Amanohashidate Kasamatsu Park: cable car, fares and access

How do you get to Kasamatsu Park?

From Amanohashidate Station, take the bus or the sightseeing boat across to Fuchu, then ride the cable car or chairlift up the hill.

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   Get to Amanohashidate Station

   Express trains from Kyoto take about 2 hours to Amanohashidate Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway; the bus takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.

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   Cross to Fuchu by bus

   The bus from Amanohashidate Station to the Kasamatsu Cable stop takes 25 minutes.

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   Or cross by sightseeing boat

   The boat takes 12 minutes from Amanohashidate Sanbashi to Miya Sanbashi, then it's a 5-minute walk.

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   Ride up from Fuchu Station

   Board the cable car (about 4 minutes) or the chairlift (about 6–8 minutes) at Amanohashidate Cable Car Fuchu Station.

Coming from further afield? See the train and bus options from Osaka.

Cable car and chairlift hours

The operator gives the park’s hours as 9:00–18:00¹ (checked October 2026), varying by season. The cable car and the chairlift each keep their own seasonal timetable:

• The cable car leaves at 0, 15, 30 and 45 minutes past each hour⁶, with extra cars when it’s busy.
• The ride takes about 4 minutes by cable car and about 6–8 minutes⁶ by chairlift.
• Kyoto by the Sea lists an earlier start, 8:00–18:00 from 20 July to 20 August², which the operator’s timetable doesn’t show, so check with Tankai before planning an early ride.

Eating at AmaTerrace

AmaTerrace sits inside the park, with a view over the whole of the sandbar. It’s open 9:00–18:00, varying by season, with last orders at 16:00 in the café and 15:30¹¹ in the restaurant. Kyoto by the Sea also lists a gift shop² at the park.

Nearby sights from Kasamatsu Park

Nariaiji Temple by mountain bus

Nariaiji Temple stands halfway up Mt. Nariai¹² and overlooks Amanohashidate. A mountain bus climbs the steep road to it from the park in about 7 minutes¹⁴.

• Bus frequency: every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes on weekends and holidays; some runs operate only on weekends and holidays from March to November¹⁴.
• Temple hours: 8:00 to 16:30¹⁵.
• Entry fee: the temple’s own site gives ¥500¹⁵ (about US$3) for adults, while Tankai’s bus page lists ¥400¹⁴ (about US$3); the fees table above uses the temple’s figure.

Motoise Kono Shrine

Kasamatsu Park lies halfway between Motoise Kono Shrine and Nariai-ji Temple², and the shrine stands near the northern end of the sandbar¹⁶. The Motoise Kono Shrine guide covers a visit there.

Chionji Temple and Ine

Chionji Temple is at the southern end of the sandbar¹⁶, a 5-minute walk from Amanohashidate Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway¹⁸, and entry is free¹⁷. Before you go, check the temple hours, access and visit tips.

Further up the coast, the Tankai bus from Amanohashidate Station to Ine takes about 50 minutes¹⁹. Plan that leg with our page on things to do around Ine Bay, and find more on things to do across the area.