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Ootani Beach 大谷海水浴場

Kesennuma, MiyagiTohoku

Ootani Beach (大谷海水浴場) is a bathing beach in Kesennuma, Miyagi, in Japan's Tohoku region. In 2006 it was chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan.

LocationKesennuma, Miyagi (気仙沼市、宮城県)
RegionTohoku
Official selection100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan — Ministry of the Environment, 2006
Beauty★★★☆☆ 3/5
Cleanliness★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Calm★★★★☆ 4/5
Gentleness★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Richness★★☆☆☆ 2/5

The ministry scored every beach from one to five stars on five points of view: beauty, cleanliness, calm, gentleness (safety and facilities) and richness (nature and local life).

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The Official Profile

They're setting up a population reef in the open sea to emphasize the natural environment, to keep the sand flowing and the waves calm. During the beach season, the catch is very clean. In late July, Seaside Festa will be held. We'll show some of the old folk's tricks, such as "Ootani's Great Fishing Festivals," which celebrates great fishing. The nearest JR beach station had a catch phrase: "St. station near Japan's first beach bathhouse," and the station had a "Space Station" with various installations, such as the Information Center and a restaurant and a local agricultural water supply outlet. The green Matsubara and the shallow sand beaches, along with the green Matsubara about two kilometers long, are among the number of Miyagi baths in clean, high salt content and safe water. JRKesennuma Coast Station east side of the country road 45 is passing right in front of you. Also, the neighboring port of fishing is famous as the site of a fixed network set up at Ootani. I'm glad you're here. On the third Friday of June, 500 people are cleaning the beach by local kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, ocean club and community assembly. Also, volunteer organizations are doing mass conservation work with the adjacent fabrics. With the help of forest management, local elementary school students have set up nests to protect and reproduce birds. I can't do it. If you're on a railroad bus, you're on a bus. I'm going to show you how to do that. I'm going to do that. If you're in the car, you're in the car I'm going to show you a couple of examples. This is the first time I've heard about it. the Ministry of the Environment

Beach profile and access notes: Ministry of the Environment, “100 Best Bathing Beaches” official pages (2006 selection), translated from the Japanese.

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