Miyazu Onsen

Miyazu Onsen is a coastal thermal spa in the small harbor city of Miyazu, the portal to Amanohashidate—the 3.6-kilometer pine-clad sandbar crossing Miyazu Bay that has been celebrated since the Heian period as one of Japan's three most beautiful views, traditionally admired upside-down between one's legs to see the 'bridge to heaven' appear to float in the sky. The sodium chloride coastal mineral waters draw from the Sea of Japan coastal geology, warming bathers who have spent the day exploring Amanohashidate by cycle, the clifftop Kasamatsu Park viewpoint, and the historic Chionji temple on the sandbar itself. The ethereal beauty of Miyazu Bay, the pine-scented ocean breezes, and the warm mineral waters of the city's onsen create an experience where natural wonder and physical restoration merge in one of Japan's most poetically charged landscapes.