JapanDo: Forest of Koajiro 小網代の森

Koajiro no mori 小網代の森 is ust a 20-minute walk from Misakiguchi Station 三崎口駅 following signs or a 4-minute bus ride to Hikibashi 引橋 Bus Stop ( 三 4 / 5 / 6 / 9 / 11 from Bus Stop 1 or 2) - walk back where the bus comes from then cross the street at the next light to the left leading to the entry point.

A magical journey through a lush forest of varied vegetation with blue-tinted dragonflies dancing in the sky! Walk on boardwalks and packed mud paths looking at ferns and lush plants in the marsh. The initial part is kinda Jurassic Park-esque but unfortunately this place doesn't translate well into photos. It took us 40 minutes to walk to a small bay where you can have fun crab-spotting along the shore. From there, you can walk to another bus stop and on to an ocean-side hot spring place that costs 1000 yen. We chose to walk back along the same way towards the station. There was barely anyone on a Sunday afternoon. All we could hear was birds chirping and the breeze brushing against the grass. An amazing way to spend a couple of hours in nature - a mostly flat easy walk... lots of bugs though!