Rainbow Line Summit Park
The Rainbow Line Summit Park is along the Rainbow Line, an 11-kilometer road that runs through the mountains around the Five Lakes of Mikata. It is the only place that offers a view of all five lakes at once. The park is located at the top of Mt. Baijodake, with a two-minute cable car ride up from the parking area along the Rainbow Line.
The park has five terraces to view the lakes from, including covered areas that offer shade or shelter from the weather. Near the central terrace is a rose garden, which comes into bloom from mid-May to mid-June, and from mid-October to mid-November. Wago Shrine here is dedicated to happy marriages, and popular with couples. In addition to enjoying the park’s hammock area, open-air foot bath, and café, visitors can buy “wish plates”: small pottery dishes to throw down the mountain, as a way to make wishes.
Information
- Telephone Number
- 0770-47-1170
- Address
- 福井県美浜町(美浜町･若狭町)
- Opening Hours
- 【Prefectural Road Mikatagoko Rainbow Line Route Opening Hours】8:00〜18:00 (*No bicycles or foot traffic allowed)
【Summit Park opening hours】
March 1 to November 30, 2025: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
December 1 - February 28, 2025: 9:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Future hours will be announced on the website accordingly. - Closed
- Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - Friday, January 2, 2026
Monday, February 2, 2026 - Friday, February 6, 2026 - Prices
- Parking fees (Parking Lots 1 and 2)
Standard car: 800 yen
Microbus 1,500 yen
Large bus 2,000 yen
Large freight vehicle 2,000 yen
Motorcycle 500 yen
Admission to the summit park (including lift and cable fees)
Adult (junior high school students and older) 1,000 yen
Child (elementary school student) 500 yen - Getting There
- Approximately 15 minutes by car from the Mikata IC of the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
- Car Park
- Yes
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 200
- Website
