Miho no Matsubara

Miho no Matsubara
Hiroshige's ukiyo-e woodblock print of Miho no Matsubara
Location of Miho no Matsubara
Miho no Matsubara (Japan)
LocationShimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
Coordinates34°59′42″N 138°31′22″E / 34.99500°N 138.52278°E / 34.99500; 138.52278
Established2013

Miho no Matsubara (三保の松原, Pinery of Miho, Pine grove at Miho) is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City, Japan. Its seven-kilometre seashore is lined with pine trees. It is the location of the legend upon which the Noh drama Hagoromo is based; on the second Saturday and Sunday of October, the city of Shizuoka holds a Hagoromo Festival and a performance of the Noh drama takes place near the pine tree of the legend.

It was designated as a National Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan in 1922. In 2013 the pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site.

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