Grotto Peeping Tables to Experience the “View of the Flying Dragon”
The view of the flying dragon is a scene in which the sky and earth are reversed and the long, slender pine forest looks like a dragon soaring to the sky.
The observatory is lined with grotto peepers with handrails, allowing visitors to experience the view of the flying dragon through the grotto peepers.
From the Hiryu-viewing corridor, which extends about 250 meters and undulates like a dragon with a maximum height of about 8.5 meters, visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the summit of the mountain.
Formations created by nature
Amanohashidate separates Miyazu Bay and the inland Aso Sea from north to south,
Amanohashidate, which separates Miyazu Bay from the inland Aso Sea from north to south, is a unique landform with approximately 5,000 pine trees on a narrow sandbar 20 to 170 meters wide and 3.6 kilometers long.
Amanohashidate has a unique topography with approximately 5,000 pine trees growing on its narrow sandbar, which is approximately 20 to 170 meters wide and 3.6 kilometers long.
Until 7,000 years ago, there was not even an original form of Amanohashidate, but the rising sea level formed a sandbar on the sea bottom, and 2,200 years ago, an earthquake caused it to appear above the sea surface.
It is estimated that it took its present form in the Edo period (1603-1867).
Jagged Shape
In recent years, Amanohashidate has been in danger of shrinking and disappearing due to erosion. To protect it from disappearing, levees have been built at regular intervals to prevent sand from flowing out.
The right side of this dike, where sand accumulates, is whitish and jagged in shape.
It is said that 100 years ago it was slimmer than today's and had a beautiful, bowed curve.
It is said to have been deformed more distorted than before, but the embankment protecting it from erosion and erosion by the tidal currents created the shape of a dragon.
Amusement Park Attractions
The park has a wide variety of attractions, including a sky helicopter, archery, cycle cars, SL Benkei, go-carts, small games, and a Ferris wheel.
There is also an observatory restaurant where visitors can dine while enjoying a view of Amanohashidate, making it an enjoyable experience for both children and adults.
Kawarake Throwing
Kawarake-throwing (earthenware throwing) is a game of throwing cups and plates made of unglazed or sun-dried earthenware (kawarake) from a high place to make a wish to ward off bad luck.
The players write their wishes on the Kawararake and throw them at two types of targets: the circle of wisdom and the heart.
Mountaintop Monorail
Visitors can take the monorail (slope car) or lift from Amanohashidate Station to the summit of Amanohashidate Viewland.