here too. What you’ll find in Monju:

• Chion-ji, the Buddhist temple at the southern end⁷ of the sandbar
• a road bridge that swings 90 degrees⁴ to let ferries and barges through
• Amanohashidate View Land, on top of Mt. Monju, reached by cable car or chair lift⁸, with seven⁹ look-through-your-legs platforms

Every sight in this corner and beyond is on the page of things to do around the sandbar.

Fuchu is the north end of the sandbar, where National Route 178¹² runs past Kasamatsu Park, Nariai-ji and Kono Shrine¹³. Kyoto Prefecture describes this stretch of road as a tourist area with souvenir shops and inns¹².

• Kasamatsu Park: its mata-nozoki viewing platform stands 130 m¹¹ above sea level, a cable car ride up from Fuchu Station.
• Motoise Kono Shrine: near the northern end⁷ of the sandbar, with its own stop on the bus line to Ine.
• Nariaiji Temple: halfway up Mt. Nariai⁵, looking down on the sandbar.

For the ride up and what’s at the top, see visiting Kasamatsu Park and its viewpoint.

Ine is the area known for its funaya boathouses¹⁴, and the official tourism site’s advice is to go there by bus. The coast road, National Route 178¹⁵, runs on through Yosano, Ine and Kyotango¹³.

The Tankai bus from Amanohashidate Station takes about 50 minutes, and the Ine Bay cruise pier is right in front of the Ine-wan Meguri/Hide³ stop.

The boathouses and the boat trip are covered in visiting Ine no Funaya by bus and boat.

Drivers heading for Miyazu or Ine leave the Kyoto-Jukan Expressway at the Miyazu-Amanohashidate Interchange¹⁹. From there it’s about 10 minutes²⁰ to Amanohashidate along National Route 178⁴. For Amanohashidate Shrine, use the parking lot near Chion-ji Temple⁴.

Coming from Osaka instead? See getting to Amanohashidate from Osaka for the trains and buses.