Omiyanomatsu
Statue of Kanichi and Omiya

Since the Meiji era many celebrated authors lived here and wrote masterpieces in Atami.
Among them, the most famous is Konjiki Yasha (The Golden Demon), a novel by Ozaki Koyo that was serialized intermittently in Yomiuri Shimbun and Shin Shosetsu from 1897 for six years.

The novel inspired the pine known as Omiyanomatsu and a popular song that begins "Strolling along Atami’s beach…" Together they spread like wildfire, and the protagonists Kanichi and Omiya captured the nation’s imagination as if they were real people.

The Statue of Kanichi and Omiya and Omiyanomatsu stand along the coastal national road and draw many visitors as a photo spot.

Every year on January 17 (the tearful parting day of Kanichi and Omiya), the Ozaki Koyo Festival is held at this site.

[Statue of Kanichi and Omiya]
Sculptor: Hiroaki Tateno
Erected by: Atami Rotary Club (January 22, 1985)
Owned by: Atami City (Donated on January 17, 1986 during the "Koyo Festival")

[Monument to Konjiki Yasha]
Erected: August 15, 1919
"Koyoyama jin memorial Konjiki Yasha monument: A figure like Miya seen from behind, spring moon, wind leaves"
*This verse was written by Koyo’s disciple Oguri Fuha. The same author wrote a novel titled "Later Konjiki Yasha."*

[Ozaki Koyo Memorial Monument]
Erected: January 2019

Address 413-0012
Higashikaigancho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture (along the downhill lane of National Route 135)
Phone: 0557-86-6218
Contact: Atami City Park and Greenery Division
Access: About a 15-minute walk from JR atami station, or about 5 minutes by bus from JR atami station toward Atami Port, get off at Omiyanomatsu
Parking: Adjacent municipal East Parking Lot, 250 spaces (municipal P fee: 110 yen per 30 minutes)