Scenic Japan from the Water

The beach offers many marine sports activities such as riding the banana boat and flyboarding. You can also have a barbecue at the beach.  

the newest mountain of Heisei Shinzan with its lava dome, the cliff of Mayuyama created by a volacanic landslide, beautiful scenery created by ground movements of the Chijiwa fault and so on.

The construction of the Shimabara Castle began in the year of 1618. It took seven years before it was finally finished.

The construction of the Shimabara Castle began in the year of 1618. It took seven years before it was finally finished.

The tranquil and beautiful "Shimei-Sou" spring garden is located nearby Carp road in Shimabara. The garden has three ponds.

The construction of the Shimabara Castle began in the year of 1618. It took seven years before it was finally finished.

The tranquil and beautiful "Shimei-Sou" spring garden is located nearby Carp road in Shimabara. The garden has three ponds.

The west of Shimabara City had seven ancient town in the past.But only the Shitanocho has been preserved as Bukeyashiki preservation district by residents' fights.

Discover and edge closer to ferocious whirlpools that would swallow boats whole

Mysterious and beautiful wonders created by Mother Nature

Uzu-no-michi is the promenade(walkway)under the Onaruto Bridge.You can look down at the roaring whirlpools through the glass floor which is directly 45m above the sea.

One of the world's largest Whirlpools and Oonaruto-kyo Bridge

Large Whirlpool in the Naruto Strait

Bridge "Fukuura bridge" painted in red of 252m is said to be "encounter bridge" which wonderful encounter visits.

It is a high peak almost in the center of Miyatojima, which is in the opposite shore of Matsushima, and has a great 360 degree view including the fierce Sagakei and the calm Matsushima-wan.

Because inlet of Matsushima-Wan floats like Ougi from the mountaintop in a certain highland behind sokansan and is seen, it is called Oogiya.

From the cliff of Yogasaki, the northern point of Shichigahama-machi, you can view the waves from the Pacific hit the cliff and burst, and the great view of it made it become called "Ikan".