Enjoy Scenic Views and Boost Your Love Luck! A Recommended Cycling Course Around Amanohashidate

Filled with attractions like “Monju no Chie” pines, poetic monuments, and romance-blessing spots!
Amanohashidate stretches 3.6 km, and walking across takes about 70 minutes. If you stop to look around, it takes even longer.

But simply passing through by boat means missing many highlights!
For those visitors, renting a bicycle is highly recommended.

To help you explore efficiently while hitting all the key points,
here’s a guide to the best Amanohashidate sightseeing spots you can visit by rental bike!

Bicycles can be rented at both the Amanohashidate Pier on the Monju side and the Ichinomiya Pier on the Fuchu side.
In this guide, we’ll introduce a course starting from Amanohashidate Pier (Tango Kairiku Kotsu), just a 4-minute walk from Amanohashidate Station, and finishing at Ichinomiya Pier.

Start! From the Rotating Bridge to the Pine Forest Cycling Road

First, head to the rare “Kaisen Bridge (Sho-tenbashi)”, which rotates 90 degrees each time a boat passes.
Then cross the “O-tenbashi Bridge” and continue into the pine forest.

You’ll cycle through a beautifully maintained pine grove, enjoying refreshing breezes and a forest-bathing atmosphere.
The path is flat and easy to ride, offering a smooth cycling experience.

Stop by Hashidate Chaya for Its Famous Asari Clam Rice Bowl

If you haven’t eaten yet, we recommend stopping at the “Hashidate Chaya” on your left.
Enjoy their signature asari clam rice bowl before hopping back on your bike.

Explore Historic Poetry Monuments and Literary Spots

Soon after, you’ll reach an area full of historic landmarks. The first is the “Monument to Tekkan and Akiko Yosano”.
The Yosano couple visited Amanohashidate many times and composed numerous poems here.

You’ll also find the site where the famed swordsman Iwami Jutaro
is said to have avenged his father—the “Iwami Jutaro Vengeance Site.”

Additionally, there is the “Yosa Buson Haiku Monument”, inscribed with his verse:
“Hashidate ya / matsu wa tsukihi no / kobore tane.”
These landmarks show just how closely Amanohashidate is tied to many figures in Japanese history.

Make a Side Trip to the White-Sand Amanohashidate Beach

A short detour to the right of the main road leads to the serene “Amanohashidate Beach”,
where white sand meets calm blue water.

In summer, you can enjoy swimming here, and
you may even stumble across a beautiful beachside wedding scene.

Amanohashidate Shrine: A Romance Shrine & the Mysterious Iso-shimizu Spring

Returning to the pine forest path, you’ll arrive at the quietly standing “Amanohashidate Shrine (Hashidate Myojin)”.

Dedicated to the Eight Great Dragon Kings, the shrine is known as a romance-blessing power spot:
place a small stone atop the torii gate and your love wish will come true.
Couples should definitely stop by.

Right next to it is the mysterious natural spring “Iso-shimizu.”

Despite being surrounded by seawater on all sides, the spring contains no salt at all.
It was selected in 1985 as one of the Ministry of the Environment’s “100 Best Waters of Japan.”

Discover the Named Pine Trees for an Even More Fun Adventure

Did you know that Amanohashidate Park has many uniquely named pine trees?

One of the most famous is the “Pine of Wisdom”, named after the proverb “Three heads make Monju’s wisdom,” featuring a single trunk that splits into three branches.

You’ll also find the elegant “Hagoromo Pine”, reminiscent of the celestial maiden in the Hagoromo legend,
and the powerful “Twin Dragon Pines”, shaped like two dragons rising skyward.

Searching for these named pines along the way makes the stroll even more exciting!

Seasonal flowers like cherry blossoms and rugosa roses bloom here, and seagulls and swans also visit.
With so many things to see, the 3.6 km pine path never feels boring.

Goal: Ichinomiya Pier｜Finish with Spectacular Views from Kasamatsu Park

Once you cross to the other side, you can drop off your bicycle at Ichinomiya Pier.

Then walk and take the cable car up to Kasamatsu Park,
where you can admire the entire Amanohashidate sandbar you just cycled across.

For your return, you can enjoy a luxurious route by taking a pleasure boat or motorboat back to Monju.

Cycling through the pine forest is an experience
that will surely become an unforgettable memory of your Amanohashidate trip.