Matsushima

Matsushima: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Matsushima

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Matsushima — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.65255, 134.60947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matsushima

• Daijō Temple · Buddhist site · Mikata · ~4 km · Must-see
• Antai-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Mikata · ~9 km · Must-see
• 式内鷹野神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
• 竹野浜海水浴場 · beach · Hyogo Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• Onsenji-hondo · Buddhist site · Hyogo Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
• 四所神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• 本住寺 · Buddhist site · Hyogo Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• 八反滝 · waterfall · Hyogo Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
• 光雲寺 · Buddhist site · Hyogo Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
• 絹巻神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 山神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 戸神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~27 km · Must-see
• 小田井縣神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 養源寺 · Buddhist site · Hyogo Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 来迎寺 · Buddhist site · Hyogo Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 神武山公園 · park · Hyogo Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 久久比神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• 雷神社 · temple · Hyogo Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Matsushima

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Matsushima

• Kojima · river spot · Kagawa Prefecture · ~138 km · Must-see
• Kagoshima Island · river spot · Hyogo Prefecture · ~19 km
• Torigashima Island · river spot · Tottori Prefecture · ~50 km
• 舞鶴国際埠頭 · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~86 km
• Toshima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~86 km
• Jajima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~88 km
• Karasujima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~89 km
• Isokazurajima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~89 km
• Kanmurijima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~92 km
• Kutsushima Island · river spot · Kyoto Prefecture · ~94 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Hyogo Prefecture

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