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Amanohashidate Viewland
Photo: Google Maps- Type
- Amusement park
- Address
- 437 Monju, Miyazu, Kyoto 626-0001
- Area
- Amanohashidate Station and Monju
- Google rating
- 4.4 (11,161 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026
- On the map
- Open in Google Maps
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–17:00 |
The summit park
What’s at the top of Mt. Monju
7 matanozoki platforms7
Amanohashidate View Land is a hilltop viewpoint on Mt. Monju4 (Monju-yama), looking across the bay at Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s three scenic views5. Google Maps files it as an amusement park6, so the view comes with rides.
What you’ll find up there:
- Matanozoki: you bend over and look at the sandbar through your legs4. View Land has seven matanozoki platforms, all with handrails7.
- Hiryukan Corridor: a raised walkway about 250 m long and up to about 8.5 m7 high.
- Ferris wheel and cycle cars: Kyoto Prefecture’s tourism guide lists a Ferris wheel, a sky-rail with pedal-cars and a sky walk4 as family attractions.
The sandbar below is roughly 3.6 km long, with about 8,000 pine trees8 along it.
Fares
Tickets for the lift and monorail
The round-trip ticket is all you need to get in, because it includes park admission2.
Adult round trip ¥1,0002
View Land tickets
| Ticket | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Round trip by lift or monorail, park entry included | ¥1,000 | ¥500 |
| Infants | – | One free per adult; a second pays the child fare |
| Summit rides | Separate tickets from machines in the park | – |
Amanohashidate View Land (operator)
The adult fare applies from junior high school age up, and the child fare is for elementary school2 children.
The ride up
Chairlift or monorail: how long the ride takes
Either way the ride is short: the chairlift takes about 6 minutes and the monorail about 7 minutes9. The difference is how often they go:
Monorail every 20 minutes9
- Chairlift: you can board at any time9, with no wait for a departure.
- Monorail: it leaves every 20 minutes, and pets aren’t allowed9 on board.
Travelling with a wheelchair or pushchair changes the choice; see the access section below.
When it's open
Opening hours by season
16 Jul–15 Sep: 8:30–18:302
View Land’s own site gives these hours, and they shift through the year:
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| 16 February to 30 June2 | 9:00–17:30, tickets until 17:002 |
| 16 July to 15 September2 | 8:30–18:302 |
| 1 October to 15 November2 | 9:00–17:30, tickets until 17:002 |
| 16 November to 15 February2 | 9:00–17:002 |
Other sources differ. Google Maps lists Mon–Sun 09:00–17:006, and Kyoto Prefecture’s tourism guide gives its own seasonal hours, such as 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from 21 October to 20 February4.
Go by the operator’s hours above, and check View Land’s own site for any dates outside those periods.
Plan around these
Closures and inspection days
Closed 15–17 December 202612
View Land’s FAQ says there’s no regular closing day9, while Kyoto Prefecture’s tourism guide says it has regular closing days every February4. The operator has announced these closures and ride stoppages:
| Date | What’s affected |
|---|---|
| 18 November 202610 | Chairlift runs 9:00–15:00 only10 |
| 19 November 202610 | Chairlift off until about 11:00 (planned)10 |
| 14 December 202611 | Chairlift suspended all day11 |
| 15–17 December 202612 | Park closed for construction12 |
| 18 December 202611 | Chairlift suspended all day11 |
| 3 March 202713 | Monorail suspended all day13 |
| 13–15 April 202713 | Park closed13 |
| 2 June 202713 | Monorail suspended all day13 |
| 1 September 202713 | Monorail suspended all day13 |
| 13 December 202713 | Chairlift suspended all day13 |
| 14–16 December 202713 | Park closed13 |
| 17 December 202713 | Chairlift suspended all day13 |
Getting there
How do you get to Amanohashidate Viewland?
Take the train to Amanohashidate Station, walk 7 minutes4 to View Land, then ride the chairlift or monorail up the hill.
7-minute walk from the station4
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Kyoto to Amanohashidate Station
Express trains take about 2 hours from Kyoto, buses about 2 hours 20 minutes. The station is on the Kyoto Tango Railway.
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Station to View Land
View Land is a 7-minute walk from Amanohashidate Station.
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Up Mt. Monju
Board the chairlift any time (about 6 minutes) or take the monorail, which leaves every 20 minutes (about 7 minutes).
By car, View Land is 10 minutes4 from the Miyazu Amanohashidate IC, but you’ll still ride the last stretch, since the park can’t be entered by car2. Its address is 437 Monju, Miyazu City4.
If you’re fitting View Land into a wider Miyazu area day trip itinerary, the town guide covers the sights, food and stays.
Access
Wheelchairs, pushchairs and older visitors
View Land lends wheelchairs and has a step-free route through part of the park:
- Wheelchairs can be borrowed9 on site.
- The route from the Hiryukan Corridor entrance in the middle of the park to the viewing restaurant is barrier-free9.
- At the lower station, a wheelchair-only lift9 leads up to the monorail platform.
- Pushchairs can’t be rented, but a folded pushchair can hang on the chairlift9 to the summit.
- The matanozoki platforms all have handrails7, handy if bending over to look through your legs feels wobbly.
Round the bay
Nearby: Kasamatsu Park, the sandbar and Chion-ji
The other big viewpoint, the sandbar and the temple at its foot are all close to View Land:
Boat to Fuchu in 12 minutes16
- Kasamatsu Park: on the north side of the bay, it has similar views and its own chairlift or cable car14. Its matanozoki platform is 130 m15 above sea level. Read up on Kasamatsu Park on the far side of the bay.
- Sightseeing boat: it links the Monju and Fuchu districts in 12 minutes16.
- The sandbar: it’s about a 5-minute walk17 from the station. Crossing takes about 50 minutes on foot one way, or about 20 minutes17 by bicycle.
- Chion-ji: the Buddhist temple sits at the southern end of the sandbar5; see the visitor guide to the Monju temple.
- Funaya no Sato: a park overlooking Ine Bay and its funaya boathouses, 25 minutes8 by car from the Yoza-Amanohashidate interchange. It opens 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.8; here’s the guide to getting to the boathouses from town.
For the rest of the area, browse the other things to do around Amanohashidate.
Day tours that stop at Amanohashidate
Group day tours from Kyoto and Osaka include time at Amanohashidate. Check each tour’s page to see whether the View Land ride ticket is included or charged as an extra.
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