Satsuki Matsubara (さつき松原), a beautiful sandy beach in Munakata, Fukuoka

Before going to Kanezaki (鐘崎), we stopped at Satsuki Matsubara, a beach in Munakata city, Fukuoka. As a part of the Genkai National Park, the vast pine grove beach extended from Konominato (神湊) to Kanezaki. It's a length of 5.5 kilometers between both places.

Panorama view of Oshima (大島) Island. It's the largest Island of Fukuoka Prefecture and has many attractions, such as beach, a tiny island where allows you to go across to the sea at low tide, the Windmill observatory can be looking at the stunning views of the Genkai Islands. A notable sightseeing spot is Nakatsu-gu (中津宮), a collection of the three Munakata-taisha Grand Shrines on a small hill side near the ferry terminal.

From here, we can take a closer views of Jinoshima (地島) Island and Cape Kanenosaki (金の崎岬). Jinoshima is another island in the east of Oshima Island. Kanezaki is Munakata's leading fishing port with tons of fish landings, e.g. fugu (globe fish), squid, mackerel and so on.

A close-up view of Jinoshima.