Due to its natural environment, it is designated as one of New Three Views of Japan (新日本三景, Shin Nihon Sankei) along with its three pine groves.

Miho no Matsubara is known as the site of the legend of Hagoromo ("The Feathered Robe"), which is based on the traditional swan maiden motif.

The story of Hagoromo concerns a celestial being flying over Miho no Matsubara who was overcome by the beauty of the white sands, green pines, and sparkling water.

[5] Above the Mihonomatsubara beach, overlooking the pine tree and the sea, is a monument to Giuglaris, and a lock of her hair lies beneath it.

The monument shows Giuglaris holding a Noh mask, and below her figure is a poem written by her husband, Marcel Giuglaris, who visited Miho four months after Elene's death with a lock of hair and her dance costume [6] While Miho no Matsubara still has a large, sandy beach, its sands are now uniformly black, perhaps from the volcanic rock that first formed the peninsula.

One local resident's story is that the Abe River provided the white sand that made Miho such a scenic spot.