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Miyazu town guide: sights, food, stays and getting there

Last checked: October 2026

Old Mikami House in Miyazu town, its white storehouse walls along a quiet street, with a pine over the gate
Old Mikami House in Miyazu town, its white storehouse walls along a quiet street, with a pine over the gate
Location
Base of the Tango Peninsula
Facing Wakasa Bay to the east
From Kyoto
About 2 hours
By express train to Amanohashidate
To the sandbar
6 minutes by local train
Limited expresses run on to Amanohashidate
Wettest month
September, 226.9 mm
Annual mean 14.8 °C

Castle town on the bay

Where Miyazu sits on the bay

Faces Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan1

Miyazu is a city in Kyoto Prefecture facing Wakasa Bay of the Sea of Japan1 to the east. In the Edo period it was a castle town, ruled by a branch of the Matsudaira clan1.

The tourism association groups the area’s sights by hub, which makes planning easier:

  • The town centre, around Miyazu Station4: covered on this page.
  • Monju, around Amanohashidate Station4: one stop5 up the line.
  • Fuchu, around Kasamatsu Park4: linked to Monju by sightseeing boat in 12 minutes6.

The same official pages also cover Yosano and Ine4.

Miyazu town on the bay, with the sail-shaped Rekishi-no-Yakata on the left and hills behind
Miyazu town on the bay, with the sail-shaped Rekishi-no-Yakata on the left and hills behind

Old town sights

What to do in Miyazu?

In town, head for the Former Mikami Family Residence, the Catholic church and the roadside station market; the Amanohashidate sandbar is one stop5 away by train.

Roadside market: 9:00–17:009

Sights in town
SightWhat it isFrom Miyazu StationHours
Former Mikami Family Residence
Old merchant house, once a sake brewery
15-minute walk
9:00–17:00
Miyazu Catholic Church
Church dating from 1896
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Michi-no-Eki Umi no Kyoto Miyazu
Farmers' market, local seafood, tourist information
12-minute walk (about 800 m)
Market 9:00–17:00

Another Kyoto Official Travel Guide (kyototourism.org) (official); mlit.go.jp (official); michinoeki-miyazu.jp (operator)

Miyazu Catholic Church is considered the oldest existing church in Japan that holds weekly Mass, predated only by Oura Church in Nagasaki8. Before you go, read up on the church’s open days and house rules.

The roadside station (Michi-no-Eki) is the practical stop in town:

  • Magokoro-ichi, a direct-sales market9 with farmers’ vegetables and rice, local seafood products and souvenirs
  • a tourist information centre9 covering the whole Kyoto by the Sea area
  • Minato Shokudo Shiosai9, a restaurant cooking fish landed nearby
  • standard rental bikes10 for the ride out to the sandbar

For more, see the roadside market and restaurant page.

Market hall of the Kyoto by the Sea Miyazu roadside station, with banners for local fish cakes and dried fish
Market hall of the Kyoto by the Sea Miyazu roadside station, with banners for local fish cakes and dried fish

The sandbar next door

Amanohashidate and the viewpoints

Amanohashidate is one of Japan’s three scenic views11, a sandbar about 3.6 km long lined with about 8,000 pine trees2.

Sandbar: about 3.6 km long2

What to see along it:

  • Amanohashidate-jinja Shrine and the Isoshimizu freshwater well2, on the sandbar itself
  • Chion-ji, the Buddhist temple at the southern end, and Kono Shrine11 near the northern end
  • a road bridge that swings 90 degrees2 to let ferries and barges through
  • Nariaiji Temple4, halfway up Mt. Nariai and looking over the sandbar

For the view from above, pick a hill:

Walking the sandbar takes over 50 minutes one way, while a rental bike does it in about 20 minutes6. The sightseeing boat shuttles back and forth4 if you’d rather go by water.

Prefer a guide? A local e-bike ride covers the sandbar and its shrines. To fit in the Ine fishing village too, a day trip from Osaka or Kyoto does both.

Amanohashidate is a pine-covered sand spit separating the Aso Sea from Miyazu Bay, near the town of Miyazu. Tour

2.5 hoursFree cancellation

Umino Kyoto E-Bikes

Amanohashidate Sand bar & culture e-bike tour

5 (9 reviews) on Viator, checked October 2026

fromUS$97.79

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Row of Ine's funaya boathouses across the bay, with people fishing from the quay Day tour

9 hoursFree cancellation

Kyoto Amanohashidate & Ine Funaya & Ine Bay Scenic Day Trip (Departing from Osaka or Kyoto)

4.9 (6,660 reviews) on Klook, checked October 2026

fromUS$51.65

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Sushi to omakase

Where to eat in town

Eating near the station ranges from a sushi counter to a chef’s omakase course, mostly a short walk away.

Nishiiru omakase: ¥18,70020

Places to eat in town
PlaceWhat it isFrom Miyazu StationPrice
Sushi Namiji
Sushi; closed Wednesdays and every third Tuesday
7-minute walk
¥1,500–5,000
Nishiiru
Omakase course by a Portuguese chef, Kyoto and Tango produce
10-minute walk
¥18,700 including tax
Shiki-zen Hanano
Seasonal dishes, garden-view tables or private rooms
Central Miyazu
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Minato Shokudo Shiosai
Roadside station restaurant: local fish, market vegetables
12-minute walk
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Another Kyoto Official Travel Guide (kyototourism.org) (official); amanohashidate.jp (official); michinoeki-miyazu.jp (operator)

For more choice around the sandbar, browse these seafood restaurants near Amanohashidate.

Inns near the station

Staying in town

Base yourself here if you want the old town and its restaurants on your doorstep, with the sandbar a short train hop away.

Seikiro rooms from ¥7,50013

Places to stay in town
StayWhat it isFrom Miyazu StationRoom rate from
Seikiro Ryokan
Ryokan opened in the late 17th century
650 m, a 5–10 minute walk
¥7,500 per person, no meals
Charoku Bekkan
Opposite Shimazaki Park
10-minute walk
¥17,600 per person, two sharing
Coto
Small machiya townhouse, basic accommodation
Central Miyazu
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Hotel & Resorts KYOTO-MIYAZU
On a hill on the Kurita Peninsula, over the bay
12 minutes by taxi or shuttle bus
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Another Kyoto Official Travel Guide (kyototourism.org) (official); reserve.489ban.net (resort); amanohashidate.jp (official)

Seikiro’s own booking page prices its rate for two people sharing an 8-tatami room without a toilet13. Charoku Bekkan’s booking page rate covers stays from 1 April to 6 November 202614 (checked October 2026).

For more choice, compare ryokan and onsen hotels on the coast by area and budget.

Narrow paved street of old wooden houses in the Shinhama district of Miyazu
Narrow paved street of old wooden houses in the Shinhama district of Miyazu

Trains, buses, taxis

Getting there and getting around

Miyazu Station sits on the Miyafuku Line from Fukuchiyama, and limited expresses run one stop5 further to Amanohashidate Station.

Kyoto by express: about 2 hours3

  • From Kyoto: about 2 hours by express train to Amanohashidate, or about 2 hours 20 minutes3 by bus.
  • From Osaka: Kosokubus.com lists a highway bus leaving Hankyu Sanbangai at 09:30 and reaching town at 12:0915.
  • On the train: don’t worry when it stops here and changes direction16; Amanohashidate Station is on a spur line.

Local trains between town and Amanohashidate take 6 minutes17 (checked October 2026).

Local trains to Amanohashidate

Miyazu to Amanohashidate

  • 05:43 first
  • 22:34 last

roote.ekispert.net

Kyoto Tango Railway warned that trains could be delayed or cancelled on 24–26 October 2026 as Typhoon No. 30 approached; check before you travel.

Getting-around costs

CostAdult
Local train to Amanohashidate
¥200
Standard rental bike
¥1,000

Ekitan; amanohashidate.jp (official)

Once you’re here, the official site suggests local route buses6 for getting around, and the roadside station rents bikes. For onward train and bus links from Monju, see Amanohashidate Station.

Taxis are the late-evening fallback:

Taxi office Hours Phone Payment
Nihon Kotsu, Miyazu office
6:00–24:006
0772-22-21886
Cash or credit card6
Fukufuku Taxi, Miyazu office
8:00–22:006
0772-23-00036
Card in principle, cash accepted6

Fukufuku Taxi also takes e-money such as PayPay and Rakuten Pay6.

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