Roger's Pictures

Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park

18-20 July 2025

We escaped the festival crowds and drove to Amahashinodate in northern Kyoto Prefecture, consisting of several areas of interest on a pennisula in the Sea of Japan. Amahashinodate refers to more than 2 miles of pine-covered sand bar extending across Miyazu Bay, considered one of three major scenic spots in Japan. Meaning "the bridge to heaven", that's what it's supposed to look like when bending over and viewing it between your legs... From there we explored the the pennisula, stopping at spots both scenic and historic.

evening sky		jellyfish	inlet by Amahashinodate	4 pines
sunset from Amahashinodate	ripples	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate
Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate		pines on Amahashinodate	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	barnacle encrusted fishing floats
mending nets	more fishing floats	Wakasa Bay	distant rows of mountains	Wakasa Bay
by the roadside	Nii rice terraces	Nii rice terraces	Nii rice terraces	Nii rice terraces
Nii rice terraces	black kite	ripples	roadside	seabreeze on the water
coastline	coastline	along the coast	along the coast	determined pine
tiny praying mantis	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse
Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	Kyogamisaki Lighthouse	view from lighthouse
view from near lighthouse	Sodeshi Jizos	Sodeshi Rice Terraces	Sodeshi Rice Terraces	Sodeshi Rice Terraces
Sodeshi Rice Terraces	Sodeshi Rice Terraces	Tateiwa (standing rock)	Tateiwa (standing rock)	Tateiwa (standing rock)
Tateiwa (standing rock)	Tateiwa (standing rock)	Tateiwa (standing rock)	looing toward Onaru ancient Burial Mounds	looing toward Onaru ancient Burial Mounds
looing toward Onaru ancient Burial Mounds	tiger lilies	hydrangea	Sea of Japan coastline	Onaru Kofun (ancient burial mound using columnar volcanic rock)
Onaru Kofun (ancient burial mound using columnar volcanic rock)	near Onaru Burial Mounds	cormorants	volcanic rock from Onaru	volcanic rock from Onaru
volcanic rock from Onaru	volcanic rock from Onaru	volcanic rock from Onaru	volcanic rock from Onaru	volcanic rock from Onaru
cormorants	Sea of Japan coastline		Sea of Japan coastline
red snapper	red snapper	red snapper	red snapper	evening light on Amahashinodate
boat dock		evening light	evening light	incoming tide
evening tide change	fireworks on Amahashinodate beach	reflections	abstract reflections	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate
Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate		prayer fans
Chionji Temple, Amahashinodate	train station	train station	train station	train station
train station	part of breakfast	manhole cover, Amahasinodate	Amahashinodate (approximately 2mile spit of pine-coveed sand-spit across Miyazu Bay)	Amahashinodate (approximately 2mile spit of pine-coveed sand-spit across Miyazu Bay)
Amahashinodate (you're supposed to bend over and view it between your legs...)	Kasamatsu station	Kasamatsu or umbrella pines		Amahashinodate chair lift
highly decorated pathside shrine		Kanabiki Falls	Kanabiki Falls	Kanabiki Falls
Kanabiki Falls	Kanabiki Falls	looking back...	ancient female burial mound	by the burial mound

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