Miho No Matsubara
- Type
- Sandspit
- Length
- 4.3 miles
- Sand Color
- Mostly black sand, was more white before
- Miho No Matsubara is a scenice area that is protected in Japan. It is a sandspit, with long beaches and beautiful views of Mount Fuji. Pine trees line the edge of the beach and have been a famous location for centuries.
- Located in
- Miho Peninsula, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Japan
- A spit or sandspit is an area of land created because of sand (or other materials) being deposited off a coast or shore by the sea or rivers nearby.
- Sometimes, as the waves push against the sandspit, they cause the spit to curve, creating a hook like shape on the end.
- Miho No Matsubara used to have entirely white sand, but over the years it has been moved away, leaving the black volcanic sand below it.
- It was designated as a National Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan in 1922.
