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Niji no Matsubara
nature
Niji no Matsubara
虹の松原
4.2Est. 120Karatsu, Kyushu
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Overview
Five-kilometer crescent of one million black pines along white sand, one of Japan's three great pine groves.
A crescent-shaped coastal pine forest stretching nearly 5 kilometers along Karatsu Bay, planted in the early 1600s as a windbreak by feudal lord Terasawa Hirotaka. Over one million black pines create a dense canopy above white sand, making it one of Japan's three great pine groves. A cycling path runs through the forest, and beach access is open along the length.
Practical info
- Japanese name
- 虹の松原
- Nearest station
- Karatsu Station (10 min bus)
- Payment
- Cards accepted
- Reservations
- No reservation needed. Open access pine grove and beach. Free to walk through year-round.
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