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Year-Round Ocean Drive & Coastal Pine Scenery
Sweeping coastal avenue bordered by one million ancient black pines along Karatsu Bay’s crescent beach.
A sweeping 4.5-kilometer black pine forest hugging Karatsu Bay, celebrated as one of Japan’s three most scenic pine groves.
- Best time
- All year
- Admission
- ¥0
- Parking
- 📍 Navigate in Google Maps ↗虹の松原 鏡山展望台・海浜駐車場 (Niji no Matsubara Beach Lots)2 min walk· 120 spaces✓ Free parking🚗 All Nearby Parking & Real-Time Availability🔍 Find Nearby Parking on Map ↗
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- Getting there
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- Official info
- Wikipedia ↗
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📷 MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Weather for your date
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PUBLIC TRANSIT & FARE ESTIMATE
🚆Live Transit Directions ↗Getting to Nijinomatsubara Pine Grove
Nearest Station
🚉Hamasaki Station
Approx. 0.8 km from spot
Travel Mode & Pace
🚶~10 min walk
Easy walking distance from station
Fares & Pass Coverage
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Directions to Nijinomatsubara Pine Grove
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Rules
Water access: sea
Drones: permit required
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
SagaKaratsu Castle
A seaside castle tower on a hill above Karatsu Bay, known as 'Maizuru Castle' for its crane-like wings of pine forest.
5 km away
SagaNanatsugama Seven Basalt Sea Caves
Designated a National Natural Monument along the Genkai Sea. Raging ocean currents have bored seven parallel caverns into towering cliffs of columnar basalt rock, the largest extending 110 meters deep into the earth. Excursion boats navigate straight into the mouth of the caves.
14 km away
SagaMount Tenzan
A 1,046-metre mountain in the centre of Saga, with grassy ridges, wide views and early-summer flowers.
16 km away
FukuokaItoshima Coast
Itoshima Coast is a notable visitor destination in Fukuoka Prefecture. Check the official local source for current access, hours, closures and seasonal conditions.
17 km away
SagaKabe Island
An island off Yobuko joined by bridge, with grassy clifftop views over the Genkai Sea and a ranch on top.
18 km away
SagaHado Cape and Tsuboyaki Hut
A windswept cape on the Genkai Sea in Karatsu, paired with the small grilled-turban-shell stalls beside the parking area. The coast is known for broad sea views, sunrise and sunset, with the underwater observatory nearby.
21 km away
SagaKakara Island
A small island off Yobuko reached by ferry, linked by legend to the birth of King Muryeong of Baekje.
23 km away
SagaImari Porcelain Town
Imari Porcelain Town is a notable visitor destination in Saga Prefecture. Check the official local source for current access, hours, closures and seasonal conditions.
24 km away
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-25
- 1. 虹ノ松原と筑肥線103系 · MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Karatsu-kaupunki · No machine-readable author provided. Ningyou assumed (based on copyright claims) · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 3. Karatsu, Saga (31152990810) · Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Karatsu, Saga (31397298402) · Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Niji no matsubara pine grove - Mar 21, 2009 (1) · veroyama · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Niji no matsubara pine grove - Mar 21, 2009 (2) · veroyama · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Nijinomatsubara from Hamasaki beach · Pekachu · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Hamasaki Beach 20160830-3 · そらみみ · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Himeshima Island from Niji Pine Grove · そらみみ · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Niji Pine Grove 1 · そらみみ (Soramimi) · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0