Ine no Funaya is a small coastal fishing village in Ine town, about 120km north of Kyoto Station. This place is famous for wooden floating houses with ancient style, along the coast of Ine Bay. Along with that, Amanohashidate, about 25km from Ine no Funaya, is one of Japan's "three great landscapes" (Nihon Sankei - Top 3 most beautiful tourist destinations in Japan, next to Matsushima Bay and Miyajima Island).

Although very popular with Japanese people, Ine & Amanohashidate is not well known to tourists, and is easily overlooked in Kyoto travel itinerary. Through this article, I will share with you my trip to these two beautiful places, to diversify your Kyoto trip.

Address:

Ine no Funaya fishing village: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jjbdjnx4JvPE11hJ6

Amanohashidate: https://maps.app.goo.gl/H4AE9qHYauYf6TNV8

The easiest way to get here is by car, because the train ride is quite long, the cost is high and you can't control your time.

I departed from Kyoto Station at 7:30 a.m., and it took about 3 hours to get to Ine fishing village. Because it was already noon, I decided to eat here first and then go sightseeing and take photos. Ine is famous for its fresh seafood (of course, it's a fishing village), and the restaurants are also located close together, next to the parking lot.

Address of the restaurant you choose: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nQkQcWxHokJJK5pd6

You can also try the shops next door if this shop is too crowded.

Braised fish, octopus, cold noodles, miso soup and hot tea.

In addition to the specialty braised fish, you can also try Katsudon if you can't eat seafood.

Katsudon is also very attractive.

This restaurant is worth the money for its location. Sitting on the 2nd floor of the restaurant or the backyard has an extremely beautiful view of the fishing village from above, don't miss it.

Take photos with the entire fishing village in the background.

View of Ine no Funaya from above.

This photo was taken with a phone, but it's still very beautiful.

After taking photos at the restaurant, I started moving down to the fishing village area below.

A very poetic scene.

Everything along the way is very beautiful and ancient, just raise the camera to get beautiful photos.

Anywhere can become a great background for you to take photos.

The next place that you must go to is Ine cafe, a cafe with a view of the sea and the entire fishing village, extremely famous on Instagram.

Address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UNejeVDHJ5XTb4Mj7

The most valuable photo-taking view at the restaurant.

Next, go along the fishing village to visit and enjoy the fresh air here.

A corner of the fishing village.

You can refer to a few more beautiful photography angles here:

This corner can be considered the most beautiful place to take photos of the fishing village.

After about 2 hours of exploring and taking photos at Ine no Funaya, I moved to the cruise area to see the entire Ine Bay.

Address: Ine Bay Sightseeing Boat – https://maps.app.goo.gl/bUdiRRQR7q35Uouz9

Outside the ticket purchasing area.

There will be a 2-story yacht that will take you around Ine Bay (about 30 minutes), along with the experience of feeding seagulls and taking photos on the yacht.

The cruise ticket is 1000 JPY and don't forget to buy food for the Seagulls at the entrance before boarding the boat (100 JPY per package). In addition, local specialties and souvenirs are also sold here.

Cruise ship with seagulls flying along to eat food given by passengers.

Many seagulls follow the yacht and fly very close, so it is not difficult to take photos of this wonderful scene.

Seagulls are waiting for food from tourists.
And this one criticizes tourist food 😀
View of fishing village with seagulls.
The shooting angle is quite satisfactory to me.

Some close-up photos of seagulls:

This young man looks like he eats a lot of food from tourists 😀
This person probably exercises more =)) Her body is quite slim.
Being in a ready position to receive food :v

After filming, taking photos and feeding the seagulls, you can go down to the first floor of the yacht, there are also many beautiful photography angles here.

Looks a lot like a window frame.

Some photos I took on the first floor:

I ended my visit to Ine no Funaya here with many interesting experiences and hundreds of beautiful photos to take home.

Next, I got in the car and started moving to the next location: Amanohashidate - one of the three most beautiful landscapes in Japan.

It takes about half an hour by car from Ine fishing village to Amanohashidate. Here we will line up to buy tickets to the top of the viewing area. There are 2 types of tickets here: Chair lift (single seat) and Mono rail (sitting in the sightseeing train). Two types cost 850 JPY for both up and down directions.

Tickets to the top to see Amanohashidate.
This is Mono rail.
And this is the Chair lift.

I highly recommend that you take the Chair lift because you can comfortably take photos with a very beautiful rear view. Sitting in the Mono rail is quite cramped and boring.

Today's author, along with the beautiful view I mentioned.

From the starting point to the top takes about 3-5 minutes, so there is plenty of time for everyone to film and take photos.

And here is the first view when we reach the top:

Three great landscapes of Japan – Amanohashidate.

All fatigue disappeared after admiring this scene.

Caught a photo of another Seagull.
Like a paradise.

There are too many angles to take photos here 😀

This view is like standing on the balcony looking out.
This photo was taken with a phone, but it cannot reduce the beauty of the scenery here.
This shooting angle is quite interesting but many people do not pay attention to it.

There are also many services here for everyone to experience, especially for children, such as the sun wheel and scenic cycling from above.

After about an hour of taking photos and having fun here, I was ready to leave before dark.

Stairs down to the cable car path.

At the walkway down, we continue to use the Chair lift to go, and can take photos one more time.

And I got on the bus to return to Kyoto, which also took about 3 hours, and arrived at Kyoto station at 7:30 p.m. End your journey with a perfect day exploring the fishing villages of Ine no Funaya and Amanohashidate. Come and experience these two wonderful places when you have the opportunity to travel to Kyoto, the scenery here will definitely not disappoint you!

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