Beaches of Japan100 Best Bathing Beaches · English Guide

Beaches of Japan

Japan's 100 best bathing beaches — the full official selection made by the Ministry of the Environment in 2006 — in English. Every beach has its own page: where it is, how the ministry's judges scored it, the official profile, and a full article.

100 beaches · 8 regions · 12 special selections

About the list The ministry chose the 100 from 191 nominated beaches, judging each on beauty, cleanliness, calm, gentleness and richness, and gave twelve of them a special-selection award. This guide covers all 100, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. How the 100 were chosen →
Shirarahama Beach
Shirarahama Beach （白良浜） — WakayamaPhoto: 663highland — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
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Hokkaido
1 beaches
Tohoku
15 beaches
Kanto
7 beaches
Chubu
13 beaches
Kansai
12 beaches
Chugoku & Shikoku
19 beaches
Kyushu
27 beaches
Okinawa
6 beaches

All 100 Beaches Swimming in Japan: a guide

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Kisakata Beach

象潟海水浴場
Nikaho, AkitaCleanliness ★★★★★
Futaba Beach

Futaba Beach

双葉海水浴場
Futaba, FukushimaCleanliness ★★★★★
Jodogahama Beach

Jodogahama Beach

浄土ヶ浜海水浴場
Miyako, IwateCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Masakikaigan Beach

真崎海岸海水浴場
Miyako, IwateBeauty ★★★★☆
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Onappe Beach

女遊戸海水浴場
Miyako, IwateCleanliness ★★★★★
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Koizumi Beach

小泉海水浴場
Kesennuma, MiyagiCalm ★★★★☆
Odanohama Beach

Odanohama Beach

小田の浜海水浴場
Kesennuma, MiyagiCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
Oisehama Beach

Oisehama Beach

お伊勢浜海水浴場
Kesennuma, MiyagiCalm ★★★★★
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Ootani Beach

大谷海水浴場
Kesennuma, MiyagiCalm ★★★★☆
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Nishihama Beach

西浜海水浴場
Yuza, YamagataCalm ★★★★★
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Yura Beach

由良海水浴場
Tsuruoka, YamagataCleanliness ★★★★★
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Moriya Beach

守谷海水浴場
Katsuura, ChibaCalm ★★★★★
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Wadaura Beach

和田浦海水浴場
Minamibōsō, ChibaCalm ★★★★★
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Hasaki Beach

波崎海水浴場
Kamisu, IbarakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Ishihama Beach

伊師浜海水浴場
Hitachi, IbarakiCalm ★★★★★
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Kawarako Beach

河原子海水浴場
Hitachi, IbarakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Mizuki Beach

水木海水浴場
Hitachi, IbarakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Oarai Sun Beach

大洗サンビーチ
Ōarai, IbarakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Wakasa Wada Beach

若狭和田海水浴場
Takahama, FukuiCleanliness ★★★★☆
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Sodegahama Beach

袖ヶ浜海水浴場
Wajima, IshikawaCalm ★★★★★
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Uchinada Beach

内灘海水浴場
Uchinada, IshikawaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Nitsukame Beach

二ツ亀海水浴場
Sado, NiigataBeauty ★★★★★
Senamionsen Beach

Senamionsen Beach

瀬波温泉海水浴場
Murakami, NiigataCleanliness ★★★★★
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Omaezaki Beach

御前崎海水浴場
Omaezaki, ShizuokaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Oose Beach

大瀬海水浴場
Numazu, ShizuokaCalm ★★★★★
Sotoura Beach

Sotoura Beach

外浦海水浴場
Shimoda, ShizuokaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Yumigahama Beach

弓ヶ浜海水浴場
Minamiizu, ShizuokaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Shimao Beach

島尾海水浴場
Himi, ToyamaCalm ★★★★☆
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Ohama Beach

大浜海水浴場
Sumoto, HyogoBeauty ★★★★☆
Yoshinomatsubara Beach

Yoshinomatsubara Beach

慶野松原海水浴場
Minamiawaji, HyogoCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Atashika Beach

新鹿海水浴場
Kumano, MieBeauty ★★★★★
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Makino Sunny Beach

マキノサニービーチ
Takashima, ShigaCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
Hashigui Beach

Hashigui Beach

橋杭海水浴場
Kushimoto, WakayamaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Kataonami Beach

片男波海水浴場
Wakayama, WakayamaCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Nachi Beach

那智海水浴場
Nachikatsuura, WakayamaCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Namisou Beach

浪早ビーチ
Wakayama, WakayamaCalm ★★★★★
Shirarahama Beach

Shirarahama Beach

白良浜海水浴場
Shirahama, WakayamaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Matsubara Beach

松原海水浴場
Kamijima, EhimeCleanliness ★★★★★
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Honjima Tomari Beach

本島泊海水浴場
Marugame, KagawaBeauty ★★★★☆
Special Selection
Megishima Beach

Megishima Beach

女木島海水浴場
Takamatsu, KagawaCalm ★★★★★
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Sayashima Beach

沙弥島海水浴場
Sakaide, KagawaCalm ★★★★☆
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Okitsu Beach

興津海水浴場
Shimanto, KochiCalm ★★★★☆
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Yashii Park Beach

ヤ・シィパーク海水浴場
Kōnan, KochiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Shibukawa Beach

渋川海水浴場
Tamano, OkayamaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Iwami Seaside Park

島根県立石見海浜公園
Hamada, ShimaneCalm ★★★★★
Osuna Beach

Osuna Beach

大砂海水浴場
Kaiyō, TokushimaBeauty ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Tainohama Beach

田井ノ浜海水浴場
Minami, TokushimaBeauty ★★★★★
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Ishiwaki Beach

石脇海水浴場
Yurihama, TottoriBeauty ★★★★★
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Sakyuu Beach

砂丘海水浴場
Tottori, TottoriCleanliness ★★★★☆
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Shirousagi Beach

白兎海水浴場
Tottori, TottoriBeauty ★★★★★
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Doigahama Beach

土井ヶ浜海水浴場
Shimonoseki, YamaguchiCalm ★★★★★
Katazoegahama Beach

Katazoegahama Beach

片添ヶ浜海水浴場
Suō-Ōshima, YamaguchiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Kikugahama Beach

菊ヶ浜海水浴場
Hagi, YamaguchiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Murozumi Beach

室積海水浴場
Hikari, YamaguchiCleanliness ★★★★★
Nijigahama Beach

Nijigahama Beach

虹ヶ浜海水浴場
Hikari, YamaguchiCleanliness ★★★★★
Hatsu Beach

Hatsu Beach

波津海水浴場
Okagaki, FukuokaCleanliness ★★★★★
Kaiya Beach

Kaiya Beach

芥屋海水浴場
Itoshima, FukuokaCalm ★★★★★
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Akuneooshima Beach

阿久根大島海水浴場
Akune, KagoshimaBeauty ★★★★★
Wakimoto Beach

Wakimoto Beach

脇本海水浴場
Akune, KagoshimaBeauty ★★★★☆
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Hakutsuruhama Beach

白鶴浜海水浴場
Amakusa, KumamotoCleanliness ★★★★★
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Shirogahama Beach

四郎ヶ浜ビーチ
Amakusa, KumamotoCleanliness ★★★★★
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Tomioka Beach

富岡海水浴場
Reihoku, KumamotoCleanliness ★★★★★
Aoshima Beach

Aoshima Beach

青島海水浴場
Miyazaki, MiyazakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Isekehama Beach

伊勢ヶ浜海水浴場
Hyūga, MiyazakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Oodoutsu Beach

大堂津海水浴場
Nichinan, MiyazakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Shitaaso Beach

下阿蘇ビーチ
Nobeoka, MiyazakiBeauty ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Sumie Beach

須美江海水浴場
Nobeoka, MiyazakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Takanabe Beach

高鍋海水浴場
Takanabe, MiyazakiCalm ★★★★★
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Tomitsuchi Beach

富土海水浴場
Nichinan, MiyazakiBeauty ★★★★★
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Hamagurihama Beach

蛤浜海水浴場
Shin-Kamigotō, NagasakiCalm ★★★★★
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Neshishi Beach

根獅子海水浴場
Hirado, NagasakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Ohama Beach

大浜海水浴場
Sasebo, NagasakiBeauty ★★★★☆
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Shirahama Beach

白浜海水浴場
Minamishimabara, NagasakiCleanliness ★★★★★
Shirahama Beach

Shirahama Beach

白浜海水浴場
Sasebo, NagasakiBeauty ★★★★☆
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Takahama Beach

高浜海水浴場
Gotō, NagasakiBeauty ★★★★★
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Takahama Beach

高浜海水浴場
Nagasaki, NagasakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Tatsunoshima Beach

辰ノ島海水浴場
Iki, NagasakiBeauty ★★★★★
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Tsutsukihama Beach

筒城浜海水浴場
Iki, NagasakiCleanliness ★★★★★
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Sekai Beach

瀬会海水浴場
Saiki, OitaCleanliness ★★★★★
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Emerald Beach

国営沖縄記念公園 エメラルドビーチ
Motobu, OkinawaBeauty ★★★★★
Manza Beach

Manza Beach

万座ビーチ
Onna, OkinawaCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Moon Beach

ムーンビーチ
Onna, OkinawaBeauty ★★★★★
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Renaissance Beach

ルネッサンスビーチ
Onna, OkinawaCleanliness ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Rizzan Sea Park Beach

リザンシーパークビーチ
Onna, OkinawaBeauty ★★★★★
Special Selection
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Sun Marina Beach

サンマリーナビーチ
Onna, OkinawaBeauty ★★★★★