【Niji no Matsubara】Sightseeing spots in Saga

The vast pine grove that stretches along the coast of Karatsu Bay in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, forming a gentle arc over a length of approximately 4.5 kilometers and a width of 400 to 700 meters, is known as “Niji no Matsubara.”

Among the three great pine groves of Japan, “Niji no Matsubara” stands out with its staggering size of about 216 hectares, in contrast to the “Miho no Matsubara” in Shizuoka, which covers about 34 hectares, and the “Kehi no Matsubara” in Fukui, which spans about 32 hectares.

Niji no Matsubara, resembling an arc of a rainbow, is a pine grove where approximately one million pine trees thrive.
It is the only pine grove in Japan designated as a “Special Place of Scenic Beauty.”

When visiting Niji no Matsubara, be sure to try the local specialty, the “Karatsu Burger”!