Yokoyama Observation Deck Tour
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When you park your car in the parking lot just below the Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace and walk up the stairs to the top, the view in front of you suddenly opens up.
It is a Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace where you can enjoy a spectacular view of Ago Bay. From the parking lot, there are stairs as well as ramps, so wheelchairs and strollers can reach the Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace.
You can see Ago Bay from the Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace at an altitude of 130~140 meters. It is said that there are more than 50 islands in Ago Bay. Some of the islands can be seen up close to the terrace, and if you travel by boat it will take about 10 minutes, but if you try to go by land it will take about 40 minutes. Beyond Cape Goza is the Pacific Ocean. The view reminds you that the ocean is wide and connected.
After enjoying the spectacular view from the Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace, we continue as the path leads us. Incidentally, the slope from the parking lot leads to the Komorebi (Sunbeams) Terrace. The deciduous trees on the terrace shed their leaves in winter to provide warmth for the terrace in winter, and shade for the visitors in summer.
And from the Tenkū (Sky View) Café Terrace, past the Komorebi Terrace, there is the Soyokaze (Gentle wind) Terrace where you can get a good three-dimensional view of Ago Bay. The Soyokaze Terrace is 160 meters above sea level and during cherry blossom season, you can enjoy the surrounding cherry blossom trees and Ago Bay together. You can sit on the benches of the Soyokaze Terrace and relax and feel the natural breeze while enjoying the scenery of Ago Bay.
Continuing, the next observatory is the Miharashi View Point. As the name suggests, this is a place where you can see 270 degrees. You can even see the Jingu Forest and Mount Asama.
It is popular as a place where you can enjoy the scenery of Shima from a different angle than what you have seen at previous view points.Near the Miharashi View Point is a round-shaped stone, and next to it is a monument Mr. Mikimoto, the founder of Mikimoto Pearl, climbing the mountain for the first time. Mr. Mikimoto believed that beautiful pearls can only be produced in beautiful nature and beautiful oceans, so he put a lot of effort into preserving nature.
And finally, the Ago Bay View Point. As the name suggests, this is the closest observatory to the ocean.