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Amanohashidate-kasamatsu Park

●The first sunrise of the year, 2025●

Special business hours
New Year holidays
2024 -2025

The Best Luck Experience in Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate
Kasamatsu Park

Amanohashidate-kasamatsu Park has long been known as a great spot overlooking Amanohashidate and it is located to the north side of Amanohashidate at a height of 130 meters above sea level. The view from this park looks like a dragon rising to the sky and it is considered a very auspicious scene in Japan. Additionally, here, it is possible to enjoy famous “Matanozoki” viewing. “Matanozoki” is the way turning your back to Amanohashidate and bending down and looking it from between your legs. Viewed in the Matanozoki way, the sky and the earth look upside down, making Amanohashidate look just like a bridge across the sky. On a side note, there is also a restaurant with a good view at this park!
Buses for Nariaiji Temple, the 28th temple of the 33 Temples of Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage, depart from here as well.

About Nariaiji temple Mountain Bus

Fare Table

Cable car and Chairlift (to Amanohashidate-kasamatsu Park)

The fare table has been revised as of the first of April
(JPY)
Adults	800
Children	400

Adults: 13 ages and over Children: from 6 to 12 ages

*Tickets are valid for both the Cable car and Chairlift.

*One infant(under 6 ages) free per one adult. If there are more than one child per an adult, one is free and others will be charged and child price.

*Pets free of charge. Put a pet’s whole body in the Carrier, and do not to take him/ her out of the Carrier during in the car.

Time-table

Cable car

*It might be canceled due to the weather.
All the times listed below will be in Japan Standard Time.

	Business Hours	Departure time
April to November	9:00am to 6:00pm	The cable car leaves hourly, at 00, 15, 30 and 45 minutes.
December to January	9:00am to 5:00pm
February	9:00am to 5:30pm
March	9:00am to 6:00pm

*The timetable has been revised as of the 1st of Apr. 2024.
*Business hours may be extended depending on the time of year.

Chairlift

2024 – 2025 winter, our chairlift runs as specified below.

Operated daily: December 1st to January 5th

Operated every Saturday, Sunday and National holiday: January 6th to February 28th

Business hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

*It might be canceled due to the weather.
About 300 kilograms is the maximum weight limit.
All the times listed below will be in Japan Standard Time.

*The timetable has been revised as of the 1st of April 2024.
	Operating days	Business Hours
March 1st to December 15th	Operated daily	9:00am to 4:00pm
December 16th to the end of February	It is operated on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and from January 1st to January 5th.

Value Tickets

Amanohashidate Sandbar-Ine Bay-Tango Province Sightseeing Package

This convenient and affordable set includes a round-trip ticket for the Amanohashidate cable car or chairlift, a ticket to ride the Amanohashidate sightseeing boat, the Ine Bay Boat Tour and Tankai’s route bus (except community buses) and Nariai mountain bus(temple entrance fee not included).

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Amanohashidate Sightseeing Boat Trip + Cable Car/Lift Round Trip Ticket

This convenient and affordable set includes a round-trip ticket for the Amanohashidate cable car or chairlift and ticket to ride the Amanohashidate sightseeing boat. Also you can take the Nariai mountain bus(temple entrance fee not included)

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Ine & Kasamatsu Tour Voucher

This convenient and affordable set includes a round-trip ticket for the Amanohashidate cable car or chairlift and a ticket to ride the Ine Bay Boat Tour. Also you can take the Nariai mountain bus(temple entrance fee not included)

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Let’s try “Kawarake Nage”
～Kawarake throwing～

What is “Kawarake Nage”?

Kawarake Nage is one thing we want you to remember and try at the Kasamatsu Park. Kawarake Nage refers to throwing an unglazed or sunbaked earthen dish from a high place, wishing protection from evil, fulfilling your wish and so on. Here in Kasamatsu Park, if you throw Kawarake and it can pass through Chie-no-Wa, it is said that a fortune will knock at your door.

The Chie-no-wa originally refers to an unusually shaped stone lantern that stands next to Chion-ji Temple. During the Edo period, the rings were lit with lights that were used as lanterns for safe navigation of ships coming and going the Monju Suido (waterway). The legend says that if you pass through “Chieno-wa” three times, you will receive Monju’s wisdom. The one in Kasamatsu Park was built modeled after the Chie-no-wa in Monju to share its good luck.
*Please never throw things towards the genuine circle of wisdom. It is a valuable historic artifact.

Let’s try!

1. How to buy “Kawarake”
Put 200yen into the payment box and take three Kawarake out from the shelf. It is self-service.
Note;1000yen note cannot be used because it frequently clogs in the coin slot. The bill changer is just your left as soon as you enter our souvenir shop.

2. How to play
Throw the Kawarake aiming at the center of the “Chie-no-Wa” as in the photo.
*Please do not throw valuables.