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Our guide
Nijinomatsubara is a pine forest on the Matsuragata dunes at the innermost part of Karatsu Bay, facing the Genkai Sea, in the city of Karatsu, Saga. It is counted with Miho no Matsubara and Amanohashidate among Japan's three great pine groves and is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty. It runs about 5 km from east to west and is about 400–600 m wide, with as many as a million Japanese black pines, and it is part of Genkai Quasi-National Park.
Nijinomatsubara Station is about 400 m away in a straight line. Kagami Shrine is about 1.4 km away and Karatsu Castle about 3.4 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Nijinomatsubara — ascesis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- View from Tenshu of Karatsu Castle (Nijino Matsubara and Mount Kagamiyama) — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nijinomatsubara from Hamasaki beach — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Niji no Matsubara — muneaki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Saga Prefectural Road No.250 and Nijinomatsubara Station in Niji Pine Grove — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Saga Prefectural Road No.250 and Nijinomatsubara Station in Niji Pine Grove 2 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Saga Prefectural Road No.347 in Niji Pine Grove 1 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Saga Prefectural Road No.347 in Niji Pine Grove 2 — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Saga Prefectural Road No.347 and Niji Pine Grove (east) — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Nijinomatsubara (虹之松原) is a pine forest stretching along the sand dunes of Matsuragata, in the innermost part of Karatsu Bay, which faces the Genkai Sea in northern Kyushu. Located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, it is considered one of Japan's three great pine groves, along with Miho no Matsubara and Amanohashidate, and is a nationally designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. It stretches approximately five kilometers from east-to-west and is roughly 400 to 600 meters wide from north-to-south. It consists of as many as a million Japanese black pine trees. It is part of the Genkai Quasi-National Park.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nijinomatsubara, about 400 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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