Sotoura Beach 外浦海水浴場
Sotoura Beach (外浦海水浴場) is a bathing beach in Shimoda, Shizuoka, in Japan's Chubu region. In 2006 it was chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan. The ministry's judges gave it the full five stars for cleanliness.

| Location | Shimoda, Shizuoka (下田市、静岡県) |
|---|---|
| Region | Chubu |
| Official selection | 100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan — Ministry of the Environment, 2006 |
| Coordinates | 34.67528, 138.97250 |
| Beauty | ★★★★☆ 4/5 |
| Cleanliness | ★★★★★ 5/5 |
| Calm | ★★★★☆ 4/5 |
| Gentleness | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 |
| Richness | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 |
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).
The Official Profile
It's located on the narrow east side of the Sasaki Peninsula root, and the white - sand cove that lasts 470 meters is beautiful anyway. Off-the-line, there are basalts, root and small reefs. At the end of the building is a periphery, where you can observe in the water, and so on. You can wish for Izu Oshima or Kishima on the far horizon. Not really. It's the quietest wave in Shimoda City and best for family. The sand with the bow can be 470 meters long and can be enjoyed by the U.S. surfing and sea-cities. It's also located nearby, too. Coast cleaning by local districts. We're setting up another winter windscreen. I can't do it. If you're on a railroad bus, you're on a bus. Izu Express train, I'm at Station, about ten minutes. The bus stop Sotoura..... three minutes' walk. If you're in the car, you're in the car To the east name IXIC road 414, south of Kanazawa's border, 1335. Shimoda City star Hikari Interactionary Strategy the Ministry of the Environment
About This Beach
Sotoura Beach Tightly Snoopy is one of the 10 water baths in Shizuoka. On the east side of the Sasaki Peninsula, on the Sasaki side, consists of a small bow-shaped beach. It's so deep in the bay that the waves are known to be quiet and fit for the family's company. It is also known that bow-shaped beaches are beautiful beaches. There is a fishing port on the left and a fishing port on the right towards the sea, and from the shape of the shape of a brush sticking out of the top of the sea before you can see it, you can hope for a "Iseshima" - a name from the time when the rock Izu Peninsula was an underwater volcano. It's also selected for a fresh bath in the Ministry of the Environment. = == sync, corrected by elderman == Japanese baths. = Eye Hikari Association
Beach profile and access notes: Ministry of the Environment, “100 Best Bathing Beaches” official pages (2006 selection), translated from the Japanese.
Article: translated from “外浦海水浴場”, Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons, as credited under the photo.