Beach Spots in Ibaraki Area

  • Oarai Sun Beach Resort
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    Ibaraki Prefecture Higashi Ibaraki-gun Oarai-cho Harbor
    This beach spot is known for its spacious, clear and far-reaching shallow beach, located in Oarai Town, Higashiibaraki County. It’s quite popular with families, couples, and friends, as it has complete facilities including beach houses, restrooms, and showers. It is also a “universally-accessible” beach, with special wheelchairs for beach travel and life jackets, so handicapped and elderly persons can enjoy the beach too.
  • Nikkawahama Coast (Nikkawahama Beach)
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    Ibaraki Kamisu-shi Nikkawa
    A seaside road in Nikkawa, Kamisu Cityruns along the Nikkawa Coast. Visitors can see a unique landscape of a wide sand beach and power-generating windmills lined up along the coast, and enjoy a variety of leisure activities, such as swimming, surfing, fishing, and beachcombing. Adjacent to the beach is the Nikkawa Auto Campground. In addition, it is used as the venue for the Kamisu City Motorcycle Beach Race.

    今年は駐車場入り口で、神栖市からの海水浴場閉鎖中という紙を配っていました。来ている人達は三密を避けて、テントを立てて、夏を楽しんでいました。水が冷たいので、私は海水浴をしませんでしたが、海水浴を楽しんでいる人は、監視員がいないので自己責任のもと、比較的浅い所で遊んでいました。 トイレもシャワーもあり、海岸も駐車場も広いですよ。

  • Otake Coast, Hokota Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hokotashi Otake
    Also called Ibaraki’s Gold Coast for it’s beautiful views, this roughly one kilometer long beach area is along Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The shallow shelved ocean provides an expansive view, and is monitored with lifeguards, making it popular with families. With rather high waves, it is also popular with surfers and seasonally attracts visitors digging clams.
  • Hasaki Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Kamisushi Hasaki Toyogahama
    Hasaki Beach located in Hasaki, Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture is a far and shallow beach which has been selected as the one of Japan’s Top 100 Beaches recommended by the Ministry of the Environment. You can enjoy collecting shells and swimming, and many surfers visit as it has a lot of good places for surfing and bodyboarding. The neighboring Sunsun Park is used as a rest facility with toilets and warm showers for a fee. It holds a lot of events such as Ibaraki Hasaki Surfing Games and Kirasse Festival.
  • Ajigaura Beach Resort
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Ajigaurachou
    This 1.5-kilometer north-south arc of sandy beaches is a bathing resort just a short five-minute walk from Ajigaura Station. One of the most popular beaches in Ibaraki, it is packed with beach-goers every summer, and features complete facilities, with a parking lot, restrooms, and beach houses. The vicinity includes Hitachi Seaside Park, a big shopping mall, hotels, day spas, and many seafood restaurants.
  • Oritsu Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Kashimashi Oritsu
    This beach, one of the most well-known in Ibaraki Prefecture, boasts extremely clear waters. The NPO Kashima Lifeguard Team provides lifeguard services, ensuring beachgoer safety and making the beach a popular destination for families with children.
  • Kujihama Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachishi Omikachou
    A beautiful swimming beach known for its vast sands; shallow, cobalt blue waters; and white lighthouse. Thanks to the beach's calm waters, it is popular with people of all ages. The beach is also a renowned rock fishing destination, and, in addition, the neighboring Roadside Station Hitachi Osakana Center sells fresh local seafood.
  • Ishihama Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachishi Juouchouishi
    A beach consisting of white sands and beautiful pine tree groves which has been designated one of the Best Beach 100 of Japan and one of the Japan's 100 Best Beaches with White Sand and Blue Pine. Beach facilities include free showers, changing rooms, and toilets. There's also a nearby daytrip hot spring bathhouse, and the beach is popular with men and women of all ages.
  • Kawarago Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachishi Kawaragochou
    A popular beach with white sands and clear waters which was selected for a list of 'Best Beach 100 of Japan. The Hitachi Kawarago Fireworks Display is held here in August.
  • Takahagi Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Takahagishi Ariakechou 3 coast ahead
    A swimming beach with white sands and clear, cobalt blue waters. Permanently stationed lifeguards ensure visitors can enjoy swimming in safety. The beach is also a part of the Takado Kohama Coast, selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's Top 100 Nagisa (beach), and offers a superb view of beautiful precipitous sea cliffs.
  • Mizuki Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachishi Mizukichou
    A swimming beach with clean, calm waters located on the south side of Hitachi City which has also been selected for a list of Best Beach 100 of Japan. There's a parking area conveniently located right in front of the beach. This beach is popular with families.
  • Hirai Beach
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    Ibaraki Kashima-shi Hirai
    The beach is known as one of the most beautiful beaches in the clear waters of Kashima. Surfers can also be seen throughout the year.
  • Hiraiso Beach
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    Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Hiraisochou
    A small swimming beach enclosed by an embankment. The beach's waves are extremely gentle, and children and poor swimmers can enjoy playing in the ocean here in safety. A large, whale-shaped inflatable slide 2.5 meters tall, 15 meters wide, and weighing five tons floats in the center of the beach's harbor area. This popular slide serves as a symbol of the beach. During swimming season, there are beachside clubhouses, changing rooms, and heated showers available for visitors to use.
  • Kawajiri Beach
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    Ibaraki Hitachi-shi Kawajiricho
    A beach in Kawajiri-cho1-Chome, Hitachi City. Adjacent to Kawajiri Port, the white sandy beach has a calm and shallow sea. Facilities include beach houses, showers, and changing rooms. There are minshuku guest houses in the surrounding area that provide accommodation. It has easy access from Hitachi-Kita Interchange on the Joban Expressway.
  • Ose Beach
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    Ibaraki Hitachi-shi Aigacho
    A beach in Aiga-cho, Hitachi City. As it's the closest beach to Hitachi Station, it sees a lot of beachgoers in season. Children enjoy playing in the tidal pools that appear at low tide. It's next to the Ose Youth Learning Center, which has accommodation and training facilities.
  • Oarai Beach
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    Ibaraki Higashiibaraki-gun Oaraimachi Isohama Machi Chisaki
  • Takihama Emerald Beach
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    Ibaraki Hokota-shi Takihama 6
  • Isohara Beach
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    Ibaraki Kitaibaraki-shi Isoharacho Isohara 1-chome

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Just a stone’s throw from Tokyo, Ibaraki is a coastal prefecture that has mastered juxtapositions, where old shrines meet new scientific discoveries and traditional gardens are frequented by the inventors of some of the newest technology. Head to Mito City's Kairakuen - one of Japan's Three Great Gardens - in spring to experience the cellestial blooming of fantastic cherry blossoms at the annual sakura festival.

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